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Hemal Kamble

Hemal Kamble

Mumbai

Summary

Strategic recruitment leader with 10+ years of experience in building high-performing teams, driving end-to-end hiring across Tech, Product, Data, and Business functions, and partnering with leadership on talent strategies. Known for problem-solving, stakeholder management, and delivering on niche and leadership hiring in high-growth environments (B2B SaaS, Analytics, BFSI, and Media).

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager (Acting Lead)

IDfy (B2B Product Co)
Mumbai
04.2023 - Current
  • Leading a team of three recruiters, managing hiring for Product, Tech, and Central functions (Strategy, Growth, Marketing, HR, Finance, and CX).
  • Independently driving end-to-end hiring for leadership and niche positions across teams, involving 0 to 1 hiring.
  • Leading recruitment strategy and talent sourcing initiatives for diverse roles. Involved in manpower budgeting and planning for it.
  • Analyzed recruitment metrics to refine processes and improve overall hiring efficiency. Representing talent insights to senior leadership.
  • Driving employee referral programs.
  • Managing HR platform evaluations that can aid in hiring.
  • Designed and implemented an Offer Automation Project with the Data Science team, reducing manual errors, and improving efficiency.
  • Spearheaded campus hiring for tech and product teams.

Award: Built critical, high-performing teams from scratch, earning the 'You're on Fire' Award (2024).

Assistant Manager - Global Talent Acquisition

Cactus Communications
07.2021 - 12.2022
  • Managed end-to-end global hiring for Tech and Product teams; mapped talent from top target companies.
  • Revamped the data science hiring process, reducing time-to-hire significantly.
  • Part of the COE team re-drafted the global GTA Tech process document.
  • Led a four-member team focusing on recruiting, research, and hiring operations.

Awards: Recognized as Rising Star of the Year (2021–22) in my first quarter for speed in hiring; subsequently named Business Partner of the Quarter (Q1 2022) for addressing data science hiring bottlenecks and implementing proactive solutions that improved TAT.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Fractal Analytics
04.2018 - 07.2021
  • Managed a team of 7 to 8 recruiters, managing hiring for Tech, Analytics, and Data Science teams.
  • Independently driven, end-to-end hiring across India and Australia.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and requirements.
  • Built the bench strength from 0 to 35 in 2 months across diverse industries (FMCG, BFSI, and Tech).
  • Doubled the Power BI team in two months by setting up hiring processes from scratch.
  • Designed and launched the first NPS survey and interviewer training program for tech hiring.
  • Supported campus hiring initiatives, including analytics-driven reporting.

Awards: Recognized with the SPOT Award (2020) by the CTO for the early, quick hires in Tech, and the Kaizen Award (2021) for recruitment process improvements.

Recruitment Lead

Dots Connect
09.2014 - 11.2017
  • Driven client engagements & managed delivery for critical accounts such as Quikr, Reliance Jio, Dmart, Shoppers Stop, Lodha, etc.
  • Independently closed 10-15 positions monthly across Tech & non-Tech client teams.

Sr. HR Executive (Generalist)

Indian Television Dot Com
10.2013 - 09.2014
  • Played role of HR Generalist, revising KRAs & KPIs, updating employee records, and managing end-to-end hiring.
  • Facilitated training & development initiatives.
  • Led employee engagement activities to improve retention and culture.

HR Executive (Generalist)

Media2win
02.2013 - 10.2013
  • Served as the first HR of the company, setting up HR processes from scratch.
  • Handled end-to-end hiring, attendance management, and grievance handling.
  • Organized & managed team engagement and fun activities.

Education

PGDBA - Human Resources

Welingkar Institute of Management
01.2013

Skills

  • Talent strategy and stakeholder management
  • Manpower planning
  • Recruitment analytics and process optimization
  • Team management and capability development
  • Campus recruitment
  • Global hiring processes
  • Problem solving
  • Excellent offer negotiation
  • LinkedIn recruiting expertise
  • Job board proficiency (Naukri, AngelList, Instahyre, Cutshort, Hirist/IIMJobs)
  • Applicant tracking systems (JazzHR, Klimb, Greenhouse)
  • Microsoft Office proficiency

Hobbies and Interests

  • Swimming
  • Travelling
  • Badminton

Tools And Platforms

  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Job Boards like-Naukri, AngelList (Wellfound), Instahyre, Cutshort, Hirist/IIMJobs
  • AI Screening platforms
  • ATS - JazzHR, Klimb, Greenhouse, etc
  • MS Office

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager (Acting Lead)

IDfy (B2B Product Co)
04.2023 - Current

Assistant Manager - Global Talent Acquisition

Cactus Communications
07.2021 - 12.2022

Talent Acquisition Manager

Fractal Analytics
04.2018 - 07.2021

Recruitment Lead

Dots Connect
09.2014 - 11.2017

Sr. HR Executive (Generalist)

Indian Television Dot Com
10.2013 - 09.2014

HR Executive (Generalist)

Media2win
02.2013 - 10.2013

PGDBA - Human Resources

Welingkar Institute of Management
Hemal Kamble