Praachi Pathak

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in leadership talent acquisition strategies.
Proven track record in scaling recruitment teams.
Strong background in market intelligence for hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in leadership hiring and market intelligence.

Contact

prac.pathak@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringMarket IntelligenceRecruitmentEmployer BrandingTechnology Recruitment

Other Skills

Application Tracker SystemBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCRMCandidate RelationsData AnalysisData ResearchEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsFull Cycle RecruitmentHiringHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)Interpersonal SkillsInterviewing

About

Understanding human behavior and landing transformative talent at workplace is something I want to explore and I believe that Recruitment is the perfect way to gain this exposure. I kick-started my career in talent acquisition with two startups - Zomato (A restaurant search and discovery platform) and Roposo (India's first fashion-focused social network). Working closely with the business leaders to identify and support talent needs in event of attrition or new hires was what my role entailed in these organisations. Currently, I am a part of the Leadership Talent Acquisition team (PDAT) at Deloitte India (Offices of the US).

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Deloitte

4 roles

Assistant Manager - Talent (Consulting Sourcing)

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Assistant Manager - Leadership Hiring

Jun 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs

Managing a team of 5 members and leading sourcing efforts for Senior Manager and above hiring (AVP, VP, Tech Fellow, SVP, Managing Directors) across 4 verticals (Tax, Advisory, Consulting and Internal services).
Responsible for strategizing team goals and managing operational activities, coaching and team engagement.
Scaling up the leadership hiring team by conducting level 1 interviews for candidates.
Managing a threefold increased demand of SM and above hiring from last year while maintaining the diversity hiring ratio at 50% (WIN Targets).

Senior Analyst - Leadership Hiring

Promoted

Aug 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Found and engaged talent through active and passive channels across leadership positions.
Supported hiring events (Blitz days) for manager roles.
Delivered market intelligence reports to stakeholders for targeted decisions on leadership hiring.
Part of the Sourcellence project which focused on identifying changes in hiring patterns, role of technology in recruitment and industry updates (competitive intelligence news).
Prepared the editorial and wrote articles (IoT, Blockchain, Cloud, Diversity and HR) for the quarterly newsletter - BrEW

Talent AcquisitionMarket IntelligenceLeadership Hiring

Senior Analyst - Talent (Passive Sourcing)

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr

Identified innovative sourcing strategies (Quora, Behance, Dribble, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Medium, Online Communities) to find and attract passive talent across levels.
Served as a brand ambassador of the firm while interacting with external talent workforce.
Closed niche positions like SAP Treasury through YouTube sourcing.
Built talent pipelines (technology and non-technology roles) for Consulting and Advisory Businesses.
Prepared and delivered market Intelligence/organization mapping reports to multiple stakeholders.
Recognized amongst the top 25% of LinkedIn Recruiters.

Roposo

Recruitment Associate

Mar 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Full cycle recruitment for technical and non-technical roles (JD Preparation, screening, interviews, salary negotiations, closing positions and maintaining candidate relations) across levels.
Conducted Code-a-thons and referral programs for technology recruitment.
Held regular meetings with the business heads to manage expectations and find effective ways to attract best talent in Roposo.
Part of a role mapping activity which identified the key responsibility areas for project and product managers.
Developed successful pre-boarding strategies for new hires (regular company updates, welcome emails and videos on work culture, buddy system, meet team Roposo).
Worked with the design team on various job posters/ hiring creatives and built a compelling employer brand (Quora, Glassdoor, Medium,LinkedIn).

Full Cycle RecruitmentEmployer BrandingCandidate RelationsRecruitment

Zomato

Research Associate-Recruitment

Sep 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Technology Recruitment for iOS, Android, Web Developers (Front end and Back end) through campus recruitment, lateral hiring, referrals and trial weeks ( a major source of both branding and hiring).
Scaled up Content and Sales verticals rapidly through full cycle recruitment for domestic and international markets in short time span.
Built the Quality Management Team (Night Shift role) from scratch via agencies and in-house recruitment.
Worked on sales leadership positions (Delhi and National Sales Head) and conducted recruitment drives for entry-mid level sales opportunities.
Responsible for handling Application Tracker System – Recruiterbox and constructing questionnaires for candidate skill-set and logic for content team.
Hired for voice and chat processes for Customer support team through facebook campaign.

Technology RecruitmentSales RecruitmentApplication Tracker SystemRecruitment