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CHANDNI PANDEY

HR - Talent Acquisition / Talent Management
Bengaluru

Summary

A seasoned HR & Recruitment Professional with around 12 years of global experience in creating incremental value and driving success in talent acquisition & TA team management, resource pipeline development, employee engagement, grievance, leave & appraisal management – working with product & service based MNCs and international consulting expertise for industries like: Telecom, Semiconductors, IT & Data Sciences, Automotive & FMCG.

Carrying a unique global experience of working in India & Asia Pacific and strong networking & connecting skills with 10k+ LinkedIn Connects. Proactive in my approach, I enjoy taking initiatives and bringing new innovative ideas for growth.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

Lifesight Technologies, Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
12.2022 - Current
  • Creating challenging and competitive environment for the team comprising for Interns, Recruiter, Sr Recruiters and Leads.
  • Presenting the Dashboard across the org with India and APAC Head, HR in a regular interval.
  • Maintaining the stakeholder relationship while achieving the desired hiring number is a key role.
  • Creating the hierarchy for escalation Matrix.
  • Effective use of Finance capital for company considering inhouse hiring vs outsourcing.
  • Maintaining sound workforce Diversity and working closely with HRMs and HRBPs for low attrition.
  • Reviewing and revising the TA Policy as and when needed. Helping team with self-assessment, Performance review and salary review.
  • Identifying the training need for the team and facilitating
  • Connected with NITs and IITs for fresher hiring against the decided number keeping their skill, diversity ratio, location vs need of the organization.
  • Hands on in leadership hiring(VPs and alike) from various innovative sources / networked candidates.
  • Continuously working on keeping the team motivated, working out the various reward process and shuffling as per need from

Noted Achievement's

  • Closed 5 Leadership positions in 30 days
  • Implemented effective hiring Strategy with rapid growth

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

Ola Electrics ( ANI Technologies )
Bengaluru
03.2021 - 07.2022
  • Leading, Executing & managing strategy & planning with Senior directors & VP
  • Leveraging analytic skills to optimize and building metrics leveraging market mapping and collaborating with business stakeholders in planning & execution.
  • Vendor management to seek new sourcing options.
  • Managing End-to-End planning & execution for Campus Placement
  • End to End Talent acquisition management for Finance, Mfg., Technology & IT

Noted Achievements:

  • Delivering on Finance & Mfg. BU's business demand of large pipeline of candidates required.
  • Closed 200+ positions on an average monthly basis with a peak at 280 positions in Nov. 2021

HR Manager /Talent Acquisition Manager

Xchange Techs Star Alliance LLP
04.2017 - 11.2020
  • Sourcing, recruiting, and hiring talent across Industries/domains.
  • Managing the entire recruiting life cycle, with onboarding and offer acceptance.
  • Managing 5-member team for recruitment coordinators for managing
  • Pre-hire checks, manage requisition, Post-offer & Onboarding etc.
  • Managing recruitment for Data Sciences & Analytics.
  • Branding in the marketplace & collaborating with business stakeholders
  • Providing guidance and support to hiring managers and other stakeholders
  • Leading Industry engagements – Technology, Mfg., Ecommerce, Finance & automotive.
  • SME for AI & DS hiring for AI/ML, Deep Learning and Data sciences related pipeline.

Noted Achievements:

  • Process excellence recognition for creating and executing new workflows, leveraging analytics
  • Created new pipeline process that enabled rapid hiring mechanism
  • SME for AI & Data Sciences, for roles related to – AI/ML -NLP, NLU, Voice-bots & Chatbots, Python, Cloud Technologies, DevOps Kubernetes, snowflake, Big Data, Angular React Vue JS

Senior Consultant

GW HR Consulting
11.2014 - 05.2016
  • Representing ZW at external events as presenter/speaker
  • Participating on the business groups (internal & external) teams to strategize for pipeline
  • Account management of customers from Technology, Mfg., Automotive & Finance
  • Own and maintain recruitment process for IT, Semiconductors, FMCG, Marketing, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Automobile & BFSI industry partners/clients

Noted Achievements:

  • Recognition for repeat business and new clients in semiconductors & telecom
  • Regional account ownership of “Inter-search China”.

Consultant / Coach

Freelancer
12.2013 - 11.2014
  • Contractual engagement with ‘Microple China Ltd.' - recruitment & business communication.
  • Business Training with activities like: Role-play, Extempore, Stimulations and other trainings

Noted Achievements:

  • Closed multiple niche critical business requirements in 2 months

Asst. Manager - HR

Universal Software Services
04.2012 - 08.2013
  • Working closely with the Practice leadership to ensure smooth employee relations.
  • Sourcing, recruiting, and hiring software engineering talent across business lines.
  • Leveraging analytic skills with ability to create, measure, and scale workflow.

Noted Achievements:

  • Recognized for recruitment drives & employee engagements

Senior HR Executive

EXFO Electro Opticals
11.2009 - 04.2012
  • Partnering with Internal Sourcing Teams and Coordinating with operations Head
  • Support in recruitment, conduct Employee Engagement, Training & Development.

Noted Achievements:

  • Recognized for new initiatives for Employee engagement & people development.

HR Assistant

SS Pharmaceuticals
02.2009 - 11.2009
  • Support in Core HR activities, Support in Admin activities, Maintaining Press Releases and publishing activities and assist in recruitment process.

Noted Achievements:

  • Recognized for introducing process optimization resulting in cost savings.

Education

MBA - Human Resources -

UPTU
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
01.2007 - 2009.04

B. Com - Company Law & Insurance -

University Of Allhabad
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
01.2003 - 2006.04

Skills

  • Talent acquisition & management, resource pipeline development
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    Certification

    HR Hiring & Analytics Certification

    Timeline

    Talent Acquisition Manager

    Lifesight Technologies, Pvt. Ltd
    12.2022 - Current

    Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

    Ola Electrics ( ANI Technologies )
    03.2021 - 07.2022

    HR Manager /Talent Acquisition Manager

    Xchange Techs Star Alliance LLP
    04.2017 - 11.2020

    Senior Consultant

    GW HR Consulting
    11.2014 - 05.2016

    Consultant / Coach

    Freelancer
    12.2013 - 11.2014

    Asst. Manager - HR

    Universal Software Services
    04.2012 - 08.2013

    Senior HR Executive

    EXFO Electro Opticals
    11.2009 - 04.2012

    HR Assistant

    SS Pharmaceuticals
    02.2009 - 11.2009

    MBA - Human Resources -

    UPTU
    01.2007 - 2009.04

    B. Com - Company Law & Insurance -

    University Of Allhabad
    01.2003 - 2006.04
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