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Dhanya Nair

Recruitment Delivery
Bangalore

Summary

With 17 years of recruitment experience, I aim to contribute to an organization where my expertise in RPO delivery—spanning greenfield setups, scale-ups, executive and leadership hiring, volume hiring, and BFSI/support functions—can be leveraged to build and lead high-performing sourcing teams aligned with business growth objectives.

Seasoned Recruitment professional with over 17 years of experience in managing Sourcing Delivery and Team Management across diverse industries. Adept at driving delivery for Enterprise RPO and Flex RPO, building and leading teams, and providing strategic leadership to achieve critical talent acquisition within timelines. Known for building strong stakeholder relationships and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize recruitment processes. Experienced in managing large and diverse teams, with hands-on expertise in skill hiring for IB operations, Risk, Analytics, Finance, Audit, Tax, and Data. Well-versed in Indian and Global geographies (Middle East), with added expertise in presenting Market Insights to clients regarding Talent pool, Compensation, and general trends related to employee benefits within competition.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Associate Director – Recruitment Delivery (RPO)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
03.2024 - Current
  • Leading Enterprise and Project RPO sourcing delivery through a 100+ member team, including 5 Managers and 2 Leads, based in Bangalore.
  • Driving sourcing operations aligned with KPIs and SLAs, ensuring timely and high-quality recruitment outcomes.
  • Building scalable processes for stakeholder communication, performance tracking, and delivery governance.
  • Overseeing team hiring, performance management, training, business planning, and attrition control.
  • Managing productivity, workload distribution, and weekly delivery reviews to align team output with business goals.
  • Maintaining a strong resume pipeline across open mandates and proactively resolving delivery escalations.

Sr. Recruitment Delivery Manager (RPO Team)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Acted as the single point of contact for sourcing strategy, working closely with onsite client delivery teams.
  • Reported to the Recruitment Operations Director, driving best practices across multiple accounts.
  • Managed a team of 22 direct reports (2019–2021), conducting performance reviews and mentoring for high performance.
  • Led hiring for top-tier clients including Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Swiss Re, PepsiCo, Cerner, Kohler, Ford, and Cigna.
  • Provided strategic feedback on sourcing effectiveness and refined search strategies based on client needs.
  • Delivered consultative recruitment aligned with client business goals, enhancing value and candidate experience.
  • Represented the firm as a domain expert, adding value through industry insights and market knowledge.

Sr. Recruitment Delivery Manager (RPO Team)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
01.2018 - 01.2022

Resourcing Lead - BFSI

CareerNet Consulting
12.2012 - 08.2017
  • Responsible for working on the hiring requirements for Goldman Sachs, RBS, State street, HSBC, Societe Generali.
  • Lead a team of 3 recruiters driving them to achieve the desired hiring and business numbers while delivering key senior positions as a part of my own KRA.
  • Accountable for business delivery, stake holder management, driving teams and their productivity while ensuring quality and commitments were met with.
  • Hands on in sourcing, responsible for senior executive searches (Leadership & mid-level hiring).
  • Front ending stakeholder to understand the business requirements by separating the 'good to have' and 'need to have' skill sets in a specific job role.
  • Proper downloads to teams with respect to the mandates in hand and ensured the sourcing is in the right direction within budgets and skill sets desired.
  • Flagging off all such cases to client where skills were niche or compensation mismatch as per industry standards.
  • Promoted consultative recruitment culture by working more like partners and less like vendors.
  • Spearheaded focussed weekend drives such Diversity Hirings, Second Careers, 'On the spot Offer days' for a few clients.

Sr Consultant/Lead – International Recruitments – BFSI/FMCG

Symmetrical Management Consulting
08.2007 - 12.2012
  • Led end-to-end international recruitment assignments across BFSI, Manufacturing, and FMCG domains.
  • Successfully closed multiple corporate banking roles for clients in Saudi Arabia, Africa, and the Middle East.
  • Key client: Samba Financial Group (Saudi Arabia), delivering high-impact talent solutions across geographies.

Education

MBA - Business Applications

Annamalai University

Bachelors in Commerce - Hons

Delhi University

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Recruitment Delivery Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Hiring Strategy
  • Candidate Engagement
  • Governance Models
  • Talent Mapping
  • Volume Hiring
  • Lateral & Leadership Hiring

Accomplishments

  • Allegis Global Solutions, Promoted to Associate Director in March 2024.
  • Allegis Global Solutions, Successfully scaled team size from 80 to 200 (2022–2023).
  • CareerNet, Received client accolades for executive hiring.
  • Symmetrical Management Consulting, Grew business revenue to INR 87 Lakhs between FY 2007–2010.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/21/86
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Associate Director – Recruitment Delivery (RPO)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
03.2024 - Current

Sr. Recruitment Delivery Manager (RPO Team)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2024

Sr. Recruitment Delivery Manager (RPO Team)

Allegis Global Solutions Pvt Ltd.
01.2018 - 01.2022

Resourcing Lead - BFSI

CareerNet Consulting
12.2012 - 08.2017

Sr Consultant/Lead – International Recruitments – BFSI/FMCG

Symmetrical Management Consulting
08.2007 - 12.2012

Bachelors in Commerce - Hons

Delhi University

MBA - Business Applications

Annamalai University
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