SHIVAMANI J — Head of Talent

With over 13 years of expertise in talent acquisition and workforce planning, this professional excels in crafting and executing strategic, cost-effective recruitment solutions tailored to local market frameworks. Their expertise spans across talent sourcing, AI-driven recruiting, branding, stakeholder management, and candidate engagement, with a proven track record of delivering high-impact recruitment outcomes for large-scale business projects and senior management roles, particularly in specialized electric technology hiring. Key achievements include: Diverse Sourcing Expertise: Proficiency in leveraging AI-driven recruiting tools alongside traditional methods such as headhunting, job portals, social media platforms, networking, referrals, and campus hiring. Leadership and Innovation: Strong team management skills, fostering innovation, and driving exceptional decision-making and organizational results. Branding and Engagement: Spearheading branding activities to enhance employer value propositions and delivering outstanding candidate experiences. Tech-Savvy Expertise: Hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Alt Recruit, and full life-cycle Employee Central implementations, including working with data models. Core strengths include AI recruiting, technology hiring (Electric Vehicle, IT, and E-Commerce sectors), social media hiring, employer branding, team management, networking, and enhancing candidate experiences. This professional is a versatile and innovative leader committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology and strategies to optimize recruitment processes while fostering a strong employer brand.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in Automotive and Electric Vehicle sectors.

Experience: 12 yrs 1 mo

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Diversity Recruitment
Automotive Technology Hiring
Electric Vehicle Hiring

Career Highlights

Over 13 years of expertise in talent acquisition.
Proven track record in AI-driven recruiting.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Work Experience

Mahindra Group

Talent Acquisition Lead (9 mos)

Talent Acquisition Partner - Automotive Technology Product Development & Leadership Hiring . (3 yrs 11 mos)

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition ( Hiring for Electric Vehicle ) (1 yr 11 mos)

Talent Acquisition Specialist ( IT Engineering and Electric Vehicle Hiring (2 yrs 11 mos)

PITCS (Poonam IT Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd)

Assistant Manager - TA - Robert Bosch Engineering - SAP practice and Embedded Systems (5 mos)

Sr. Lead - Talent Acquisition - IT (1 yr 10 mos)

Lead - Talent Acquisition and Business Development (7 mos)

Education

Master of Social Work - MSW - Human Resource and Human phychology at Kuvempu University

PGDM - Marketing Management at University of Mysore

PGDM - Journalism at Karnataka State Open University

SHIVAMANI J

Head of Talent

India12 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over 13 years of expertise in talent acquisition.
Proven track record in AI-driven recruiting.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in Automotive and Electric Vehicle sectors.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionDiversity RecruitmentAutomotive Technology HiringElectric Vehicle Hiring

Other Skills

AI hiringCXO hiringinternational hiringdata-driven toolsEmbedded SystemsMobility SolutionsProgram ManagementStakeholder ManagementSAP SuccessFactorsCloud TechnologyBig DataElectric Vehicle TechnologyEnd to End RecruitmentEmployee EngagementHiring

About

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

6 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Mahindra group

4 roles

Talent Acquisition Lead

Promoted

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Hiring strategies and practices, focusing on areas such as AI hiring, CXO hiring, product development, and international hiring with a focus on diversity.
1. AI Hiring:
Key Focus: Recruitment of professionals specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and related fields.
2. CXO Hiring:
Key Focus: Recruitment of executive-level leadership roles
Strategies:
Focus on leadership qualities, strategic vision, and domain expertise.
Use executive search firms specializing in CXO-level placements.
3.International Hiring with Diversity Focus:
Key Focus: Recruiting talent globally while ensuring diversity and inclusion within teams.
Strategies:
Develop partnerships with global recruitment agencies or platforms.
Ensure adherence to local employment laws and cultural sensitivity.
Use data-driven tools to measure and enhance diversity hiring metrics.
Promote equity and inclusion initiatives to attract diverse talent pools.
4. Automotive Product Development and Software Solutions Hiring:Key Focus: The goal is to build or expand teams capable of developing cutting-edge automotive products and software solutions. This includes ensuring expertise in areas such as embedded systems, autonomous driving technologies, IoT connectivity, and user-centric software interfaces.

AI hiringCXO hiringdiversity recruitmentinternational hiringdata-driven toolsTalent Acquisition+1

Talent Acquisition Partner - Automotive Technology Product Development & Leadership Hiring .

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for Leading Talent Acquisition at MRV Chennai , Bangalore and Mahindra Software defined vehicle Centre - ATPD
Gig Economy, PWD Hiring and Managing the two RPO team.
Embedded Systems - Software and Hardware Development and Testing
Energy Systems - Battery Technology .
Mobility Solutions - AWS Cloud Technology, IOT Telematics and Data Scientist
System Engineering - IVN and Electric Systems
Drivetrain - Motor and Motor control systems
Program Management
Sourcing and Development
EV Manufacturing
𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 Bangalore, Chennai and Coimbatore and Pune .
Lead Talent Acquisition at Mahindra EV Space - Lateral, & Gig hiring, Leadership Hiring, Partnering with Business Heads and Talent Partners to drive their Growth Plans, Sourcing strategy, employer branding activities, Talent Acquisition Tools & Technology.

Talent AcquisitionDiversity RecruitmentEmbedded SystemsMobility SolutionsProgram ManagementAutomotive Technology Hiring

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition ( Hiring for Electric Vehicle )

May 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

Team Handling , Stake holder Management , Managing hiring processes , Key account Management. Hiring for Advance IT and Auto Technology - End to End Recruitment and Employment Engagement - SAP Success Factor and Alt Recruit .
Big Data : Statistical analysis, data mining and modeling, database management.
Cloud Technology : AWS , Azure , Micro-service , Connected Car , Telematics.
Web Technology : HTML5, CSS, Django, Node.js. Laravel, Reactstem ,C++ ,
Electronic and Electrical Engineering : AutoCAD, MATLAB, Verilog, Simulink, Pspice, Multisim, ETAP , AUTOSAR .
Electric Vehicle Technology ( R&D and Engineering ) - Embedded System (Software & Hardware), Battery Management System , Electric & Electronic System ( High Voltage and Low voltage ), Motor Control and Motor design, Algorithm Development, battery Design and Development
Charging Solutions (on Board Charger and off board Charger) , Power Electronic Design and Development , System Validation and, Functional safety, Global Sourcing, Manufacturing and Mobility Solutions (Data Scientist, , App developer, Backend and front-end developer and Java Developer) .
Electric Vehicle Technical Skills worked on :
AUTOSAR - Vector tools , DaVinci Configurator ( v5.15.11 SP1) (v3.13.35 SP3), ETAS RTA-OS Tool
BSW , ASW , Battery Management System , , MATLAB and Microcontrollers .

Stakeholder ManagementSAP SuccessFactorsCloud TechnologyBig DataElectric Vehicle TechnologyTalent Acquisition+1

Talent Acquisition Specialist ( IT Engineering and Electric Vehicle Hiring

Jun 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Recruitment Experience on Electric vehicle Technology - Embedded System ( Development&Testing )
Energy System ,Battery management System ,Drivetrain ,Motor control System ( HW & SW )
Power Electronic , Charging solutions , Calibrations & Simulations , Program Management ,
Chief Engineers , Strategy Planning .
End to End Recruitment Process ( RLC ) and Employees Engagement .. Sound Knowledge on Technical and functional competencies.

End to End RecruitmentEmployee EngagementElectric Vehicle TechnologyTalent AcquisitionElectric Vehicle Hiring

Pitcs (poonam it consulting services pvt. ltd)

3 roles

Assistant Manager - TA - Robert Bosch Engineering - SAP practice and Embedded Systems

Apr 2016 – Sep 2016 · 5 mos

Sr. Lead - Talent Acquisition - IT

Jun 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

Lead - Talent Acquisition and Business Development

Nov 2013 – Jun 2014 · 7 mos

 Client meetings and interactions.
 Handling team of 10 members including Sr. Recruiter, Jr. Recruiter
 Expertise in Entire Recruitment Life Cycle from Sourcing, Screening, Selection, salary Negotiations, pre selection Process and Post Offer Process Etc.
 Understanding the clients requirements in retrospect of the candidates profile, job description, shortlist the right candidates.
 Sourcing and screening candidates through creative sourcing techniques which include Self- created databank, referral generation, own network of contacts, LinkedIn etc.
 Screening the profiles, short listing and selecting the candidates in the preliminary rounds.
 Briefing the candidates about the job profile, package, organization, etc.
 Follow up with candidates for interviews and joining.
 Actively involved in client interaction and team handling.
 Arranging and attending Drives as per client requirements.
 Recruited candidates in permanent positions.
 Salary Negotiations and candidate Attitude his interest and Availability.
 Verification of all the documents Educational and work experience.
 Doing Reference checks.
 Achieving targets and setting KRA's for the team.
 Business development activities.