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Devi Shree

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist with 6.5 years of experience, specializing in IT and non-IT hiring for B2B SaaS startups.track record of building core teams, improving candidate pipelines, and streamlining hiring processes. Known for a hunter mindset, diversity advocacy, and providing exceptional candidate experiences. Seeking opportunities to contribute strategic recruitment expertise to a dynamic, growth-oriented Org.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Multiplier
Chennai
05.2024 - Current
  • Managed 12–15 open positions at a time across global teams in Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance, HR, and Operations.
  • Successfully closed 95+ roles across APAC, EMEA, and NAMER in under 13 months.
  • Maintained a high-quality pipeline with an 80%+ submission-to-interview ratio and a ~5:1 profile-to-offer ratio.
  • Specialized in hiring junior to mid-senior level talent: CSMs, Implementation Managers, Payroll Specialists, and Enterprise AEs.
  • Recognized as a top performer, with a $200 reward and multiple hiring manager appreciations.
  • Used BreezyHR and Kula.ai to streamline pipeline stages, improving team turnaround time by approximately 20%.

Key Projects:

  • Kula.ai ATS Implementation: Led testing, feedback loop, and onboarding as part of core implementation team
  • Interviewer Training Initiative: Co-led training design and rollout to improve interview structure and reduce bias.

TA Consultant (Freelancer)

Growfin.ai
Chennai
08.2023 - 02.2024
  • SPOC TA for building the core BD team at Growfin.ai.
  • Developed strategic sourcing for GTM roles collaborating with founders, increasing candidate pipeline by 60% within three months from 30% for BDR hiring
  • Effectively building a robust pipeline of candidates for key positions

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Chargebee
Remote
11.2020 - 11.2022
  • End to End Recruitment: Successfully filled over 96 positions across different levels, reducing average hiring time by 15% in my tenure with Chargebee
  • Revamped the Sales Development team, leading to a 25% increase in team productivity and a 50% reduction in time-to-hire
  • Educating Hiring Managers on Candidate Pool, Competitors, hiring trends through effective Market Research
  • Implementing an effective sourcing plan to identify and recruit top talents in a timely and effective way (5-7 profiles:1 offer, 90% closure rate)
  • Mentoring the new joiners of the team
  • Created process documentation/ handbook for the GTM positions that were handled by me

IT Consultant

Antal International
Chennai
01.2019 - 11.2020
  • Handled end-to-end recruitment for mid to senior-level positions in IT, improving fill rates by 20% over six months
  • Worked for clients across industries (SaaS, E-Commerce, Health tech, Edtech and Fin-Tech Space)
  • Strong at sourcing through LinkedIn, referencing and headhunting
  • Candidate management: Regular follow-ups with the candidate's w.r.t. coordinating interviews, salary negotiation, offer acceptance, joining date, post offer candidate management

Recruitment Consultant-Trainee

SP Staffing Services
Chennai
05.2016 - 01.2017
  • Technical hiring for product based startups
  • Sourcing candidates through job portals, mass mailing, job posting, referrals etc.
  • Screening the candidates for availability, interest level, salary range, relocation, technical knowledge and qualification

Education

MSW - HR

Madras Christian College
Chennai, India
05.2016

B.A - Economics

Madras Christian College
Chennai, India
05.2014

Skills

  • End-to-end recruitment
  • Global Hiring (APAC, EMEA, NAMER)
  • High-Volume & Cross-functional Hiring
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Offer Management & Negotiation
  • Diversity & Inclusion Recruitment (DEI)
  • Interviewer Training
  • Recruitment Metrics & Reporting
  • ATS Implementation (Kulaai, BreezyHR)
  • Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Apolloio, Kulaai, ZoomInfo, BreezyHR, Instahyre, Naukri, Sales Navigator

Accomplishments

  • Filled over 96 requirements in the span of 18 months at Chargebee
  • Revamped the entire sales development team with managerial roles, where 90% of the efforts were mine
  • Consistently outperformed monthly targets at Chargebee (8-10 offers MoM)
  • Placed eight candidates as part of the core team in the span of six months at Growfin.ai, with a 90% offer-to-joining rate
  • Built 80% of the founding Sales Development team with 100% offer acceptance rate (For Chennai location)
  • Recruited the first lead CS and product support specialist

Tools Used

  • ATS - Salesforce
  • Freshteam
  • Success Factors
  • Keka HR
  • Sourcing - Linkedin Recruiter
  • Sales Navigator
  • Naukri
  • Monster
  • Shine
  • Timesjobs
  • Hirect
  • Instahyre
  • Contact building - ZoomInfo
  • Apollo.io
  • Seamless.ai
  • Hunter.io
  • Lusha

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Multiplier
05.2024 - Current

TA Consultant (Freelancer)

Growfin.ai
08.2023 - 02.2024

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Chargebee
11.2020 - 11.2022

IT Consultant

Antal International
01.2019 - 11.2020

Recruitment Consultant-Trainee

SP Staffing Services
05.2016 - 01.2017

MSW - HR

Madras Christian College

B.A - Economics

Madras Christian College
Devi Shree