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Diana Priya

Bengaluru

Summary

Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 8.5 years of experience in global recruitment, specializing in IT and Non-IT roles. Expertise in developing strategic sourcing plans and utilizing data-driven insights to enhance candidate experiences. Proven success in building partnerships with hiring managers and aligning recruitment strategies with business objectives. Committed to promoting inclusive hiring practices and achieving recruitment excellence.

Building trusted partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders, ensuring alignment on role requirements and long-term talent planning. Experienced in maintaining a balanced source mix using job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn), internal databases, referrals, and professional networks.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Recruiter

Twilio Inc,
Bengaluru
05.2021 - Current
  • Owned full-cycle recruitment for technical GTM roles and generalist positions across APJ regions, including India and Japan.
  • Partnered with hiring managers to define hiring strategies and drive recruitment lifecycle.
  • Developed scalable sourcing strategies utilizing job boards and social media to attract high-quality talent.
  • Leveraged data analytics tools to monitor KPIs and provide market insights.
  • Developed and executed comprehensive, scalable sourcing strategies to attract high-quality talent—leveraging job boards, social media, networking events, referrals, and passive sourcing techniques.
  • Guided candidates through all stages of the recruitment process, from initial engagement and interview scheduling to offer negotiations and onboarding, ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience.
  • Utilized data analytics tools such as Tableau, Gem, LinkedIn Insights, and internal dashboards to monitor recruiting KPIs, drive strategic decisions, and provide real-time market insights.
  • Proactively built and maintained diverse talent pipelines, including alumni and intern pools, to support both immediate and future hiring needs.
  • Led campus hiring strategies and early-career recruitment initiatives to attract high-potential talent and support long-term organizational growth.
  • Delivered quarterly hiring updates and market intelligence reports to business leaders and regional/global talent teams.
  • Identified and implemented improvements to recruiting processes using lean methodology to drive efficiency, reduce cost per hire, and optimize source mix.
  • Maintained a strong understanding of business unit goals, GTM strategies, and competitive landscape to align recruitment efforts with broader organizational priorities.
  • Navigated complex hiring challenges, devised tailored solutions, and led process improvement initiatives from ideation through to implementation.
  • Provided hiring managers and interview teams with structured training on interview best practices, candidate evaluation, and inclusive hiring techniques.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with external sourcing agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment, accountability, and effective talent delivery.
  • Contributed to employer branding and diversity hiring efforts by designing recruiting plans that expand the candidate pool and promote equitable hiring outcomes.
  • Supported the build-out of internal and external talent pools through continuous engagement and talent mapping in highly competitive markets.
  • Led multiple strategic recruitment projects to improve scalability, process efficiency, and hiring quality across the organization.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Smarsh Inc, (SAAS Based) Bangalore
Bengaluru
08.2018 - 11.2020
  • Interacting with Business unit to understand their multiple requirements at a time.
  • Making execution plan, identifying resources, help and guide team to work effectively as per the Business requirement with stringent timelines.
  • Post-offer follows up – offer negotiation if required, gauge candidate’s genuine interest and motivate them till joining.
  • Pre-offer follow up – Telephonic screening if required, scheduling interview, getting feedback from both Technical Panels & candidate after the interview
  • Pre-screening Interview Handling
  • Coordinating with various interviewers for explaining the pre-screening interview process, setting expectations according to the Business, scheduling time slot and taking feedback.
  • Organize, Plan and manage the entire life cycle of recruitment from sourcing candidates to on- boarding
  • Provided general recruitment and talent acquisition support, including defining job requirements and responsibilities, posting open positions, conducting assessments, screening resumes, coordination of interviews, researching new acquisition sources, salary negotiations and addressing employment inquiries
  • Coordinating with candidates for scheduling interviews and accordingly processing for further interviews depending on the outcome.
  • Preparing weekly and Monthly reports for analytics of team and individuals.
  • Using JobVite (ATS) for internal Tracking.

HR Recruitment Coordinator

Actiance India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
07.2016 - 07.2018
  • Worked on Sourcing, Scheduling, Co-ordinating with Candidates and Stakeholders
  • Co-ordinated with consultancies for requirements
  • Strategizing and educating team members to achieve the set targets
  • As Human Resources coordinator, multitask through actively participating into the recruitingprocess
  • Coordinating active role methods to improve recruitment process
  • Providing data for multiple reports & projects - daily tasks.
  • A self-Motivated team player with stronger communications and relationships management
  • Have a good organizational ability, enthusiastic to take up new tasks and challenges.
  • Worked on Resume Data Bases/ Applicant tracking system, Maintaining Trackers.
  • Identify branding opportunities for the organization especially through social media

Education

Completed Bachelor’s in Commerce -

St. Anne’s Degree College
Bengaluru
05-2016

Skills

  • Full-cycle recruitment
  • Offer negotiation
  • Diversity hiring
  • Talent pipeline management
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Market intelligence
  • Communication skills
  • Time management
  • Applicant tracking systems
  • Job posting optimization
  • Boolean search proficiency
  • Talent management
  • Passive candidate engagement
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Recruiter

Twilio Inc,
05.2021 - Current

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Smarsh Inc, (SAAS Based) Bangalore
08.2018 - 11.2020

HR Recruitment Coordinator

Actiance India Pvt Ltd
07.2016 - 07.2018

Completed Bachelor’s in Commerce -

St. Anne’s Degree College

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