Devesh Kumar Gautam
Noida
Summary
Accomplished talent acquisition leader with a proven track record , excelling in recruitment analytics and stakeholder management. Spearheaded initiatives that reduced hiring delays and enhanced diversity. Expert in Avature and employee engagement, driving strategic talent solutions and fostering organizational growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager- Talent
AMH Services
09.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Argenbright Holdings group of companies
- Led a team of 15 recruiters across the UK and the US, successfully closing over 3,375 positions annually across ground operations, technical, and support functions, while maintaining a 98% SLA compliance on hiring TAT.
- Designed and executed multi-channel sourcing strategies, achieving a 30% reduction in cost per hire and a 25% uplift in quality of hire through optimized use of ATS (Avature), social platforms, and university partnerships.
- Partnered with HRBPs and stakeholders across 80+ stations in the US, UK, and Canada, deploying proactive workforce planning models that reduced hiring delays by 40%.
- Pioneered a diversity-focused hiring initiative, driving a 12% year-over-year increase in underrepresented talent hires via BRGs and inclusive sourcing approaches.
- Launched strategic talent acquisition programs—campus-to-corporate transitions, referral drives, and localized outreach—resulting in a 50% increase in applications via social media channels.
- Led end-to-end change management during ATS optimization (Avature), boosting recruiter efficiency and improving candidate experience scores by 20%.
- Collaborated with high-volume hiring stations to forecast labor needs, enabling a 15% faster turnaround on conditional job offers (CJOs), and improving candidate show rates by 12%.
- Optimized pre-screening and onboarding workflows via Avature Junction integrations, saving 2,000 recruiter hours annually, and delivering a 1 FTE optimization across recruitment operations.
- Supervising a specialized recruitment team responsible for overseeing the entire recruitment process within the specified period; sourcing top talent from various channels, including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating salaries, facilitating onboarding, and conducting background checks.
- Work closely with HR business partners and talent managers across the US and India offices to have a full-scale understanding of hiring needs and vacant positions within the company.
- Generate and create reports pertaining to monthly updates for the company's leadership about upcoming talent acquisition initiatives.
- Communicate regularly with the onshore HR department to get a clear view of the company’s hiring needs and organizational goals.
- Led QMS implementation and certification.
- Overseeing and supporting three candidate helpdesk mailboxes, in addition to spearheading the ATLANTA mailbox.
- Provide strategic guidance, advice, and consultative solutions to executives regarding the management aspects of their business, including fostering organizational development, enhancing team effectiveness, implementing change management strategies, and devising solutions for employee engagement.
Process Specialist
TrueBlue India Pvt Ltd
04.2021 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: PEOPLESCOUT
- Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for over 350 roles annually, including sourcing, screening, salary negotiations, onboarding, and candidate engagement.
- Developed sourcing strategies based on market intelligence, cutting average time-to-fill from 45 days to 32 days while maintaining quality-of-hire benchmarks.
- Scoring and evaluating candidates who have submitted recorded interviews.
- Managing daily information/candidate data tracking in the systems.
- Managing the candidate's queries and questions in relation to their applications and recruitment status.
- Providing partners/clients with regular updates on work status and progress.
- Building client brand by creating excellent candidate experience.
- Maintaining a high level of customer retention and satisfaction.
- Utilized advanced sourcing methods, including Boolean strings, targeted job board searches, and industry blogs, reducing time-to-source by 25% for complex roles.
- PEOPLESCOUT
Talent Executive
Cognizant
05.2017 - 03.2021
- Planned and executed high-volume hiring strategies, achieving 95%+ fulfilment of hourly positions within target timelines.
- Leveraged Workday ATS and sourcing platforms to identify, screen, and pipeline candidates, improving time-to-fill by 20%.
- Developed and implemented employer branding and recruitment campaigns, resulting in a 30% increase in candidate applications for critical roles.
- Partnered with hiring managers to define role requirements and delivered tailored recruitment solutions, ensuring quality of hire and reduced attrition.
- Streamlined end-to-end hiring process including job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, and onboarding support, enhancing candidate experience scores by 25%.
- Resolved candidate queries and served as a consistent point of contact, driving higher candidate engagement and offer acceptance rates.
- Used Workday analytics to track hiring funnel, cutting time-to-hire by 5 days.
- Supported recruitment drives across the US, UK, & Canada closing 300+ positions.
Talent Associate
WIPRO BPS
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Conduct telephone interviews to evaluate candidates based on the role requirements.
- Scoring and evaluating candidates who have submitted recorded interviews.
- Managing daily information/candidate data tracking in the systems.
- Managing the candidate's queries and questions in relation to their applications and recruitment status.
Education
B-TECH - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
United Institute of Engineering And Technology
Allahabad, U.P.INTERMEDIATE - SCIENCE STREAM
BK.T.P.P, Prabir Sengupta Uchya Vidyalaya
Birbhum, WBHIGH SCHOOL -
Deucha Gourangini High School
Birbhum, WBSkills
- Talent Mapping
- Stakeholder Management
- Client Management
- Recruitment Analytics
- Reporting
- Employee Engagement
- Retention Strategies
- New Hire Onboarding
- Orientation
- Process Optimization
- Change Management
- Technical tools
- Avature
- Workday
- UKG Pro
- MS Outlook
- MS Teams
- MS Office
- Excel
Accomplishments
- Received Certificate of Appreciation for cross-continental teamwork, achieving nearly 100% CJO targets by interviewing 3,100 candidates through Speed Interviews, reducing Atlanta attrition by 5%.
- Rewarded as the Best Team Award in the Final Quarter for achieving almost 100% of the targets.
- Recognized as a high performer award for completing the AATC Project for the ATL TA Team.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mr. V.K.Gautam
- Mother's Name: Mrs.Yashwanti Gautam
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Assistant Manager- Talent
AMH Services
09.2022 - Current
Process Specialist
TrueBlue India Pvt Ltd
04.2021 - 09.2022
Talent Executive
Cognizant
05.2017 - 03.2021
Talent Associate
WIPRO BPS
01.2017 - 05.2017
B-TECH - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
United Institute of Engineering And Technology
INTERMEDIATE - SCIENCE STREAM
BK.T.P.P, Prabir Sengupta Uchya Vidyalaya
HIGH SCHOOL -
Deucha Gourangini High School