Pragya A.

Recruiter

India11 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in fast recruitment and streamlining workflows.
  • Strong ability to influence executives at all levels.
  • Passionate about mentoring and creating business impact.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources professional with expertise in Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingGlobal Talent Acquisition

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBoolean SearchingBusiness InitiativesBusiness KnowledgeBusiness OperationsBusiness PlanningCandidate AssessmentCandidate ExperienceCandidate SelectionCommandCompliance ManagementCultural TransformationData AnalysisData-driven Decision MakingEmployee Engagement

About

I love meeting new people and changing their lives for good! Holds a diversified experience across tech-startup and consulting organizations. Being able to add value, designing sustainable solutions and creating business impact drive me as an individual. I strongly believe that understanding the Business and People is the key to being a successful HR partner. Besides striving to be my best self, I strongly believe we can learn new things everyday from the people around us. I am very passionate about mentoring and I believe that being in HR, I have the opportunity to touch lives of people in various meaningful ways and create significant impact in organizations by, on one end - helping people metamorphose, and on the other end impacting key business metrics. Diversity has been the theme for my journey so far and I enjoy being where there is action, outside the comfort zone. I have the strong ability to strategically partner with and influence executives to work effectively at all levels. I enjoy solving complex business problems and creating systems and structures out of chaos. A Goal oriented able to succeed in pressurized environments with a focus on quality, communication, and implementing sound strategies. An out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record in fast recruitment, streamlining work flow, creating a teamwork environment to enhance the profitability innovatively for organizations. My HR / life philosophy: A mentor and facilitator at heart with the philosophy of life-long learning, pushing yourself out of your comfort zone which prepares you for change and empowers you to create value. "Learning is the new loyalty"

Experience

11 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Hartwell companies

Manager - Talent Acquisition & Practice

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Mckinsey & company

Senior Recruiter

Feb 2022Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos · India

  • Managed the full candidate lifecycle, implementing effective sourcing strategies to attract top talent. Utilizing diverse methods such as referrals, direct sourcing, events, and campus recruitment, I identify and screen high-potential candidates.
  • I meet hiring demands across various roles, including Software Delivery Analysts, Full Stack Developers, UI specialists, and research science analysts in Banking, Insurance, and Asset Management. I also support non-tech positions like General Accounting and Executive Assistants.
  • My responsibilities include planning sourcing strategies and partnering with leadership to align recruiting efforts with evolving talent needs. I guide candidates through the recruitment process, synthesizing feedback to assess candidate viability and providing regular updates on progress.
  • I spearhead initiatives like the "Explore" campaign to raise awareness about current roles and drive recruiting events, including interviewer training and new hire integration. Ensuring personalized candidate attention, I address sensitive topics related to compensation and offers.
  • I cultivate relationships with stakeholders and maintain high responsiveness, managing 8 to 10 accounts simultaneously to meet their hiring needs. I oversee recruiting pipelines, keeping stakeholders informed and prioritizing searches effectively.
  • Additionally, I coached junior team members to enhance their skills. I also lead projects beyond my immediate team, including creating a recruiting newsletter for ongoing and upcoming recruitment insights.
NegotiationRecruitingCandidate SelectionIT RecruitmentStrategic HiringGlobal Talent Acquisition+6

Topmate.io

Mentor

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

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Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Jan 2019Jan 2022 · 3 yrs · Pune Area, India

  • Scouting right Talent while having some great conversations and trying to deliver the best candidate experience as I believe 'Human Connections' are irreplaceable & offer the best learnings..
  • As a Technical recruiter for building high end Tech- Teams. I have extensively market mapped, sourced and hired hard-to-find passive candidates and industry technical talent from India & for India,
  • Responsible to provide end-to-end solutions to manpower requirements right from demand planning and forecasting resource requirements, understanding the current pyramid utilization, the business rationale behind hiring while highlighting recruitment challenges if Any, This is across BU's & Practices.
  • A keen communicator with the ability to relate to people across all hierarchical levels in the organization and maintain cordial relations. Managing relations with internal customers, partnering with them in workforce planning and execution of the Recruitment process.
  • Driving key recruitment metrics such as TAT, Cost per Hire, Offer-Joinee ratio, source/channel mix, company tier mix, Diversity Mix etc.
  • Analyzing hiring trends and proposing modifications based on current trends and future projection.
  • Handled multiple accounts across different verticals & successfully brought their hiring needs to closure.
  • Managing the digital vertical hiring across service lines PAN India; Aligned with some of the world's innovative clients and helping them setup their R&D, hiring SFDC Developers, Hybris Developers, UX/UI Designers, UX Researchers, UI Developers, IoT, AI experts, Data Scientist, UI/UX, Architects, SDETs, Project managers, SAP, Campaign Manager, etc.
  • Build a team in IT Transformation of 100+ Business Analyst, Project Managers, Asset & Wealth Management, Payments BA for Retail/Commercial Banking sector.
NegotiationGlobal Talent Acquisition

Fortune cookie ux design

2 roles

Head HR

Promoted

Mar 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Responsible for handling end to end HR functions for Fortune Cookie UX Design.
  • Conducting and organizing relevant training and development programs for employees. End to end people management.
  • Defining roles and responsibilities along with the hierarchy of the organization.
  • Maintaining the entire life cycle of the employees right from hiring to exit
  • Conducting Induction, assigning Buddy, assigning roles and responsibilities in coordination with respective managers.
  • Doing Background verification for the employees.
  • Conducting employee engagement activities, town-halls, ensuring employees are well boosted up to work and are always inclined towards increasing their work productivity.
  • Driving the entire performance evaluation and appraisal process in the firm Identifying key performers, average performers. low performers and working on their career growth plan in the organization with their respective managers.
NegotiationGlobal Talent Acquisition

HR Manager

Nov 2016Mar 2017 · 4 mos · Pune Area, India

  • HR Business Partnership
  • HR Processes formulation
  • Employee Engagement
NegotiationGlobal Talent Acquisition

Media magic technologies pvt. ltd.

HR Executive

May 2015Nov 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Handling various requests, queries and grievances that the local HR is expected to address, throughout the life cycle of employee.
  • Implementing an employee engagement plan for the year.
  • Intermediate between management & employee
  • Conducting preliminary round of interview.
  • Preparing JD's
  • Generating and maintaining accurate and updated employee records n physical form.
  • Vendor Management.
  • On boarding & Off boarding
  • Employee Filing
  • We Panel member
  • Preparing Salary Slips
  • Event Management/ Planning
  • Employee Grievances Handling, regarding their concerns
  • Coordinating with employees by getting feedback & suggestions for the entire month - for monthly growth meeting
  • Policy formulation
  • Maintaining records and databases.
  • Handling companies LinkedIn Page, etc.
NegotiationGlobal Talent Acquisition

Courtyard by marriott

Summer Internship

May 2014Jul 2014 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

  • The study was conducted to find out the employee engagement activities in CYPCC and to measure the level of satisfaction of employees with current management practices. It was a great learning as I wasn’t only involved in the Engagement part of HR but also the entire process, right from hiring till retiring, payroll, leave management, attendance, solving grievances of employees and many more.Various employee engagement activities were conducted like associate appreciation week, Town hall meeting, weekend games, Break Games, etc. It was great working in there.
NegotiationGlobal Talent Acquisition

Kpmg

Forensic-Verification Services

Nov 2012Mar 2013 · 4 mos · Pune

Education

MITSOM | MIT School of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Human Resources

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - IT — Information Technology

Jan 2009Jan 2012

Earthinators Climate School

science — maths

Jan 1993Jan 2007

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