Jul 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Owning end-to-end talent acquisition for highly niche roles across VLSI, AI Hardware, Systems, Compiler, and Semiconductor domains.
• Partnering closely with global hiring managers and leadership teams to understand workforce plans and deliver data-backed hiring strategies.
• Managing complete contractor and vendor ecosystem, including onboarding, compliance, performance tracking, and cost optimization.
• Driving market mapping and talent intelligence to advise leadership on skill availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility.
• Hands-on with Greenhouse ATS for requisition management, pipeline tracking, interview workflows, stakeholder communication, and reporting.
• Actively contributing to process improvements, referral programs, and hiring efficiency in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment.

Sep 2023 – Aug 2024 · 11 mos · Remote

• Led end-to-end talent acquisition for VLSI, Semiconductor, and Embedded Systems roles across design, verification, physical design, and backend domains.
• Managed and mentored a team of 5 recruiters, providing guidance on sourcing strategy, pipeline reviews, interview coordination, and offer closures.
• Owned complete vendor and subcontractor management, including onboarding, compliance, rate negotiations, performance tracking, and renewals.
• Acted as a strategic hiring partner to engineering managers and business leaders, aligning hiring plans with project delivery and growth needs.
• Conducted market mapping and talent intelligence to advise leadership on skill availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility.
• Drove process improvements and standardization to improve hiring efficiency and candidate experience in a growing semiconductor services organization.

May 2022 – Mar 2023 · 10 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Led end-to-end hiring for VLSI and Semiconductor roles across design, verification, and leadership levels.
• Successfully closed critical leadership positions, including Director – Analog Design, Sr. Director - RTL Design and India Finance Controller.
• Owned campus and university hiring initiatives from premier engineering institutes, including planning, coordination, and offer management.
• Conducted comprehensive skill and market mapping to influence hiring decisions and workforce planning.
• Partnered with stakeholders to provide hiring insights, talent availability analysis, and competitive intelligence.
• Played a key role in referral program implementation and optimization to improve quality and speed of hires.

May 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Aug 2016 – Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

• Led niche hiring for Embedded Systems, VLSI, AI, Storage, and Automotive domains.
• Acted as SPOC for vendor management and subcontractor hiring, managing end-to-end engagement and performance.
• Used SAP SuccessFactors for requisition management, candidate tracking, offer coordination, and compliance.
• Owned complete university / campus hiring programs in partnership with business units.
• Mentored junior recruiters and trained team members on recruitment tools and processes.
• Supported business heads in technical assessments and training programs.
• Played a key role in ATS implementation and adoption, enabling quick rollout across teams.
• Awarded for closing 56 positions in two months (Sep–Oct 2018).

Aug 2016 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs · Bangalore

Sep 2015 – Jul 2016 · 10 mos · Bangalore

• End to End(Sourcing,screening,Shortlisting,Scheduling,Followup,etc) recruitment