Shashank Periwal

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in early talent programs.
  • Expert in stakeholder management and negotiation.
  • Proven track record in building inclusive cultures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Talent Acquisition and Early Career Development within the Technology and Gaming sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Early Talent EngagementStakeholder ManagementUniversity CollaborationProject ManagementUniversity RecruitmentTeam BuildingUniversity Relations

Other Skills

Event Experience DesignDE&IInclusive CultureTalent ManagementTeam ManagementStrategy BuidlingAnalytical SkillsCampus StrategyCampus BudgetingCommunicationPublic SpeakingEvent ManagementMarket ResearchTime ManagementManagement

About

An astute Early Career Leader with 15 years of experience across campus hiring, employer branding, and TA program design. Skilled in leading end‑to‑end university hiring for technical, product, research, creative, and management roles, with strong experience driving Early Careers strategy at scale. Previously led University Hiring and Engagement strategy by building it from scratch, understanding stakeholders' appetite, defining process - thereby, gaining deep expertise across retail, technology, gaming, consulting, and product businesses. Recognized for strong stakeholder management, negotiation excellence, attention to detail, and being a trusted, collaborative team partner!

Experience

11 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 11 mos
Current Experience

Aptiv

2 roles

Regional Manager for Early Careers, Talent and Inclusion for APAC

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • I lead Early Careers strategy across APAC, driving internal and external engagement while standardizing global processes, feedback systems, and policy frameworks. I redesigned our assessment methodology to create a scalable, consistent, and data‑driven evaluation model adopted across teams.
  • I partner on high‑visibility global initiatives such as Interns Summit 2024, Global Interns Day 2025, Attracting Best Interns 2025, ERG budgeting, and the International Women’s Day Campaign. Over the past year, I have also helped shape new ERGs - Wellness, Pride, and Abilities, by working closely with cross‑functional leaders from India, Japan, Korea and Singapore along with some outshining global DE&I organizations.
  • My role encompasses strategic execution, scalable outcomes, strong stakeholder alignment, and data‑driven decision‑making.
Event Experience DesignEarly Talent EngagementDE&IInclusive CultureTalent ManagementStakeholder Management

University Recruiting and Relations Lead

Oct 2023Jun 2024 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Defined a structured Campus Program by identifying the right set of partner universities and creating a clear framework to map, hire, and onboard high‑quality talent from top tech & mgmt. institutions.
  • Led a team of mid‑senior recruiters to deliver the campus hiring and engagement strategy. Worked seamlessly with BU Leaders and Cross Functional Teams at APTIV Technical Centre, India to deliver a campus strategy for a seamless execution of Internship and Full‑Time roles.
  • Re-defined Engagement Strategy with Early Talent and Universities, feedback mechanisms and established strong university collaborations with the Top B & E schools.
Stakeholder ManagementProject ManagementUniversity CollaborationTeam ManagementStrategy Buidling

Junglee games

University Relations Manager

Jul 2022Jun 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led Junglee Games’ first large‑scale, structured campus hiring initiative, building the university recruiting function from the ground up. Established core processes including campus selection, demand planning, compensation benchmarking, creating engaging JDs and promotional assets
  • Drove hiring across Marketing, Product, Tech, Data, CX, and cross‑functional roles, supported by high‑impact initiatives such as Code‑A‑Thons, Virtual & In person Webinars, and digital engagement campaigns. Achieved 100% fulfilment of campus hiring needs with a 95% Onboarding ratio. This experience gave me an opportunity to lead a team of mid‑senior professionals to deliver the strategy end‑to‑end.
  • Also managed key TA programs including Employee Referrals, TA budgeting, R&R, cost‑per‑hire optimization, Salary Review Calibration, evaluation of hiring tools - making it a highly rewarding experience.
Analytical SkillsUniversity RecruitmentTeam BuildingCampus StrategyCampus Budgeting

Schneider electric

2 roles

Sr. Manager - University Relations

Apr 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • With the help of a Team ensure we took Campus Recruitments and University relations to greater heights. This is also the phase where we were consistently growing the team due to the flux in the Campus Hiring Numbers. Upscaled Stakeholder Mgmt., Coordinated team efforts and structured University relations led to more comprhensive results

University Relations Manager

Mar 2020Mar 2021 · 1 yr

  • Responsible for Stakeholder management, End-to-End Campus Recruitment, Employer Branding, Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and Creating seamless process across all BU's at SE, India.
Analytical SkillsUniversity RelationsUniversity RecruitmentCommunicationTeam Management

Publicis.sapient

Sr. Recruiter

Mar 2018Mar 2020 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Managed Lateral Recruitment - End to End for Front End Domain. This included Stakeholder management, Sourcing - through active and passive channels, Social Media, Vendor Management, Salary Negotiations and Offer Generation. Was one of the best performers in Q4 2018.

Epsilon

Sr. Recruiter - Campus Hiring

Aug 2016Jul 2017 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Campus Recruitments
  • Sr. Stakeholder Management
  • Branding and Marketing our Brand at the top B & E Schools
  • Improvising and Executing Campus Processes to strengthen overall Campus Recruitments
  • Build Campus Engagement programs with selected B & E Schools to ensure our presence
  • Upscaling Campus Recruitments through Social & Professional Networking Platform
  • Transforming our Employee Referral Program (ERP)
  • Increasing visibility of Referral Hiring by educating associates about our new referral tool "RippleHire"
  • Create, Update and Share Internal Reports on Campus Recruitments and Referral Campaigns to Sr. Mgmt (HR) and the India TA Team respectively on a weekly basis
  • Branding Initiatives
  • Conducting and Stage managing CSR activities and Internal Site-wide cultural programs

Walmart

Lead Recruiter - University Relations

Jun 2015Sep 2015 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Single Point of Contact for all Campus Hiring activities at WalMart India
  • Set up the Campus Calendar for 2015-16 Hiring or all BU's - around 42 Tier-I colleges
  • University Relations
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Onboarding all Campus Hires for 2014-15 Batch
  • Data & Trend Analysis
  • Intern Hiring Program
  • Process Improvisations

Sapientnitro

2 roles

Sr. Campus Recruiter

Promoted

Jan 2013Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · On-site

  • End-to-end Campus Hiring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Mentoring
  • Process Improvisations
  • Branding Activities - Internal & External
  • Collaborate with divisional business managers
  • Track progress through the season and re-strategize campus recruiting plans
  • Seamless on-boarding process including offer letter generation, BGC process and follow-ups

Associate HR

May 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

  • Branding Activities / Initiatives
  • Sourcing for Niche skills
  • Learning the nuance of Lateral Hiring
  • Managing Off Campus events
  • Co-ordinating & Managing Weekend event drives for Lateral Hiring

Education

Christ University, Bangalore

MBA — Marketing

Jan 2009Jan 2011

BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell

BBA — Marketing

Jan 2005Jan 2008

D.A.V.

Higher Secondary — Commerce

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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