Smitha S (she/her)

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of experience in recruitment.
Expert in talent acquisition for technology and SaaS sectors.
Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR professional specializing in technology and SaaS recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyEmployer BrandingRecruitment ManagementCandidate Development

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsApplicant Tracking SystemsBPOBenefits NegotiationCRMCommunicationContract NegotiationCorporate RecruitingEmployee EngagementGlobal Talent AcquisitionHR SoftwareHiringHuman ResourcesInternal RecruitmentInternet Recruiting

About

A passionate HR professional with over 12 years of hard-core acumen in recruitments with highly skilled, motivated, smart working, data driven and strategically skilled individual. I have held progressively increasing responsibilities in Recruiting Business Partnering, Talent management and TA Branding. Smitha has managed talent hiring at scale mainly for the Technology/Product, SaaS , and corporate function roles across levels.

Experience

12 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Palo alto networks

Senior Recruiter

May 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Strategize and drive end to end hiring, orchestration, consultation, and the execution of key leadership roles in Finance and Technology.
Delivered high level experience to hiring teams and potential candidates in a fast paced, agile environment with focus on Diversity and hiring timelines.

Internal RecruitmentCorporate RecruitingTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Adobe

Programs Specialist

Jul 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Her role predominantly involved :-
 Overseeing brand development strategies for Recruiting and partner with external agencies like
LinkedIn and other creative resources to develop recruiting related marketing programs.
 Playing a key role in building strategic relationships with relevant research and engineering
communities both internally at Adobe and externally at university campuses.
 Help define and manage the academic communications and brand strategy
 Conceptualize, design and define new strategies to create a delightful candidate experience
across all of Adobe’s recruiting teams.
 Work closely with the Diversity recruiters and Sourcers who align with their area of the business
to drive the diversity recruiting programs for their area of the company.
 Accountable for leading multiple cross-team

Talent AcquisitionTalent ManagementEmployer Branding

Myntra

Senior Recruiter

Mar 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Her role predominantly involved:
 Overseeing brand development strategies for Recruiting and partner with external agencies like
LinkedIn and other creative resources to develop recruiting related marketing programs.
 Playing a key role in building strategic relationships with relevant research and engineering
communities both internally at Adobe and externally at university campuses.
 Help define and manage the academic communications and brand strategy
 Conceptualize, design and define new strategies to create a delightful candidate experience
across all of Adobe’s recruiting teams.
 Work closely with the Diversity recruiters and Sourcers who align with their area of the business
to drive the diversity recruiting programs for their area of the company.
 Accountable for leading multiple cross-team

Brocade

Staffing Representative

Apr 2010 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Held complete accountability for staffing across Engineering, Sales & Non-Engineering teams
Proposing the hiring plan, giving attention to the cost per hire, time to fill and providing high
end hiring experience for the hiring team and the external candidates.
Coached and mentored the in-house sourcing team and co-ordination team members.
Responsible for overall quality and quantity of the resume pipeline and leads generated by
the sourcing team
Facilitating candidate sourcing from various internal/external sources, organizing and
overseeing interview sessions
Compensation – Offer proposal – packaging, negotiation.
Developed University Relations Strategy and execute on campus

Cisco

Recruiter

Feb 2008 – Jan 2009 · 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Was an intellectually stimulating journey, where I handled the entire hiring cycle for 2 start-up business units, helping build them and staff across leadership levels and in these businesses
Mentored and managed a sourcer and co-ordinator and presenting the performance of the team on
monthly to the management

Candidate DevelopmentCorporate RecruitingInternal RecruitmentCommunicationAnalytical SkillsRecruitment Management

Oracle

Technical Recruiter

Jun 2006 – Feb 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Recruiter for specific BUs like Enterprise One, Fusion CRM and Application Tech Groups.
Managed end to end recruitment from finalizing the hiring plan, sourcing profiles from the
Internet, Job portals & Job Postings, interview management.
Co-ordinate with the operations for smooth release of offers.

Helios & matheson

Technical Recruiter

Nov 2004 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Handled niche roles for clients like IBM, CSC. One point contact for the corporate HR of R&D clients
Successfully managed weekend hiring events at client campus