Mar 2020 – Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Lead end-to-end technology recruitment efforts across Strategic Business Units (SBUs) for Hyderabad and Manila regions.
• Manage a team of 8 recruiters, overseeing the hiring process for technical positions across SBUs, including lateral, sub-contract, and fresh graduate hiring (both campus and off-campus).
• Provide strategic guidance and roadmap to direct reports, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Distribute workload effectively among team members, ensuring optimal productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct bi-weekly meetings with the heads of each SBU, fostering collaboration and addressing recruitment needs.
• Track and manage cost per hire to ensure adherence to budgetary constraints.
• Utilize unconventional sourcing channels, such as GitHub, StackOverflow, Facebook, Dribbble, LinkedIn, Twitter, About.me, Quora, YouTube, custom search engines, HackerEarth, HackerRank, CodeChef, TopCoder, LeetCode, CodeForces, Scribe, SlideShare, X-ray search, and data mining to identify and attract top talent.
• Specialize in technology stack: .Net, Java, Python, Node.js, JavaScript + Angular/Vue/React, and product development roles.
• Achievements
• Visited the UK (London) for a leadership meeting, representing the company.
• Successfully organized programs like MESH,Pride and Return-to-Work, fostering diversity and inclusivity.
• Trained recruiters across different geographies on advanced sourcing techniques.
• Received appreciation and exceptional performance ratings from all SBUs.
• Developed a custom search engine exclusively tailored to identify diversity and engineering profiles.
• Maintained zero escalations from hiring managers, demonstrating strong relationship management skills.
• Significantly reduced vendor usage to less than 5%, optimizing recruitment costs.
• Received multiple Star Awards and cash rewards for outstanding contributions. Achieved high technology hire offer conversion rates: 2021: 95%, 2022: 90%, 2023: 98% (to date).

May 2019 – Mar 2020 · 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Build and manage a portfolio of clients and job seekers within the Health Care & Life Sciences (HLS) vertical at TechM, specializing in super niche positions.
• Act as a Lead, consistently demonstrating excellence in closing challenging positions.
• Responsibilities
• Lead a team of 5 recruiters (Contract-to-Hire) responsible for managing hiring across India within the HLS vertical.
• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for lateral, sub-contract, cadre (bench), and fresh graduate hiring within HLS.
• Accountable for the allocation of internal talent, ensuring efficient utilization of resources across projects (150+).
• Successfully headed recruitment teams of varying sizes, ranging from 3 to 8 members.
• Provide strategic guidance and roadmaps to direct reports, enabling them to achieve timely and successful closures.
• Ensure proper workload distribution among team members, optimizing productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct weekly meetings with direct reports to track overall progress, reinforce strategies, and make adjustments as needed.
• Manage hiring within budgetary constraints and adhere to defined turnaround time (TAT) for each position.
• Technology Stack
• Proficient in handling requirements within the BIDW (Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing), SAP, Java, and .NET technology stacks.
• Achievements
• Received a "Pat on the Back" from the IBU Head and Recruitment Head within 4 months of joining for exemplary performance in leading HLS vertical hiring.
• Consistently received multiple appreciations and awards from the IBU Head throughout my tenure at TechM.
• Streamlined the recruitment process, effectively reducing active positions from 650 to 132 within a span of 3 months.
• Successfully eliminated the need for external vendors in the hiring process, optimizing cost and enhancing internal capabilities.

Sep 2014 – Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Build and manage a portfolio of clients and job seekers within the Information Technology Services space.
• Lead a team of 8 members to oversee the entire recruitment delivery for Hyderabad, Indore, and EMEA regions.
• Establish recruitment delivery expectations with clients and internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
• Demonstrate expertise in end-to-end recruitment delivery, including candidate identification, assessment, evaluation, offer negotiation, and closure.
• Provide strategic guidance and implement effective strategies to ensure swift and successful closures.
• Maintain regular communication and provide status updates to clients and stakeholders on recruitment progress.
• Track and maintain personal monthly metrics, including hires, starts, candidate sourcing, and declines.
• Focus on meeting and exceeding key metrics, such as time-to-offer, time-to-hire, productivity, compliance, and conversion rates.
• Achievements
• Consistently appraised as "Exceeding Expectations" for four consecutive years at ValueLabs, recognizing exceptional performance.
• Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the CEO for implementing "Express Hiring" initiatives.
• Recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation for achieving a "100% conversion - Offer to Join ratio."
• Appreciated for excellence in providing strategies, global hiring, and recruitment process initiatives.
• Received letters of appreciation for successfully closing "Super Niche" positions and critical positions within 24 hours.
• Acknowledged by the CEO and SVP-Delivery for playing a significant role in adding new logos to the organization.
• Recognized for achieving a 97% on-board rate against offers made in 2017.
• Established as the go-to person for handling critical, niche, billing loss positions, and onboarding new logos.
• Trusted as the go-to person for handling offer drops across the organization, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.

Oct 2012 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gachibowli

• Held end-to-end responsibility for the recruitment and selection process, handling planned, anticipated, and unexpected hiring needs by collaborating with department heads to gather hiring requirements for each quarter.
• Specialized in hiring for analytics roles, ensuring the acquisition of top talent in this niche field.
• Collaborated closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Developed and implemented effective recruitment strategies to attract and retain high-quality candidates.
• Led and executed search strategies with a strong emphasis on direct sourcing, leveraging various platforms and networks.
• Established clear expectations for recruitment delivery and maintained regular communication with clients and stakeholders, providing timely status updates.
• Managed job postings, internally and with external vendors, ensuring maximum visibility and reach.
• Planned and organized weekend walk-in drives and campus connect events for analytics hiring.
• Sourced suitable profiles from platforms such as Naukri, Monster, and LinkedIn, coordinating with the sourcing team for candidate screening and evaluation.
• Coordinated with the Talent Quality Governance (TQG) team for background verification clearance.
• Ensured timely approvals for requisition closures, collaborating with the Compensation and Benefits (C&B) team and practice heads for fitment and offer release.
• Successfully handled cadre, account, and volume hiring, managing multiple recruitment projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated expertise in recruiting and managing senior-level candidates and positions, delivering exceptional results.
• Tracked and maintained personal monthly metrics, including hiring numbers, candidate sources, and decline rates.
• Leveraged talent acquisition systems such as Synergy and Pulse, showcasing proficiency in utilizing technology to streamline and optimize recruitment processes.

Jul 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos · Hydeabad