ShyamsundaR Lahane

Recruiter

Pune, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in strategic hiring.
Expertise in driving diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Proven track record of cost-effective recruitment strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in strategic hiring and diversity initiatives within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

Strategic HiringDiversity and InclusionRecruitment OperationsData-Driven RecruitmentCost-Effective RecruitmentSourcingExecutive SearchTeam ManagementFull-life Cycle RecruitingCommercialRecruitment MetricsCost ManagementRequirements AnalysisBusiness AnalysisOutsourcing

About

As Lead Talent Acquisition Advisor at Ecolab, I bring over a decade of experience in strategic hiring, diversity and inclusion, and recruitment operations. Collaborating with hiring managers and senior leaders, our team aligns talent acquisition strategies to business objectives, delivering measurable outcomes through cost-effective and data-driven recruitment initiatives. By leveraging direct sourcing, referrals, and headhunting, we have achieved significant cost savings while maintaining a strong focus on quality hires. Our expertise spans commercial and technical hiring, fostering a diverse workforce that reflects the company’s values and enhances its competitive edge. With a passion for building high-performing teams, we are committed to driving impactful talent strategies that address business needs while emphasizing operational excellence and inclusion.

Experience

12 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

4 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Ecolab

3 roles

Lead Talent Acquisition Advisor

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune District, Maharashtra, India

As Lead Talent Acquisition Advisor at Ecolab, I am responsible for driving strategic hiring initiatives and strengthening recruitment operations across Ecolab’s India businesses. Continues to contribute to high-impact talent acquisition projects, aligning hiring efforts with business goals.

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Country HR Partner

Sep 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Apr 2022 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs · Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Fostered strong relationships with hiring managers and department heads to understand their talent needs, align recruitment efforts
Provided regular updates and reports to senior leadership on recruitment metrics, achievements, and challenges, keeping them informed about the talent acquisition landscape
Driven Diversity and inclusion to build workforce that reflects values & enhances competitive edge
Managing recruitment costs effectively, balancing the need for quality hires with budget constraints.
Delivered (own positions) $130k (2024), $94k (2023) + 18% GST savings by leveraging direct sourcing, referrals, headhunting and minimizing use of agency
Develop recruitment strategies leveraging social media, referrals, and internal job postings.
Working towards effectively managing sourcing strategy and work to towards efficiently screening & assessment of all candidates.
Ensuring a quick turnaround of candidates and minimal wait time.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, ethical practices, and the guidelines of government and accrediting organizations
Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to ensure the team is aligned with the organization's strategic goals
YOY progress on source-mix, diversity, TAT & Offer to joiner ratio
Double digits decrease in CHP
Self-motivated, integrity, and an ability and desire to be a proud ambassador for my work.
Analyse candidate feedback and drive improvement to constantly elevate candidate experience
Commercial Hiring done across divisions and levels for Support Functions, Plants, Operations, Supply Chain, Heavy (Metal), Managed operations, Light (High Tech), Mining, Food & Beverages, Institutional, Paper, Downstream, Data center, Life sciences, research – Development for Pre-Treatment, Cooling towers, Boilers, Post treatment chemicals & Domestic or Potable Water.

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Cummins india

Corporate Recruiting

Oct 2021 – Mar 2022 · 5 mos · Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Marquardt india pvt. ltd

Associate Manager Talent Acquisition

Sep 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

 Responsible for End to End recruitment for All support functions & Sales, Business development, Project management, Purchase
 Custodian of Referral & IJP program for all departments

Tata motors

Recruitment Lead

May 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Leading a dynamic team that responds and fulfills company’s hiring needs.
Single point of contact for all position of HR, F&A , Sales, Strategic Projects, Quality and Subsidiaries (including Jaguar Land Rover UK/India) across all Plants, RO & Corporate offices TATA Motors GDC
Responsible senior management & executive level along with all other support function requirements.
Responsible for tracking recruitment Source Mix, pipeline & status availability, Conversion ratio for self & team.
Responsible for reducing the cost per hire as well as the turnaround time to close the open positions, ensuring hiring is done as per management guidelines
Working & coordinating with Manpower Consultants to close positions as per the time line.
Self-motivated, integrity, and an ability and desire to be a proud ambassador for my work.
Duties and responsibilities Partner with leadership, Human Resources, and hiring managers to facilitate a strategic, effective and efficient recruiting process Manage the entire recruiting life cycle from planning & sourcing to candidate assessment and offers
Leverage a variety of sources including referrals, ATS, job boards, social media and like to attract qualified candidates Recruit effectively to continually improve on KPIs/metrics & industry benchmarks
Manage against tight hiring deadlines for business critical roles Conduct various types of analytics to support the business operations,
Acts as a canal between TA team, top management, employees and other stakeholders.
Have special positive communication skills and a very strong ability to manage a variety of globally dispersed leaders
Extensive experience for Active sourcing through Job portals Naukri, Monster & Passive sourcing through Social Networking, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook etc. to fulfill the positions and stimulating them to apply for the jobs.
Preparation of monthly reports and maintaining interview status, candidate database, Dashboard/PPT

Capgemini

Talent Acquisition Specialist UK & US

Mar 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

I bring expertise in talent acquisition across Financial Services Technology in US & UK IT / Non IT for multiple Practices supporting various verticals - Capital Markets, Banking, Insurance,IT, Finance & healthcare.I am passionate about building relationships and helping to find the best and brightest in consulting talent
Specialties:
Providing Innovative and Strategic Talent Solutions
Recruiting / Delivering IT and Domain Professionals across all levels
High touch relationship building with both candidates and hiring managers to ensure fitment and delivery
Handled End to End Bulk Hiring for Netherlands.
Experienced in India/Domestic hiring for skill set like- JAVA, People soft HRMS candidates.
Strong experience in hiring UK & US Citizen, Tier 1 visa , ILR visa ,GC holder, H1B, OPT & TN visa holders.
Involved in End to End management of the recruitment process including sourcing, recruiting, assessing and delivery of a high quality talent
Working on high volume positions with great turnaround and closure time.
Formulating various strategies to attract talented professionals and passive candidates
Extensive experience in Sourcing CV’s on job portals like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, Jobsite, Jobsearve, CWJobs, CVlibrary etc.
Strong understanding of VMS and ATS accounts.
Negotiating with the candidates/sub vendors having different terms like W2,Corp- Corp, 1099.
Expertise in recruitment at all level, Complex Boolean search strings, social networks.
Skill sets I support include:
Software Engineers, Security Engineers,Solutions/Enterprise Architects, Iphone/IPad developers, Android/iOS developers, C++, Java Developers, Microsoft Developers (C# Windows developers)
Infrastructure:
Linux, UNIX, Firmware, Cisco, Infrastructure,Systems Administrators (Microsoft & UNIX), Platform HW and SW Architecture
Database:Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL ,ERP - PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP CRM - Salesforce, Microsoft