Eva Raichel Panicker

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition across D2C, Marketplace, and Retail, managing a team of 2 recruiters and 2 interns supporting high-volume, niche, and leadership hiring. Progressed from Senior Executive to Manager through two consecutive promotions, reflecting sustained performance and strong leadership impact. Partner closely with business stakeholders to build scalable, future-ready teams through data-driven and cost-conscious hiring strategies.

Key Contributions

• Own full-cycle hiring across D2C, Marketplace, and Retail for corporate, tech, creative, and frontline roles
• Built and scaled the Retail TA pod, enabling retail expansion from 0 to 25 stores; currently supporting growth across 25 EBOs, and 100+ LFR counters.
• Delivered 413 full-time hires over 2 years; individually closed 200 roles, including 15+ key leadership mandates
• Lead, mentor, and performance-manage a TA team of 2 recruiters and 2 interns to support aggressive business scaling
• Built multiple business-critical functions from scratch, including Finance, D2C, Buying & Merchandising, HR, Sourcing, and Retail teams
• Drive mid-level, leadership, and niche hiring, including confidential searches in close partnership with senior leadership
• Sustained strong hiring velocity with TAT achievement of 86% (Retail) and 85% (Corporate)
• Partner with business leaders on cost optimization through internal mobility (IJP) and role consolidation during workforce planning
• Delivered ₹38 lakh hiring cost savings in the last year and an additional ₹4 lakh through strategic negotiations with recruitment partners
• Automated Retail attrition analysis, generating actionable insights to strengthen retention and workforce planning
• Own TA dashboards and reporting (TAT, cost per hire, offer decline ratio, weekly reviews) to improve hiring efficiency and decision-making
• Instituted the “TA of the Month” recognition program to boost recruiter productivity and engagement
• Automated candidate communication workflows (rejections and feedback) using App Script, enhancing candidate experience and TA accountability
• Strengthened succession pipelines and proactive talent mapping for business-critical roles
• Elevated post-offer engagement and onboarding journeys, maintaining candidate experience at 4.3/5 and improving offer-to-join conversion

• Experienced IT Recruiter specializing in Product Hiring (Backend, Frontend, SDET, Native, Data Engineers) across levels from SDE 1 to SEM.
• Lateral Hiring: Sourced top talent using LinkedIn, Naukri, Hirist, Instahyre, and employee referrals.
• Volume Hiring: Organized and participated in weekend interview drives.
• Recruitment Process Management: Coordinated end-to-end recruitment for various roles.
• Talent Networking: Built and maintained a pipeline of potential candidates through proactive research and relationship management.
• Reporting & Tracking: Managed daily/weekly hiring trackers and reported progress to the team.
• ATS Experience: Proficient in My Next Hire.
• Candidate Engagement: Organized pre- and post-offer calls with candidates and stakeholders.

• Handled end-to-end recruitment for both IT and Non-IT roles.
• Onboarding & Offboarding: Managed offer letter issuance, appointment orders, and seamless onboarding/offboarding processes.
• Employee Engagement: Organized weekly recreational activities to enhance employee experience.
• Grievance Handling & Attendance Management: Addressed employee concerns and managed attendance records.
• Payroll Assistance: Supported payroll management processes.
• Exit Interviews: Conducted thorough exit interviews to gather valuable feedback.

• HR Generalist with expertise in end-to-end recruitment, employee onboarding, and offboarding.
• Skilled in handling employee relations, grievance management, and organizing engagement activities.
• Proficient in payroll processing, attendance management, and conducting exit interviews.