Workday
Gabriela Cherayath
Talent Acquisition Professional
Thane
Summary
Results-driven and conscientious professional with a proven track record of delivering successful projects through meticulous planning, strong organizational skills, and a focus on timely completion with minimal errors. Possesses extensive knowledge in project management methodologies, team leadership, and process optimization to enhance operational efficiency and achieve targets. Expertise in managing talent needs, project timelines, resource allocation, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
08.2023 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: RPO: Scalene Works
- Spearheaded the recruitment for General Medicines, Vaccines, and Respiratory divisions, ensuring high-quality talent acquisition.
- Successfully filled critical leadership and corporate positions, contributing to organizational growth.
- Devised and executed talent strategies to align with project requirements, driving organizational success.
- Championed diversity initiatives, increasing the diversity hiring rate from 5% to 25%.
- Directed a team of 10, providing training and coaching to ensure achievement of KPIs.
- Orchestrated the hiring of over 1,000 sales reps across India since 2023, meeting aggressive targets for metro and remote locations.
- Designed and executed innovative campus hiring strategies, resulting in 2% to 15% of hires from top institutions.
- Cultivated strong stakeholder relationships and adeptly handled client escalations, enhancing client satisfaction.
- Utilized Excel and PowerBI to generate detailed reports and metrics for MBR, QBR and weekly dashboards, providing actionable insights for decision-making.
- Conducted comprehensive talent mapping, market analysis, and competitor intelligence for strategic roles.
- Developed pipelines for high-priority and confidential roles, facilitating meet-and-greet sessions with industry leaders.
- Established robust compliance processes, ensuring 100% adherence to ABAC standards, and optimized recruitment operations using ATS Workday.
- Promoted from Associate Manager to Talent Acquisition Delivery Manager
- Quarterly award as Best Project Manager
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Korn Ferry
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Client : Galderma & Haleon
- Managed high volume hiring roles for FMCG, Pharma, Medical devices and LifeSciences roles.
- Conducted role briefing with clients and set expectations for recruitment process.
- Used competency and behavioural interviews to assess the candidates.
- Managed sourcing team and schedulers.
- End to end recruitment for HO roles - Ecommerce, Brand, Medical Advisors, Finance , Regulatory, Digital Marketing and sales roles- TSE, ASM, DSM, RBM, BE
- SPOC for all Workday-related inquiries and support, promptly addressing and resolving issues to maintain seamless operations for the team.
Assistant Manager – HR
PharmEasy
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Managed the entire recruitment lifecycle for the Diagnostics division.
- Led end-to-end recruitment for all corporate requirements.
- Provided leadership to a team of 5 professionals, fostering their development and enabling excellence in their recruitment responsibilities.
- Stakeholder and Vendor Management.
- Maintained a comprehensive Talent Acquisition dashboard, delivering weekly reports on recruitment progress and insights to stakeholders.
Senior Executive – HR
Indira IVF
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Managed full cycle recruitment for Pharmacists, Nurses, Doctors, Admin for West Zone and corporate positions - IT & Non IT, vendor management, process optimization, and onboarding.
- Developed recruitment process flow chart, maintained dashboards to analyze metrics.
- Responsible for recruitment across departments, offering strategic guidance, designing recruitment manual, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
- Implemented the HR4U Recruitment module-Adrenaline, to enhance recruitment operations and drive efficiency.
Talent Acquisition & Operations Specialist
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Company Overview: Payroll: Kelly Services (Contractual role)
- Executed end-to-end recruitment processes, specializing in leadership hiring and managing recruitment for functions like Commercial, Medical Affairs, Data Analytics, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Supply Chain.
- Managed contract staffing initiatives and vendor relationships, ensuring access to top talent and a smooth recruitment experience.
- Acted as the Workday SPOC for recruitment processes and collaborated with cross-functional teams as the onboarding SPOC, ensuring smooth integration and a positive onboarding experience.
- Prepared monthly sales hiring presentations and created comprehensive reports using HR data, providing insights on recruitment metrics, trends, and talent acquisition strategies to stakeholders.
- Recognition for supporting Commercial sales hiring
- Recognition for being a fundamental SME for Workday (HCM) during the transitions.
- Appreciation for being a SPOC for onboarding processes.
Senior Executive – HR
Infojini Inc
04.2018 - 09.2019
- Oversaw end-to-end recruitment activities for internal requirements, spanning both IT and non-IT positions.
- Hired more than 100 US staffing professionals
- Actively managed the applicant tracking system (ATS), JOB DIVA, ensuring accurate and up-to-date candidate information and seamless workflow management.
- Played a key role in offer negotiation, background verification processes (BGV), onboarding, and induction activities, ensuring a smooth and efficient integration for new hires.
Associate HR
Tejora Technologies
08.2014 - 11.2017
- End to end recruitment for Mid & Senior level positions for IT and Non -IT roles.
- Partnered with internal Business team and hiring managers on regular basis to understand the requirements, strategize, plan and close the roles.
- Planned and successfully executed walk in drives.
- Was involved in offer making process, salary negotiation, Reference checks.
- Exclusively worked on direct recruitment requirements for Axis Bank.
- Recruited and deployed candidates for BFSI domain clients – Yes Bank, RBL Bank, IIFL, First Data, Religare Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, Tata AIG Insurance & E- commerce client – Craftsvilla.com.
- Global clients – Medfusion and TeleTech.
- Onboarding & inducting new joinees on policies and procedures.
- Identified technical training needs of the employees and conducted training programs.
- Involved in Resource Management with Project Management team.
- Supported Employee Engagement team.
- Exit formalities.
- Achieved direct recruitment target of filling Mid & Senior level positions for Axis bank.
- Monetary appreciation for successfully completing recruitment drive for IT hiring.
HR Trainee
Portescap India Pvt Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2014
- Project on Competency Mapping.
- Certificate & appreciation on completing: ISRO project – Competency Mapping.
Education
MBA - Human Resource
Mumbai University
Mumbai 08.2011 - 05.2013
BBA - Marketing
Mumbai University
Mumbai 08.2007 - 06.2010
Higher School - Science
Sophia College
Mumbai 08.2005 - 06.2007
SSC -
St Anthony’s High School
01.1994 - 05.2005
Skills
- Client relationship management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Supplier relationship management
- Competency analysis
- Skill enhancement programs
- Workforce engagement
- Grievance resolution management
- Sales recruitment
- Employee onboarding
- Pharma and healthcare staffing
- Technology recruitment
- BFSI recruitment expertise
- Strategic hiring leadership
- Campus recruitment strategy
Certification
LinkedIn Recruiter: AI Powered Talent Acquisition
Software
Darwin
MS office
PowerBI
GreytHR
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
08.2023 - 11.2024
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Korn Ferry
08.2022 - 07.2023
Assistant Manager – HR
PharmEasy
12.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Executive – HR
Indira IVF
01.2021 - 12.2021
Talent Acquisition & Operations Specialist
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
10.2019 - 09.2020
Senior Executive – HR
Infojini Inc
04.2018 - 09.2019
Associate HR
Tejora Technologies
08.2014 - 11.2017
HR Trainee
Portescap India Pvt Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2014
MBA - Human Resource
Mumbai University
08.2011 - 05.2013
BBA - Marketing
Mumbai University
08.2007 - 06.2010
Higher School - Science
Sophia College
08.2005 - 06.2007
SSC -
St Anthony’s High School
01.1994 - 05.2005
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