Zafeer Ahmed

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in niche technology recruitment.
  • Proven track record in executive search.
  • Strong leadership in talent acquisition strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialized talent acquisition expert in the technology recruitment sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment

Other Skills

AnalyticsApplicant Tracking SystemsBPOBenefits NegotiationBusiness Intelligence & DevelopmentCRMCampus RecruitmentClient Acquisition & ManagementCoachingConsultingContract RecruitmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Deferred CompensationEmployee EngagementEmployee Orientation

About

Leading a specialized talent search Company named People Nest Management consultants which is created with an objective - to provide the best talent for organization vis-à-vis a right job for the right candidate. We are a team of passionate professionals having necessary skills and relevant experience to offer right solution for all your job needs. For the past several years, have established an impeccable reputation for filling open niche requisitions with exceptional talent. Specialized in developing and evaluating staffing metrics to measure the efficiency of recruiting efforts and implementing contemporary staffing initiatives to fill positions and build a relevant pipeline of candidates. Experienced in complete recruitment life cycle: lead generation, requirement gathering, talent availability and landscaping, candidate prospecting, offer management and salary negotiations. Experienced in Recruiting, Screening and Hiring in Technology areas with a Deep understanding of Technology and a passion for sourcing passive candidates Core competencies are Business Development, Customer focused service development, Smooth and effective client positioning, Business process re-engineering. Specialties: Talent Sourcing & Management, Headhunting, Business Intelligence & Development, Client Acquisition & Management, Senior Executive Search, Niche Candidate Acquisition, Market & Business Research

Experience

23 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
15 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

People nest management consultants

Managing Director

Jan 2011Present · 15 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

  • People Nest is a specialized talent search company with core competency into niche technology recruitment's and focused on Middle & Senior level positions with start-ups / mid-sized & Multinational companies.
  • We are working with emerging, innovative & cutting edge technology companies in the products space and acquired rich experience in handling specific domain requisitions. Our portfolio are majority Product start-ups, VC backed firms, R&D labs of various MNC's.
  • We have strong exposure in the recruitment of candidates with expertise in Algorithms/data structures, data & text mining, Machine Learning, Unstructured data management, Search Engines & Focused crawling/extraction techniques, Architecting Customized Index, Large-scale web architectures, Mobile Ad Networking, Analytics, SAAS & web services, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud & Distributed Computing/Systems, Internet & Search technologies, Platform as a service(PaaS), Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Data-warehousing/BI, Data Analytics, Distributed Databases, Virtualization, Cryptography and Security, Mobile Multimedia Streaming, Streaming query processing, Streaming/real time analytics, Web Applications/RIA, Technical Support/Infrastructure.
Talent Sourcing & ManagementHeadhuntingBusiness Intelligence & DevelopmentClient Acquisition & ManagementSenior Executive SearchNiche Candidate Acquisition+3

Misys

Manager Talent Acquisition

Sep 2008Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Responisble for Planning, Implementing and Managing Talent Aquistion for Misys India .
  • Responsibilities Include :
  • Responsible for planning and implementing the Misys Talent Acquisition Strategy
  • Formulating the strategy involved in driving a healthy channel mix across recruitment vendors, employee referral and internet channels.
  • Leading a team of 5 Recruiters, coaching and mentoring them.
  • Developing & managing a sourcing budget
  • Providing recruitment fulfilment commitment to the business along with the necessary market intelligence across all industry verticals and growth platforms
  • Scaling the function up the value chain by building expertise in hiring varied profiles and developing alternate channels to maintain round the year availability of talent.
  • Compensation Fitment and Offer Making.
  • Driving the campus recruitment strategy through Visiting Indian Engineering campuses for technology graduates.
  • MIS and Reporting
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyVendor ManagementMarket IntelligenceCampus RecruitmentRecruitment

Accenture

Senior Analyst

Oct 2007Sep 2008 · 11 mos

  • Sourcing and Screening Lead for IDC
  • Responsibilities Include:
  • Profile and Pipeline Analytics
  • Define KRA’s for the team with focus on client satisfaction and delivery
  • Prioritize Screening as per demand with adherence to Skill/level/location (SLL)
  • Managed a team of 25 members. Managed the work plan and effort estimation for the team and allocated targets for each member.
  • MIS and Reporting
  • Reporting and Analysis: Publish monthly performance scorecards for the Recruiting Organization by Business on metrics under Productivity, Delivery, Quality and Process.
  • Stake Holder Management: Built a strong rapport with internal as well as external clients. Front end the Screening Process for the client and built customer satisfaction.
Profile AnalyticsStakeholder ManagementTeam ManagementReporting and AnalysisRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

America online

HR Specialist - Talent Acquisition

Mar 2003Sep 2007 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Talent Acquistion Lead for America online,leading frontline and lateral staffing for India.
  • Responsibilities Include:
  • Developing strategies for recruitment of internal and/or external candidates.
  • Consulting with management to diagnose and analyze current and future talent needs, including recruitment forecasts, attraction and retention strategies, etc.
  • Responsibilities also included: Motivating, managing and empowering the staff in the direction of continuous upgrade. Understanding how to get the best from the existing staff and encouraging them to use their initiative to achieve better results.
  • Developing and negotiating contracts with vendors and managing those relationships.
  • Overall vendor management, including performance management.
  • Keeping continuous track on various parameters like on time hiring, quality hire, cost of recruitment, attrition management, etc and ensure that all these parameters are within the set limits.
  • Delivering new employee orientation / induction sessions. These sessions typically provide an overview of the company, benefits, policy and procedures, safety/security and other company-specific topics.
  • Identify and develop alternative – cheaper and sustainable, sources of recruitment.
  • Grievance Management.
Recruitment StrategiesVendor ManagementEmployee OrientationGrievance ManagementTalent AcquisitionRecruitment

Eps technology

Senior Recruiter

May 2002Mar 2003 · 10 mos · Bangalore

  • Technology Hiring

Education

Graduate

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

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