AJITH KUMAR

• I am a part of the Tech X hiring team and responsible for hiring Tech Talents for India.
• Spearheaded the establishment of a new Data Science team for the Finance and the Google Ads functions from inception.
• Sourced top talents from top-tier universities through strategic partnerships with university hiring team.
• I have hired for Google Pay, Search & Discover, Google Ads, Google Cloud, Corp Engineering and Finance functions.
• Multiskilled in hiring across several high priority projects includes Data Scientists, UX Designers UX Researchers, UX Engineers, Technical Program Managers and Systems Development Engineers.

Initiatives and Growth Projects:
• Leading Culture & Growth projects for organizing and executing various initiatives including Team Outings, Sourcing Jams, KT & Learning sessions, DEI programs, Health and Wellness project. Also mentored new joiners in the team.
• Partnering with University / Campus Hiring team to source top talents, Also to partner with new universities with best suited talents.

• I am working under Dell's extreme model of clubbing Recruitment and Research that includes Talent Mapping, Headhunting, Market Research, Social Media Recruiting, Web 2.0 Sourcing and XRay search techniques.
• Have been a key resource for "Dell Digital" hiring project to Identify, qualify and hire Programmers Product Designers, Program and Project Managers, AI/ML Engineers, Big Data and Analytics professionals for various levels in India.
• Managing corporate partnerships and executive relationships with vendors for supporting Hiring Managers and Business needs, Mentoring new joiners about Dell's recruitment process and the shared ethos of an organization.

Initiatives and Growth Projects:
• Propelled Diversity and inclusivity project.
• Volunteered to support “Dell Factory Hiring” to hire candidates for the Dell’s computer peripheral manufacturing unit.

• Have been a key resource for Oracle SSI hiring and Oracle Digital Prime (ODP) Sales hiring projects and acted as a key player in hiring Sales, Leadership, Pre-sales, Consulting, Technical Roles.
• Partner with Cloud, Sales and Presales Organizations and hire across Cloud technologies - SaaS PaaS & IaaS to build a strong and focused Cloud Organization.
• Developed candidate pipeline using web 2.0 sourcing strategies including advanced Boolean Search, Headhunting, Cold Calling, and Social Networking to support the APAC and ANZ Recruiting team for various job functions and levels.
• Identify, engage, and secure top talents and act as a consultant in hiring processes, compensation, and leveling guidelines.
• Partner with Talent Sources, Coordinators, Interview Panels, Hiring Managers, BGV and Relocation teams to manage a highly efficient process.
• Hired for Oracle’s On-premises and Cloud Applications (CRM / CX, ERP, HCM, SCM), Servers Database, Data Integration Services (DIS), Middleware (SOA, BPM, WebLogic, etc.), Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Big Data and Analytics products.

Initiatives and Growth Projects:
• POC for sourcing initiatives.
• Spearhead the DEI project.
• POC for Batch days / Recruiting Drives.
• Organize multi-location events such as Pre-joining Orientation, Coffee Connect, etc.

• Responsible for corporate hiring and staffing.
• POC for employee referral program, starting from gathering requirements to proceeding referral bonus to the referred employee after the successful hiring of the referral candidate.
• Responsible for Proactive recruitment program to create a strong resource pool for future openings.
• Responsible for end-to-end recruitment starting from the hiring process to the onboarding of candidates.
• Done Sourcing, Job posting, pre-screening applications, telephonic interviews, Rate negotiation and offer closing.
• Utilizing skills in social networking, applicant tracking, cold calling, Internet searches and other professional networks.
• Involved in client calls to understand the hiring requirements Job posting on Taleo and maintaining submission report, interviews and offers
• Coordination with Manager regarding interview schedules and feedback with client point of contact, performed reference checks, negotiated terms and rates for each project, coordinated the interview process, extended offers, and closed candidates

Initiatives and Growth Projects:

• Part of a CSR project named Brillio's ‘Bringing Smiles’ that aims to spread joy and knowledge
• This initiative empowers children to be self-sufficient, independent and happy citizens
• POC for Referral Hiring.