Dinak Raj
Chennai
Summary
Results-driven Talent Acquisition Lead with over 13 + years of experience in the HR function across APAC. Expertise in developing and implementing strategic hiring initiatives that align with business objectives while managing multiple projects seamlessly. Proven track record in building and mentoring high-performing recruitment teams, resulting in consistently exceeded hiring targets and enhanced candidate experiences. Aiming to leverage extensive industry knowledge to drive organizational success through effective talent acquisition strategies.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Forcepoint Software India Pvt Ltd (Formerly Websense)
08.2021 - Current
- Guided team of 7 skilled recruiters to secure leading Go-To-Market talent throughout APAC region.
- Spearheaded formation of a 500-strong Product Engineering team for Mumbai-based (India Innovation Center).
- Conducted daily team reviews and weekly one-on-one performance evaluations, enhancing recruiter effectiveness.
- Recommended and enhanced Employee Referral Program (ERP) that is more aligned to the market, which improved ERP hiring from 9% to 45%, resulted in a drastic reduction in agency spending from 65% to less than 20%.
- Initiated and driven various programs such as coffee connect, business connect, invite to monthly cultural Friday event, HR connect, that has resulted in reduction of offer to drop-out ratio from 55% to less than 15%
- Trained and guided team members on best practices to optimize stakeholder management.
- Improved the quality and efficiency of the talent acquisition function & enhanced the candidate interview experience through various candidate connect sessions.
- Monitoring the dashboards and hiring reports daily & publishing it to stakeholders in respective LOB.
- Led regular meetings with stakeholders, concentrating on planning and addressing requirement challenges.
- Skilled in handling business Critical ramps, Forecast, plan and schedule batches as required along with the operations team & ensure the headcounts are filled within the agreed TAT
- Handle escalations and exceptions, exercise full authority to decide on compensation and benefits (as per company guidelines), and discuss the same with candidates to close the offer.
- Effective in deploying effective recruitment strategies utilizing varied channels – Social media Branding, referral generation, Job postings in recruitment portals, Head Hunting, direct sourcing– for cost effective delivery of desired outcomes
Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition
Movate (Formerly CSS Corp Pvt Ltd)
Chennai
07.2013 - 08.2021
- Managed end-to-end recruitment operations, covering sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and interview coordination.
- Led a team of three recruiters and handled escalations for supported accounts.
- Collaborated effectively with delivery heads, technical interview panels, and prospective candidates.
- Maintained alignment with hiring objectives by streamlining recruitment efforts.
- Optimized recruitment efforts through employee referrals and coordinated job postings across internal and external platforms.
- Managed recruitment for highly complex and top revenue-generating accounts within enterprise verticals.
- Managed campus recruitment for Enterprise and consumer support divisions.
- Instrumental in successfully filling essential roles during significant account expansions.
- Transformed billing discrepancies into timely revenue generation.
- Orchestrated initiation of new employees into hiring and referral systems from day one.
- Address and resolve recruitment-related grievances from hiring date to entry into production.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Madras University
ChennaiSkills
- Recruitment Life Cycle
- Technical Recruiting
- Social Media Recruitment
- Passive Candidate Recruitment
- Employee Referral Programs
- Diversity & inclusion initiatives
- Reports & Dashboard
- Executive search
- Vendor Management
- People Management
- Campus Recruitment
Affiliations
- Running
- Playing Guitar (Beginner)
- Avid pet lover
- Travelling
Accomplishments
- Awarded the Top Performer in FY 2015, 2017 at Movate (CSS Corp).
- Awarded the Excellence of TA by the Client (Aruba - HPE) FY 2019.
- Awarded the HR Super Star (FY 2021) & Top Recruiter Award (FY 2022) at Forcepoint
TOOLS & CRM
- Workday
- Entelo
- Successfactor
- MS OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Malayalam
Elementary (A2)
A2
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Forcepoint Software India Pvt Ltd (Formerly Websense)
08.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition
Movate (Formerly CSS Corp Pvt Ltd)
07.2013 - 08.2021
MBA - Human Resources Management
Madras University
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