Saumya Agarwal

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building high-performing engineering teams.
Proven track record in technology recruitment across multiple domains.
Strong focus on candidate experience and engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Adtech and Fintech industries.

Contact

saumya.agarwal@jiostar.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingLeadership HiringTechnology RecruitmentAdtechFintech

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationCandidate engagement & experienceCollege RecruitingCompensationContract RecruitmentDiversity RecruitingDiversity RecruitmentEffective interpersonal skillsEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExcellent Team PlayerExecutive SearchFast LearnerFlexibilityFlexible and positive attitude

About

Experience

14 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs

Current Experience

Jiohotstar

Talent Acquisition - Engineering

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Building a high-performing Data Science/Machine learning team from the ground up
Scaling up the engineering team for Adtech, Subscription & Payments, Viewer Experience, Creator, and New initiatives
SPOC for the complete Engineering Business Unit at JioStar
Partner with leaders across functions to drive hiring plans and deliver top talent in a fast-paced environment
Equally adept as a strategic individual contributor and in managing a small team of recruiters and recruiting coordinators
Focused on scalable hiring strategies and exceptional candidate experience

Technical RecruitingLeadership hiringStakeholder Engagement

Disney+ hotstar

Talent Acquisition Manager - Technology

Jun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Engineering
Product
Design
Domain- Search & Recommendation, Personalisation, Adtech, Platform

CompensationRecruiting metricsAdtechTechnology RecruitmentOTTSocial Media+4

Zeta suite

Recruiting Specialist

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr · Remote (Bengaluru)

Built Engineering teams(Frontend & SDET) for Banking & Acquiring SaaS BUs from scratch
Recruited for a variety of Software Engineering (SDE) job families across all levels
Liaising with hiring managers to identify, forecast, plan and close staffing needs
Partnered with team & various stakeholders to design and implement process improvement programs like candidate ownership guidelines, international relocation, and candidate engagement
Created and presented data dashboards to stakeholders for reporting various metrics
Handled 3 recruiters
Leveraged JIRA and Lever.co for recruitments tasks

CompensationRecruiting metricsTechnology RecruitmentFinTechSocial MediaStrategic Sourcing+3

Publicis sapient

3 roles

Senior Associate Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Jan 2016 – Apr 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Involved in all phases of recruiting cycle from initial sourcing till on-boarding including offer negotiation & Stakeholder management
Built a team of C++ engineers & .NET Full-stack Engineering Managers for a hedge fund & commodities account respectively
Scaled up the engineering/product teams across mid to Senior level including Sr. Technical Architects and for multiple skills like Core Java Microservices, Full stack .NET, Quality Engineering (Automation), Frontend (UI), Python, DevOps, Salesforce, Microstrategy, Performance Engineering, and Program & Product Managers
Actively involved in successfully closing to 40% of my roles with referral leads
Leveraged LinkedIn, Belong.co, job boards, google searches extensively
Planning and strategizing hiring plans for open roles
Leveraged ATS like Taleo, Avature, SmartRecruiters

CompensationTechnology RecruitmentSocial MediaStrategic SourcingTalent AssessmentNegotiation

Associate Technology Recruiter

Promoted

May 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

CompensationTechnology RecruitmentNegotiation

Recruitment Coordinator/Sourcer

Oct 2012 – Jul 2013 · 9 mos

Work with hiring managers and candidates to secure interview availability and respond to queries
Utilize relevant tools and systems to accurately schedule and confirm interviews, book meeting rooms, arrange travel and any supporting logistics before or on the day of the interview (technology, refreshments, interview materials)
Responsible for sending and tracking candidate assessments as required
Involved in providing a great candidate experience pre and post-interview process
Proactively build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Participate in continuous improvement projects
Responsible for providing logistics support in outstation and local hiring events
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook tools
Sourcing candidates from different job portals including Naukri, Monster
Exploring sourcing channels like LinkedIn, boolean searches, google searches
Screening the candidate's profile, mapping it as per the requirement and sharing with the recruiters for further process
Conducted recruitment events in collaboration with the recruiters