Rajan Susairaj

Head of Talent

Hyderabad, Telangana, India27 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 24 years of expertise in Talent Acquisition.
Led hiring for senior executives at CEO/CXO levels.
Established centralized recruitment operations within HR CoE.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Talent Acquisition across diverse industries including technology and finance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringStaffing LeadershipVendor ManagementRecruitmentEmployee Relations

Other Skills

BPOChannel StrategyContract RecruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployer BrandingEnd to End RecruitmentGlobal Talent AcquisitionHiringHiring PracticesHuman ResourcesLeadershipMISManagementMarket ResearchNew Hire Orientations

About

I have over 24 years of expertise in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition. I've had the opportunity to work on various levels of hiring within Talent Acquisition, from a large number of hiring for shared services set-up to professional services and niche skills hiring at the mid to senior level, particularly in the technology and finance space, to hiring senior executives at CEOs/CXOs and building their teams. I also contributed to the function's strategic success by establishing different models of engagement with partners, building and operating a centralized recruitment operations function within HR CoE, designing, building, and establishing a Channel Management team - which supports all external partnerships and runs internal campaigns for efficient talent supply, vendor engagement, RPO management, enabling Inclusion & Diversity, and building EVP, Talent & Employer Branding, Recruitment Marketing, Recruitment Technology and Campus Hiring. I've worked in a variety of industries, including Shared Services, Banking and Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care & Lifesciences, Retail and Consumer Goods. I've previously worked for fantastic companies including Shoppers Stop', Mphasis, HSBC, Bank of America, Merck, and Landmark. My expertise ranges from very organized and established environments to extremely on-demand work environments with varied organizational cultures and levels of TA development.

Experience

27 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Eureka forbes ltd

Head of Talent Acquisition

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Hiring Senior Leadership at CXO-1/2 levels and other critical roles, to support the organizational vision and goals.
Engagement with top search firms in conducting talent mapping and sourcing activities to ensure steady supply of top talent.
Partner with senior business & functional leaders to fulfil their talent requirements.

Leadership hiringGlobal Talent AcquisitionVendor Relationship ManagementTalent Acquisition

Landmark group

Group Head Talent Acquisition

May 2021 – Mar 2022 · 10 mos · United Arab Emirates

Merck group

2 roles

Country Head - Talent Acquisition, India & Indonesia

Promoted

Jun 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Head of Recruitment/Talent Acquisition, India

Nov 2016 – Jun 2017 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Merck is a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Around 50,000 employees work to further develop technologies that improve and enhance life – from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions.
Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed corporate group. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the company operates as EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Performance Materials.

Bank of america

Vice President - Staffing

Sep 2011 – Oct 2016 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Heading Staffing organization for Enterprise Infrastructure Technology, Enterprise Control Functions Technology, Global Risk and Compliance Technology verticals
To provide staffing leadership support to the Senior Vertical Heads in meeting their talent acquisition needs for their respective businesses
Supporting all levels of hiring across four locations PAN India i.e. Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon & Mumbai
Provide leadership and direction to the staffing teams in defining, supporting and delivering on the key strategic, strategic plans and initiatives for the business
Ensure appropriate tracking and reporting is in place and implement plans to continuously improve the level of service provided to the business

Staffing leadershipTalent AcquisitionTeam Management

Hsbc global resourcing

Assistant Vice President-Human Resources

Mar 2004 – Sep 2011 · 7 yrs 6 mos · Hyderābād Area, India

Heading a Central Resourcing team that supports all volume & lateral hiring recruitment activities for 8 sites in India & 1 site in Colombo, Cairo
Meeting all operational & functional manpower requirements in all the sites
Hired over 4000+ employees in 2010, PAN India & Lanka across all levels & functions, both volume & lateral hires
Contributed to cost optimization through strategic sourcing activities
Managing site recruitment activities for 3 sites in Hyderabad
Hired over 4500 employees in 5 yrs in Hyderabad
Hired across all levels i.e. junior, middle and senior management positions across all functions
Channel Optimization by increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of direct hiring channels like Job Portals, Employee Referrals, Campuses to reduce the overall Source Cost and Cost Per Hire
Increasing the efficiencies from Agencies and other business partners through positive engagement & vendor management activities
Process compliance and regular audits of the entire recruitment function
Improvement in Customer & Candidate satisfaction scores

Volume hiringVendor ManagementEmployee RelationsTalent Acquisition

Mphasis

Unit Manager

Aug 2002 – Mar 2004 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune Area, India

Supporting the ramp-up of their new project in Pune
Managing the outsourced “Train & Hire” initiative through select agencies
Hiring across levels & functions
Handling Employee Relations for a US process with 350 employees
Performance Management implementation
Handling Employee Performance and Disciplinary issues
Timely submissions of payroll inputs for the process
Induction & process training of new joiners

Employee RelationsPerformance ManagementRecruitment

Hero bpo

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India

Supporting the ramp-up of 3rd Party International BPO set-up in Gurgaon
End to End Recruitment activities through agencies & campus
Handling large number of walk-in interviews through print adverts
Hiring across levels& functions
Training staff on “Professional Tele-selling Skills” as a certified trained by Achieve Global
Handling Payroll, Employee Relations and Performance Management activities

End to End RecruitmentTrainingEmployee RelationsRecruitment