ANITHA BALACHANDER

• Manage end to end recruitment process for, India
• Accountable for designing, planning, and executing short and long-term talent acquisition strategies for Williams Lea India; ensure the talent acquisition programs are scalable and aligned to support regional recruitment activities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business leaders on talent acquisition strategies, programs and processes, these include talent planning, recruiting, assessment, candidate sourcing, employment branding
• Provide in depth information on market research for new and existing business units
• Formulate and regularly adjust recruitment strategies that will meet the business requirements across key markets and provide timely reporting on hiring progress to all stakeholders involved
• Plan and direct talent acquisition sourcing strategy including direct sourcing, social media, employee referral programs, agency usage, diversity hiring and alternative sourcing solutions
• Manage, coach and support a team of recruiters and Vendor Partners, conduct goal setting and performance appraisal processes, coach and develop employees as an organizational resource
• Train and educate the Talent Acquisition team on recruitment processes, proactive sourcing and talent assessment to build a strong and engaged recruiting culture
• Develop a thorough understanding of the business and anticipate current and future talent needs by partnering with the Business Leadership, HRBPs and other key stakeholders
• Take personal responsibility for senior level hiring
• Manage and ensure accurate records and reporting
• Concerning all phases of the talent acquisition processes follow established standards and requirements

ACCOMPLISHMENTS / INITIATIVES:

• Successful implementation of Naukri integration with workday
• Engaged a new background verification vendor to improve process efficiency
• Lead the Talent engagement function for few months
• Automation of candidate assessment process for Junior and Lateral hiring

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment process for Williams Lea Chennai location with a team of 5
• Responsible for Leadership hiring
• Create detailed plans for alternate sourcing strategies with clearly defined objectives, desired outcomes
• Set metrics and monitor the effectiveness of ongoing strategies, recommend and implement changes as required
• Collaborate with the business sponsors to develop effective recruiting strategies, ensure delivery in line with time to hire/cost per hire
• Schedule periodic meetings with stakeholders to discuss current recruitment status and way forward
• Assign targets, manage and mentor team of recruiters to help progress in their day to day responsibilities/goals
• Responsible for presenting various recruitment dashboards on a periodic basis
• Monitor effectiveness of system
• Initiate and execute process improvements

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Have successfully hired 3 Leadership roles for WLT India (Head - Corporate Communication, Head - Administration & Facilities, Head - ERM)
• Handled 2 new projects for leading banks, successfully hired 60+ resources in 1 month much within the agreed timeline through proactive sourcing
• Automation of candidate tracker for Junior level hiring (0-4 years exp)
• The tool helped in reduction of manual work and duplication of data
• Performed extensive competitor analysis (role, banding & compensation data) for a specific business which in turn helped for a key management decision
• Spearheaded a HR special project - Automation of Query Management system for India employees
• Project team comprised of HR members from cross functional teams

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment process for the Global Supply Chain business vertical of Flextronics with a team of 6
• Create and execute various recruiting strategies designed to meet the needs of assigned line of businesses as well as to maintain an active database of candidates
• Liaise with stakeholders to provide an efficient service, ensure delivery in line with time to hire/cost per hire
• Ensure periodic meetings with stakeholders to discuss current recruitment status and way forward
• Provide expert recommendation/proposal to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
• Manage and mentor team of recruiters to help progress in their day to day responsibilities/goals
• Plan and execute various recruitment drives through innovative Employee referral programs, effective sourcing using Job boards, LinkedIn, Consultancy, Off Campus drives etc
• Work with management to determine the forecast hiring needs and build effective pipeline of candidates in advance
• Responsible for presenting various recruitment dashboards on a periodic basis

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Successfully hired 1173 candidates in a span of 12 months for both Chennai & Pune location through innovative and effective recruitment strategies
• It was a major ramp up for the Global Supply Chain vertical
• Successfully planned and executed 45+ walk-ins across India in a span of 10 months (Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Pune, Pondicherry, Coimbatore)
• Ensured 50% of hiring through Employee referrals

• Manage full life cycle recruitment for a wide range of positions / requirements in Investment Banking and Financial Services with a team of 2
• Meet established hiring targets and maintain compliance with established reporting structure as per the SLA
• Partner with hiring managers to understand the skills and background required for each opportunity, the culture of the department and growth opportunities available
• Provide expert recommendation/proposal to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
• Utilize knowledge of innovative recruiting sources (like Job Portals, Employee referral schemes, Consultants etc) to actively & creatively source, screen, evaluate and network with candidates
• Create and execute various recruiting strategies designed to meet the needs of assigned lines of business as well as to maintain an active pipeline of candidates
• Develop and maintain strong client, candidate, and vendor relationships; manage a network of recruitment and referral resources as a part of the recruitment process to fill open positions
• Lead the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing and administrative components involved in full life-cycle recruiting
• Extend offers of employment to selected candidates under the direction of the Business Heads and within the guidelines of compensation policy
• Make sure candidate submits all the relevant documents pertaining to academic, previous & current employment
• Initiate detailed background check for the offered candidates, follow-up with the background verification team to ensure the checks are processed without any discrepancy
• Maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, interviewer feedback and other recruiting activities through Taleo (Online Recruitment Tool)
• Provide necessary guidance to the offered candidates till their on board
• Keep the Hiring Managers / Business Heads informed on the offered candidates’ date of joining
• Make sure candidates’ background verification is complete before they join the organization
• Maintenance of MIS reports
• Providing weekly reports to Business heads pertaining to recruitment status of the current open positions
• Update the Business heads once candidates join on board for the respective division

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Have been recruitment SPOC for successful transition of 250 FTEs for various operations in Investment banking
• Have planned and executed multiple recruitment drives for IB hiring to meet the desired numbers at quick TAT
• Have received STAR performer award for the best client servicing
• Have been rated highest performance score for the year 2011

• Manage full life cycle recruitment for a wide range of positions / requirements in IT, LPO and Research & Analytics business groups for Middle & Senior Management roles
• Have been SPOC for 3 business divisions
• Recruitment execution on receipt of demand forecast from each competency by interfacing with the competency heads/BUH
• Recruitment across Competencies/Projects/Locations to be completed within the defined SLA
• Recruitment Vendor Management
• Ensuring process adherence
• Generate weekly MIS and on-demand reports as per requirement from senior management members

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Single handedly have hired 120 candidates in a span of 40 days
• Reduced consultant hiring to 5% by focusing on other sourcing methodologies like Job Portals, Employee Referral programs, Frequent walk-ins etc
• Awarded as Best performer for 3 consecutive quarters
• Client appreciation for hiring candidates for a specific project at a quick TAT
• Been promoted to next level twice a year