Ritu Jain

Co-Founder

India20 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over a decade of HR experience focused on talent acquisition.
Founded a successful talent acquisition consultancy.
Expert in managing end-to-end HR functions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources expert with a focus on talent acquisition and strategic HR management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionBusiness DevelopmentHr ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

AdministrationAssessment CenterBenefits NegotiationCampus RecruitmentCompensation & BenefitCompensation & BenefitsDeferred CompensationEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEnd to End HR FunctionEntrepreneurshipExecutive SearchHR ConsultingHR InterviewsHR Policies

About

Ritu is an emerging Mompreneur: A passionate Mother and Focussed HR professional with expertise in supporting the niche talent acquisition needs of contemporary product companies. She is having more than decade experience in Human Resource with deep focus in Talent Acquisition. She leads an incredible team of talent acquisition consultants, researchers and head hunters to enable more impactful talent acquisition decisions for her partner companies. Prior to entrepreneurship journey, she wore different hats in HR function for global companies like Ciena and WCS. She packs her business acumen, out of box approach, deep market insight towards understanding your requirements and fulfilling them- the first time, every time. She has ability to establish priorities, manage time productively, and perform well under pressure. She is an effective communicator with exceptional planning and relationship skill. She has held key positions with dynamic progressive organizations which have allowed her to utilize to the maximum benefit her operational, selling and communication abilities and extrovert demeanor.

Experience

20 yrs

Total Experience

6 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Go ahead consultant

2 roles

Founder

Promoted

Apr 2015 – Present · 11 yrs 2 mos

Executive SearchTalent AcquisitionLeadership HiringNon Tech HiringTech HiringSales Hiring+7

Founder

Oct 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

Go Ahead Consultant is a boutique Talent Acquisition organization founded in 2014. Our vision is to be a talent acquisition leader in the arena of people and work. We aim to solve the hiring challenges of our clients.
We understand our client’s specific needs and help them in finding suitable talent to fulfil their talent acquisition need. We are all about research and matching the right talent to right opportunity. We are a new age talent acquisition firm powered by research and market mapping. A company that can power your hiring, brand and business objectives. We serve as an extended TA arm of our clients.

Talent AcquisitionHR Policy FormulationImplementationAdministrationEnd to End HR FunctionHR Management

Wcs india pvt. ltd.

Manager HR

May 2010 – Sep 2014 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

I was the first and only person in WCS HR team for a long period. I Managed end to end Human Resource function right from manpower planning, talent acquisition through direct sourcing, HR policy formulation, Implementation and Administration and all other HR operations areas single handle.
Played a very key role in bringing Company employee headcount from Twenty to One Hundred Twenty.

Technical RecruitingSourcing StrategiesMarket MappingNetworkingHR InterviewsTalent Acquisition

Ciena india pvt. ltd.

Recruitment Lead

Mar 2006 – Mar 2010 · 4 yrs · Gurgaon

Managed E2E technical recruitments for Ciena's FPGA, PCB, Embedded, NMS, Design tools, System Validation testing and other software development groups as well as non tech recruitment for IT Support, Sales/Post Sales, Finance & Marketing since Ciena India’s inception time. As I was as part of the founding team in Ciena India.
Independently closed position of VP Engineering and Sr. Managers/Managers.
Executed numerous sourcing strategies including employee referral program, direct hiring, internet, market mapping, research and networking to develop a qualified pool of candidates.
Organize and manage walk-in interviews and campus recruitment from reputed institutes.
Build and expand relationship with Tier I and Tier II universities in India. (Universities include: IITs, BITS -Pilani & NITs)
Conduct HR interviews, follow-up for offers, make offers and negotiate offer with candidates.
Build an active real time database - create, update and maintain it through sourcing and networking.
Representing Ciena brand as a hiring representative to the outside world.