Denver Andrade
Summary
Experienced Campus Recruitment professional specializing in building and scaling early talent ecosystems. Delivered over 150 annual hires by transforming zero-state hiring into impactful, scalable programs while enhancing employer branding and fostering university partnerships. Focused on aligning talent strategy with business growth and creating future-ready talent pipelines.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Campus Recruiter
Warner Bros. Discovery
04.2021 - Current
- Built and scaled the India campus recruiting function from the ground up, establishing strategy, processes, and stakeholder alignment across business units.
- Scaled early talent hiring to 70+ new graduates and 90+ interns annually, creating a sustainable pipeline for engineering and business roles.
- Designed and launched end-to-end early talent programs in India, aligned with global campus recruiting frameworks and localized market needs.
- Partnered with senior business leaders and global stakeholders to define hiring roadmaps, workforce planning, and talent priorities.
- Led full-cycle recruiting including university partnerships, sourcing, assessment design, interviewing, and offer management.
- Enhanced candidate experience and reduced time-to-hire through process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives.
- Executed cross-functional projects across regions, ensuring seamless delivery of campus initiatives and intern/new grad programs.
- Positioned WBD as a top employer among engineering talent through strategic campus engagement, events, and partnerships.
Campus Recruiter
Informatica Business Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Bangalore
03.2018 - 08.2020
- Represented the organization across 50+ campuses nationwide, driving employer branding initiatives and positioning the company as a preferred employer among top talent.
- Executed end-to-end campus engagement initiatives, including hiring events, workshops, and branding activities, to attract high-quality candidates and enhance employer presence.
- Built and nurtured strong relationships with campus stakeholders, including placement cells and student bodies, across Pan India.
- Partnered with business leaders to understand hiring needs and designed competitive campus recruitment strategies aligned with workforce planning goals.
- Implemented innovative outreach and engagement programs at universities, enhancing brand visibility and fostering stronger student connections.
- Drove employee referral programs through internal networks, supporting off-campus hiring needs and bolstering talent pipeline.
Campus Recruiter
Envestnet|Yodlee
Bangalore
03.2016 - 09.2017
- - Develop and implement outreach engagement activities at the schools and universities to enhance branding and awareness.
- - Plan, manage and execute on-campus events and activities to assist in the recruitment.
- - Employer Branding : Position WBD as a preferred employer among engineers.
- Recruited candidates, improved processes, managed strategic initiatives, and oversaw projects.
- - Talk to the existing employees and encourage referrals as a part of the off campus process & meet the demand of the business.
Senior Principal Consultant
Quess Corp (Magna Infotech)
Bangalore
01.2015 - 02.2016
- Managed the beginning to end staffing process for the location; implements sourcing strategies for the location, ensure quality short list of candidates, coordinates interviews, Get offer letters released and facilitates relocation.
- Coordinated sourcing, interview scheduling, and onboarding activities to streamline hiring process.
- Worked with different business unit hiring managers and Service Leads to fulfil all open and upcoming staffing demands for the business.
- Have spearheaded high volume to niche requirements to closure against monthly targets.
- Assessed resource status, including availability, travel readiness, and skill set capabilities for third-party contract resources.
- Managed rate revision issues in collaboration with procurement and project teams to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Resolved rate card revision issues for vendors through effective coordination with commercial teams.
- Collaborated with vendors and agencies to identify optimal service providers for client infrastructure needs.
- Screening the resume for fitment, scheduling interviews with account teams and taking care of post selection activities to on board the account within specified timelines.
Human Resource
Tech Fire Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
09.2013 - 08.2014
- - Recruitment, On-Boarding.
- - Exit Process Payroll Processing, Comp & Ben & Employee Relation.
- - Operations Reporting Activities.
HR Executive
KPMG IT Advisory
Bangalore
08.2012 - 06.2013
- Managed full lifecycle recruitment for contractual positions in Oracle & SAP Operations.
- Executed hiring for SAP & Oracle modules, including SAP PM, SAP HR, and Oracle Apps (Financials, Technical, SCM).
- Coordinated with 5 vendors across India for recruitment of contractual candidates in various locations.
- Scheduling interviews for both permanent and Contract to hire positions up to the offer stage.
- Negotiating on the CTC break up of selected candidates.
- Accessed KPMG portal to retrieve resumes for pre-screening candidates.
- Maintaining daily tracker of interview schedules & updating the MIS report.
Education
Diploma in Human Resource Management -
NMIMS - Deemed To Be University
Mumbai04-2022
Bachelor of Commerce - Sepcialised in HR & Marketing -
St. Aloyisius COllege
Mangalore04-2012
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Candidate Engagement
- Client Handling
- HRIS Tools
- Excel expertise
- Program Management
- Branding
- Competitive
- Talent acquisition
Languages
- Hindi
- Konkani
- Arabic
- Kannada
- English, Fluent
- Hindi, Fluent
- Konkani, Native
- Arabic, Conversational
- Kannada, Conversational
Timeline
Campus Recruiter
Warner Bros. Discovery
04.2021 - Current
Campus Recruiter
Informatica Business Solutions Pvt Ltd.
03.2018 - 08.2020
Campus Recruiter
Envestnet|Yodlee
03.2016 - 09.2017
Senior Principal Consultant
Quess Corp (Magna Infotech)
01.2015 - 02.2016
Human Resource
Tech Fire Solutions Pvt Ltd
09.2013 - 08.2014
HR Executive
KPMG IT Advisory
08.2012 - 06.2013
Diploma in Human Resource Management -
NMIMS - Deemed To Be University
Bachelor of Commerce - Sepcialised in HR & Marketing -
St. Aloyisius COllege