Heenal Thakrar
Technical Talent Acquisition Professional
Bengaluru
Summary
A strategic talent acquisition professional with 6 plus years of experience in recruitment, talent management and a proven strategic partner to business by driving High Tech & Product hiring and supporting emerging business units from scratch. Prodigious in driving talent advisory and business partnership by working closely with technology leaders.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER (ASSISTANT MANAGER)
HEALTHPLIX TECHNOLOGIES
2 2023 - Current
- Scaled the engineering team from 15 to 72 engineers, significantly solving business problems.
- Successfully facilitated the hiring process for crucial positions at the Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer and Senior Software Engineer level demonstrating a strong aptitude for strategic talent acquisition. Handled diverse roles in Engineering including Backend, Frontend, Mobile, DevOps, IT Infrastructure & Test Engineer.
- Owning the requisitions from creation to onboarding of candidates. Worked very closely with the Head of Engineering to understand the written (and unwritten) requirement and present suitable candidates, maintaining a healthy pipeline of candidates, continuously fine-tuning the sourcing based on the feedback gathered from the hiring managers.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive salary benchmarks, ensuring competitive and attractive compensation packages.
- Innovated and optimized the tech hiring process by tracking key metrics and presenting the same in monthly and quarterly business reviews.
- Designed a detailed role creation process, which enhanced the precision of resume evaluations and candidate assessments, thereby contributing to improved quality of new hires.
- Conducted proactive market research to stay informed about industry trends, guiding strategic recruitment decisions.
- Initiated post-offer engagement programs, including regular interactions with company leaders to enhance candidate connection and engagement.
- Performed regular Root Cause Analyses (RCA) on a quarterly basis, leading to improvements in the hiring plan.
TECHNICAL RECRUITER (SENIOR ASSOCIATE)
UPSTOX
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Daily activities include-sourcing talent from the market, stakeholder management, playing Advisory role to the business for hiring needs, regular initiatives with branding team, vendor management and network handling
- Recruitment Life cycle: Responsible for end-to-end recruitment processes in multiple business tribes
- Conducting weekday and weekend interviews/events as per business needs
- Stakeholder Management: Strong relationships with stakeholders and developing a deep understanding of business requirements
- Data driven talent advisory to achieve Perfect Delivery
- Candidate Engagement: Ensure exceptional candidate experience right from sourcing to joining and contribute towards achieving an ideal Candidate Experience Score
- Employer Branding: Contributed to employer branding efforts by promoting the company culture, values, and career opportunities through various channels
- Data Management & Reporting: Prepare and maintain hiring dashboards, intelligence reports, candidate trackers and market mapping
- Prepare and present Hiring projections and real time progress to the leadership team on a weekly basis
- Hiring: Successfully handled and closed positions at different levels of job families including Technical Product Managers (Director of Product, GPM, SPM, PM 2 & PM 1), Engineering Manager, SDE (SDE4, SDE3, SDE2 & SDE1) and non-engineering roles (Marketing, Compliance, Product Marketing, Program Manager)
TALENT ACQUISITION COORDINATOR & SOURCER
FLIPKART
11.2018 - 03.2021
- Sourcing: Sourcing the best talent from diverse sources like Social Networking sites, Employee Referral Programs, Job Portals after identifying manpower requirements
- Screen and interview candidates against the position requirements
- Working closely with Hiring Managers to drive the recruitment strategies
- Ownership: Taking care of a candidate's end to end interview process
- Working closely with the recruiter to understand the business-critical requirements and prioritizing the interviews accordingly and partnering with them to close the requisitions
- Hiring: Successfully onboarded 3 Product Manager I, 3 Product Manager II, 2 Software Development Engineer I and 3 Software Development Engineer II
- Understanding important deliverables provided by the key stakeholders and successfully delivering on those metrics
- Customer Management (Stakeholder & Candidate): Partnering with the recruiters to understand the hiring plan and working closely with the hiring team and the recruiter in sourcing, planning events and recruiting activities accordingly
- Ensuring quality recruiting experience for candidates & actively engaging with candidates to resolve any objections or concerns.
HIRING EXPERIENCE TEAM (ASSOCIATE)
PUBLICIS SAPIENT
02.2018 - 10.2018
- Provided recruitment support for a team of recruiters including scheduling candidates’ interviews, updating the applicant tracking system and managing a pool of interviewers
- Responding to both internal and external general inquiries about the hiring process
- Managing weekend and outstation events end to end
- Responsible for maintaining TAT and working as per pre-defined SLA's.
Education
MBA - Human Resources
Institute of Management Technology
Nagpur 06.2016 - 01.2018
Skills
Stakeholder Engagement & Management
Social-Media Sourcing
Employer Branding
Market Research
Recruitment Process Improvement
Awards & Accomplishments
- Awarded ‘Shining Star’ at HealthPlix for Q2 in September 2023 for onboarding 19 engineers for a critical business initiative.
- Awarded for ‘Exemplary Ownership and Delivering Results’ at Upstox by being instrumental in working on multiple roles and having the highest number of joiners for the month of August 2022.
- Recognised for achieving the highest candidate satisfaction scores at Flipkart, among the recruitment team, averaging 75%, by ensuring a smooth and transparent hiring experience.
- Awarded ‘SPOT’ at Flipkart for handling interviewers' challenges by orchestrating Interviewer Calibration for the Q3 2019.
Timeline
TECHNICAL RECRUITER (SENIOR ASSOCIATE)
UPSTOX
04.2021 - 01.2023
TALENT ACQUISITION COORDINATOR & SOURCER
FLIPKART
11.2018 - 03.2021
HIRING EXPERIENCE TEAM (ASSOCIATE)
PUBLICIS SAPIENT
02.2018 - 10.2018
MBA - Human Resources
Institute of Management Technology
06.2016 - 01.2018
SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER (ASSISTANT MANAGER)
HEALTHPLIX TECHNOLOGIES
2 2023 - Current
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