A.R Sampath

Work History

Asst Manager - Talent Acquisition

IZMO LTD

Bengaluru

02.2025 - Current

Company Overview: izmo Ltd. (est. 1995) is a global leader in interactive automotive marketing solutions with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Listed on the BSE and NSE, izmo pioneers in e-retailing for the automotive industry, offering a wide range of hi-tech solutions including interactive online stores, car animations, virtual brochures, CRM/ILM systems, and digital marketing platforms. The company owns the world's largest automotive image and animation library and serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 10 OEMs and major global auto retailers.
Directed end-to-end global recruitment operations across IT and Non-IT departments including Multimedia, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Delivery & Support, driving talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals.
Supervised and led a team of 4 recruiters, overseeing requirement intake, task allocation, and implementing efficient sourcing strategies to achieve faster turnaround and high closure rates.
Partnered directly with the CEO and CTO to execute hiring plans for business-critical and leadership roles, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and strategic workforce planning.
Managed vendor relationships and collaborated with EdTech platforms to fulfill Trainee pipelines, enhancing early-career talent acquisition initiatives.
Acted as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, maintaining constant communication to ensure traction, status updates, and timely closures of open positions across departments.
Facilitated end-to-end HR coordination including HR fitment discussions, pre-onboarding planning, and shared real-time recruitment dashboards and daily performance reports with the CEO and Global HR Head.
Izmo Ltd. (est. 1995) is a global leader in interactive automotive marketing solutions with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Listed on the BSE and NSE, izmo pioneers in e-retailing for the automotive industry, offering a wide range of hi-tech solutions including interactive online stores, car animations, virtual brochures, CRM/ILM systems, and digital marketing platforms. The company owns the world's largest automotive image and animation library and serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 10 OEMs and major global auto retailers.

Asst Manager - Talent Acquisition

Synechron Digital Payments (Formerly Known as Attra Infotech)

Bengaluru

05.2022 - 12.2023

Acted as a single point of contact for BFSI clients across APAC, EMEA, Florida, and global regions, ensuring effective communication and timely delivery within SLAs, while maintaining a strong prospect pipeline.
Designed and implemented client-specific strategy plans to drive demand fulfillment, aligning recruitment efforts with business timelines and expectations.
Led a team of 8, managing squad headcount, conducting regular performance reviews, and sharing detailed reports with management to drive accountability and target achievement.
Streamlined sourcing through a structured 3-layer filtration approach, organized regular connects with hiring managers, and collaborated with vendors for critical hiring needs, ensuring quality and efficiency.
Managed salary negotiations, secured approvals, and ensured seamless onboarding by overseeing the offer rollout process in alignment with organizational policies.

Asst Manager-Talent Acquisition

Infinite Convergence Solutions (ICS)

Bengaluru

02.2019 - 05.2022

Company Overview: Infinite Convergence provides innovative messaging and mobility solutions and next-generation wireless communication technologies to mobile operators and enterprises. Currently supporting more than 500 million subscribers globally, Infinite Convergence offers a complete range of scalable Enterprise Messaging Services, Rich Communication Suite, Converged Messaging, Public Safety Messaging, SMS, MMS and Gateway solutions for businesses and wireless operators globally. Headquartered outside Chicago, Infinite Convergence employees 200 people in the USA, Germany, India and Singapore.
Successfully managed full-cycle recruitment for both IT and Non-IT roles for Netsfere, a secure enterprise messaging platform.
Strategized hiring efforts in alignment with business needs for product development, support, operations, and corporate functions.
Collaborated closely with the CEO, Director, and VP-level stakeholders to understand critical hiring priorities.
Conducted weekly strategy meetings with leadership to review open positions, gain hiring approvals, and provide status updates on ongoing recruitment activities.
Managed and mentored a team of 10 recruiters, ensuring delivery of high-quality candidate profiles aligned with job requirements.
Tracked team performance against recruitment KPIs and ensured timely follow-ups with hiring managers for seamless closure of open roles.
Oversaw the complete vendor management lifecycle, including requirement allocation, profile evaluation, performance reviews (PR activity), invoice processing, and payment tracking.
Ensured smooth coordination with third-party vendors for critical hiring mandates.
Facilitated end-to-end onboarding processes, including documentation, asset allocation, and induction.
Played an active role in employee engagement initiatives such as awards and recognition programs, contributing to a positive and productive workplace culture.
Infinite Convergence provides innovative messaging and mobility solutions and next-generation wireless communication technologies to mobile operators and enterprises. Currently supporting more than 500 million subscribers globally, Infinite Convergence offers a complete range of scalable Enterprise Messaging Services, Rich Communication Suite, Converged Messaging, Public Safety Messaging, SMS, MMS and Gateway solutions for businesses and wireless operators globally. Headquartered outside Chicago, Infinite Convergence employees 200 people in the USA, Germany, India and Singapore.

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Wipro Technologies ( SDNA Global ,PeopleStrong)

Bengaluru

04.2016 - 01.2019

Tech Hiring: Java Developers to Solution Architects, Global Delivery Heads, GRS/CRS Practice Heads, and Digital Presales Leaders, Infrastructure Hiring, Tech Support.
Partnered with Delivery and TA teams to forecast hiring needs, conducted daily and weekend recruitment drives with high candidate turnout, and ensured timely technical feedback via ALT RECRUIT tool.
Streamlined hiring pipelines to achieve faster turnaround times (TAT).
Led a team of 3 recruiters, monitored performance metrics, and ensured consistent delivery against hiring goals.
Maintained transparent communication with account managers, delivery leads, and TA partners by publishing daily updates on job code progress and managing candidate engagement (P4J) to reduce dropouts.
Engaged with 'dicey' and 'drop' candidates to resolve concerns and secure conversions.
Coordinated with the BGV team to ensure compliance within SLA, organized P4J High-Tea events with leadership, and performed market research and pitch presentations for executive-level hiring strategy.

Sr Process Executive

Infosys

Bengaluru

01.2015 - 04.2016

IT Roles: Digital, Cloud, Infrastructure Hiring from Entry Level to Leadership Hiring.
Screening and short listing candidates for interview.
Sourcing CVs from various channels such as referencing, company's own database, Job Portals ie, Naukri, Monster.

Process Executive

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd

Bengaluru

01.2013 - 07.2014

Non IT Roles: Desktop Support, L1 to L3 Support, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables.
Source profiles for both IT/Non-IT Requirements ensuring robust attendance for Daily and Weekend drives.
Conduct preliminary discussions with candidates to assess communication and subject knowledge.
Upon clearance of all rounds, invite candidates to share necessary documents for Background Verification (BGV) process.

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Asst Manager - Talent Acquisition

Asst Manager - Talent Acquisition

Asst Manager-Talent Acquisition

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Sr Process Executive

Process Executive

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Master of Business Administration - undefined

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