Jun 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Remote

• We are an AI-powered recruitment agency helping companies hire people who truly fit—not just by skills, but by mindset and working style.
• We use AI-powered assessments and behavioral & psychometric tools to make hiring faster and more focused. Every candidate is pre-vetted. Every role aligns with your business goals. We care about cultural fit hiring and long-term impact—not just quick placements.
• Headquartered in the Middle East, we support talent acquisition in the GCC and the global market across Cyber Security, Digital Engineering, Cloud Technology, Analytics, Defense, and Space. We offer end-to-end hiring support—from executive recruitment solutions to FTE (Full-time Employee) placement.
• We offer full-spectrum recruitment solutions, including:
• Executive Search
• Permanent Hiring
• Rent a Recruiter
• On-Demand Talent Sourcing
• FTE (Full-time Employee) Placement

Oct 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · India · Remote

• Key Achievements:
• Led the implementation of Greenhouse ATS across global locations.
• Developed KPIs and a tracking mechanism using Greenhouse and Power BI for data-driven recruitment insights.
• o Time to Hire
• o Time to offer
• o Number of Hires
• o Sourcing Channels
• o Acceptance Ratio
• o Load Balancing v/s deliverables
• Established a Global Sourcing Team based in India.
• Built a Technology Recruitment Team to support global hiring.
• Managed the end-to-end setup of an engineering pod in Pune, India.
• Successfully hired critical tech positions in the U.S. and India.
• Promoted as Director in January 2023*
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Successfully led and mentored teams of recruiters and talent sourcers across the US, India, Germany, Greece, and APAC, providing guidance and support to drive performance and achieve hiring goals. (team size 12)
• Established and managed a Global Talent Sourcing team for both Tech and Non-Tech roles, ensuring a streamlined and effective recruitment process.
• Strategically focused on hiring in the USA and India, identifying top talent, and cultivating strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers.
• Managed ATS as a site admin, including working on integrations and reporting, to maintain a smooth and efficient recruitment process.
• Responsible for hiring Engineering and Guidepoint Data (Qsight) & Insights roles, managing a current headcount of 1200.
• Brought significant improvements to the overall recruiting process, including setting up KPIs and Recruitment Stage SLAs to track progress and increase efficiency.
• Built and implemented a Recruiting policy and structure for both the internal team and hiring managers, providing clear guidelines and expectations. Additionally, training documents for hiring manager training sessions to improve recruitment effectiveness.

Jan 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Key Achievements:
• Led the implementation of Oracle Recruiting Cloud ATSs with external Consultant.
• Hired 120+ employees in 2.5 years – Cyber Security, Engineering and R&D with minimum Agency support. It saved amount in million of dirhams.
• Build the offer approval process. It reduced from 10 days to 2 Days.
• At a time managing 40+ positions for Cyber Defense Business unit with minimum noise or escalations.
• Managing around 20+ Stakeholders at a time from EVP to Managers within Cyber BU.
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Led the Cyber Defense business unit at Digital14, which was responsible for 50% of the total hiring demand in the company.
• Managed stakeholders to ensure their needs were being met.
• Created dashboards for both the BU and SBU leaders.
• Provided weekly checkpoint presentations on hiring status.
• Tracked TA KPIs for both the BU and internal teams.
• KPIs included the cost of hire, time to hire, time to fill, and sourcing channel mix.
• Collaborated with in-house Hiring Managers and SBU Leads to understand business needs and goals, develop a talent roadmap, and drive executive recruitment.
• Developed sourcing and recruiting technology at scale to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Optimized recruiting resources through analytics and data-driven metrics for success.
• Proactively networked with executives to build high-value relationships and maintain a talent pipeline.
• Conducted talent market research and provided insights to inform recruiting strategies. Created an employee development mapping program based on advanced analytics to support career growth.
• Managed multiple assignments from mid-senior levels to CXO levels, ensuring timely delivery and successful placements.
• Interacted directly with stakeholders to ascertain manpower requirements, discuss potential issues, and address ongoing challenges.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 · 0 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Key Achievements:
• Implemented and set up Zoho ATS for streamlined recruitment.
• Built the Talent Acquisition function from the ground up, including team management and process development.
• Designed and launched a University Hiring Strategy to attract early-career talent.
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Worked at Core Compete before it was acquired by Accenture.
• Managed and led 4 recruiters, 3 in-house and 1 remote, from India headquarters.
• Involved in lateral, pivotal, and campus hiring.
• Managed the hiring needs for cloud, data science, and data engineering roles in India.
• Played a key strategic role as an individual contributor.
• Built a talent market research and insights pipeline for future roles.

Dec 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Key Achievements:
• Hired 100+ Employees in a Year
• 0% Agency
• Transitioned from a Talent Sourcers to a 360 Recruiter
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Worked as an end-to-end recruiter to manage IT Applications & Customer Success Business in Salesforce India.
• Responsible for managing quarterly hiring targets.
• Planned monthly hiring events to assess technically qualified candidates on the basis of cultural fitment.
• Generated potential leads from global developer summits and tapped into competitors.
• Responsible for full life-cycle recruitment and placement for all verticals in all business areas.

Mar 2016 – Dec 2016 · 9 mos · Bangalore

• Key Achievements:
• Won the Best Talent Sourcing Award in External Conference – TASCON 2016
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Sourced engineering talent across India.
• Responsible for building the pipeline of potential candidates.
• Conducted weekly hiring events to assess candidates across different locations.
• Served as the single point of contact (SPOC) for internal sourcing sessions

Jan 2011 – Mar 2016 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area · On-site

• Key Achievements:
• Transitioned from Global Hiring to India – Build the Sourcing mindset within the team 45
• Ran Sourcing trainings – Sourcing Clinique - 1000+ Learning hours for the team
• Volume Hiring Management
• Sourcing Matrix Management – Channels, Targeted companies, Turn Around
• Role and Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of 7 members.
• Provided sourcing support for various technologies under Backend & Front-end Technologies, Infrastructure management positions for various levels.
• Had extensive experience with high-volume sourcing responsibilities.
• Utilized knowledge of multiple recruiting sources like job portals, social networking sites, etc using active & passive sourcing.
• Maintained and developed a database for future requirements.
• Was involved in screening candidates and salary negotiation.
• Had the ability to handle volume recruiting while adhering to strict deadlines.