Rita S.

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Built R&D organization from scratch at Samsara.
Executed comprehensive Candidate Experience plan improving NPS.
Recognized for highest interview-to-offer conversion.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist in the SaaS industry with a focus on strategic hiring and candidate experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionDiversity & InclusionTeam ManagementCandidate ManagementVendor ManagementRecruitment Management

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentCandidate ExperienceCandidate ScreeningClient ManagementCollege RecruitingContract RecruitmentData AnalysisData-Driven RecruitingE-recruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployee Referral CampaignsEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployee Relations

About

I specialize in Tech & Non-Tech recruitment for global companies. My expertise includes full recruitment cycle, talent acquisition, client management, candidate management, career development, team management, empathetic listening. With my ability to build strong relationships, great communication skills, passion for candidate care and years of experience in sourcing, I succeed in attracting and hiring great talent.

Experience

12 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs

Current Experience

Samsara

Lead Talent Business Partner- R&D & G&A (Founding Member)

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Hybrid

🚀 Playing a pivotal role in building Samsara India’s presence from the ground up.
Strategizing & leading hiring for R&D and G&A teams.
Built the R&D org from 0 → 25+, including executive and leadership hires.
Scaled Sales Ops, Internal Audit, Accounting, Data Science & Analytics teams in close partnership with SVPs, VPs, and Directors.
Trusted Talent Partner to hiring managers, driving strategic workforce planning and execution.
Mentoring & leading recruiters, building a strong TA foundation.
Leveraging AI to streamline sourcing efforts and create greater business impact.
Introduced and executed a comprehensive Candidate Experience plan in India, improving NPS and offer-to-join ratio.
Recognized for highest interview-to-offer conversion, Diversity & Inclusion, and for raising the bar on Samsara’s values of intellectual honesty, work backwards from winning, and keeping a high bar.
Leading Diversity & Inclusion hiring initiatives.
Driving data-driven recruiting strategy with actionable insights via Tableau.

Talent AcquisitionClient ManagementCandidate ManagementDiversity & InclusionData-Driven Recruiting

Digicert

Recruiting Lead

Dec 2023 – May 2024 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Hiring Lead- APJ

Amazon web services (aws)

Lead Talent Partner - Amazon Web Services

Mar 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

Twilio inc.

Senior Talent Partner - APJ & EMEA

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Remote · Remote

Founding Recruiter for Technical, G&A function in India- APJ & EMEA

Publicis sapient

Talent Acquisition Partner- India

Feb 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Extensively involved in full recruitment life cycle.
Worked with the relevant stakeholders (Business Head / Delivery Head / Function Head/ Line Managers etc) for talent acquisition.
Vendor Management, quality of hires, and regular interaction with vendors for acquisition of consultants.
Planning & creating recruiting strategies and executed to increase the deliverables.

Full Recruitment Life CycleVendor ManagementRecruiting StrategiesTalent Acquisition

Wipro limited

Lead Recruiter- India

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

Executed end-to-end recruitment cycle, leading a practice for Wipro Analytics Division.
Involved in hiring at all levels.
Closely worked with business and client stakeholders to understand the hiring needs and executed best strategies for it.
Managed 80-90 requisitions at any given point of time and closed the same within SLA.
Strong sourcing skills in active as well as passive searching (Naukri, Monster, Social media, Employee Referral, etc.).
Organised Employee Referral Campaigns, Diversity & Inclusion Programmes.

End-to-End RecruitmentSourcing SkillsEmployee Referral CampaignsTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Management

Mindteck

Senior Executive Talent Acquisition- APAC

Dec 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Extensively involved in full recruitment life cycle from getting the job requisition from staffing coordinators & hiring managers to the final selection of the candidate.
Sourcing quality resumes through sources- Naukri, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, Employee Referral etc