Swetha Konni

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years in Talent Acquisition.
Expert in diversity hiring and employer branding.
Proven track record in high-volume recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert specializing in technology recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment

Other Skills

ATS managementArtificial Intelligence for BusinessBenefits NegotiationCandidate evaluationClient handlingConsultingContract RecruitmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)End-to-end recruitmentExecutive SearchHiring strategyIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingInterviewingLeadership hiring

About

🔹 With over 15 years of rich experience in Talent Acquisition, I bring deep expertise in driving end-to-end recruitment for technology and leadership roles across diverse domains. I’ve successfully led high-volume hiring, built talent strategies from the ground up, and partnered with global stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes. 🔹 My strengths lie in market mapping, employer branding, diversity hiring, and delivering a superior candidate experience. I'm passionate about building inclusive and future-ready teams and mentoring recruiters to scale hiring excellence. 🔹 Whether it’s sourcing niche tech skills, enabling campus strategies, or driving process improvements, I thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments where talent drives transformation.

Experience

13 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Cargill

3 roles

Talent Acquisition Lead

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Feb 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

Talent Recruiter

Nov 2019 – Feb 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Strategic Recruitment partner leading the hiring activities for multiple business units for organizations.
Managed end-to-end recruitment in IT (Digital Labs, Data Analytics, Intelligent Automation, Cyber Security, Trading, Supply Chain), GHRS (HR Analytics, HR Reporting, Data Management, L&D) and Non-IT (All language roles).
Expertise in managing stakeholders across levels in Cargill.
Experience in Market intelligence and plan of action for setting up new teams in the Shared services center.
Managed the complete the recruitment cycle from Hiring manager discussion till onboarding of the candidate.
Well versed with ATS like Taleo, Success Factors, Workday, Kenexa operations on hiring front; till filling the requisition.

End-to-end recruitmentStakeholder managementMarket intelligenceATS managementTalent AcquisitionRecruitment

Pricewaterhousecoopers - service delivery center (pwc sdc)

2 roles

Associate2

Sep 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Nov 2015 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Handled hiring requirements for multiple engagements:
 Core Security
 IAM
 Google
 Infrastructure
 SFDC
 Guidewire
 D&AT
Interacting with Business Engagement to define the hiring plan and strategy for recruitment.
Evaluating skill level, processing offers including salary recommendations, and offer letter processing.
Organizing Weekday and Weekend drives.
Developed a large, diverse and technically qualified applicant pool from multiple sources such as direct sourcing, competitive information, web sites, referrals, job fairs, advertising, networking, etc.
Conducting preliminary interviewing and negotiations with candidates, identifying the candidates based on technical requirements, scheduling interviews and verifying the candidate’s credentials and expectations.
Understanding and analyzing technical data and communicating the same to the vendors & candidates.
Tracking all recruitment related data on weekly basis and sharing it with Technical team and leadership team.
Identifying the training needs across levels by mapping the skills required for different roles and analyzing the existing level of competencies.
Mentoring & training new recruits
Uploading all offered candidates documents in Kenexa and releasing offer to them post the internal approval process.

Hiring strategyCandidate evaluationInterviewingMentoringTalent AcquisitionRecruitment

Alchemy software solutions

Team Lead - Talent Acquisition

Dec 2014 – Oct 2015 · 10 mos · Bangalore

Truglobal, inc

Sr IT Recruiter

Feb 2013 – Oct 2013 · 8 mos · Bangalore

Expertise in the areas of Staffing, Sourcing, leading team & Client Handling.
Responsible for Recruitment, selection and placement of right people for the right job at the right time across the company and ensure the positions are filled in a timely manner by cultivating sources and contacts.
Interacting with the clients regarding the requirements and prioritized clients’ requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines.
Use all methodologies of sourcing like Internet Sourcing (Naukri, Monster), Employee referrals & Personal data bank

Adecco group

Recruitment Consultant

Aug 2011 – Feb 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Handled entire end-to-end recruitment cycle for assigned clients. Responsible for handling Contract/Permanent Staffing
Understanding Business Expansion and Recruitment Plans across different divisions of the client organization
Understanding the client requirements thoroughly
Applied different sourcing methods to find the right candidates by leveraging different tools like internal database, job portals (Naukri & Monster), Mass mailing, networking sites like Linkedin, internal referrals and Hirecraft

StaffingSourcingClient handlingTalent Acquisition