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Jejo Thomas

Jejo Thomas

Pune

Summary

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader with over 19 years of experience in developing and executing talent acquisition strategies across IT services, Banking & Financial Services, and Manufacturing sectors. Currently leading the Talent Acquisition function at Ensono, driving a centralized COE that aligns with organizational goals. Successfully spearheaded recruitment initiatives that reduced cycle times and costs while improving hire quality through innovative sourcing and process optimization. Proven expertise in diversity hiring initiatives and implementation of advanced ATS tools, enhancing recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Director, Talent Acquisition India

Ensono Technologies
05.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: www.ensono.com
  • Heading the entire recruitment for India across business units and towers
  • Helping the India business grow more than 20% year on year with the Headcount increase
  • Managing a team of 16 members with a combination of recruiters and operations
  • Partner with the business leaders and provide support and advice to leaders and key stakeholders on workforce planning
  • Successfully recruited the entire Leadership team in India and continue to hire with same rigor and quality
  • Leading diversified sourcing channels and executing impactful branding strategies to enhance the company’s presence and improve recruitment efforts, while prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives
  • Fast-Track Team: A dedicated team focused on expediting the recruitment pipeline, ensuring quick and seamless delivery of top candidates
  • Strategic Hiring Team: A team aligned with long-term organizational goals to build a sustainable talent pool and meet immediate needs
  • Diversity Hiring Initiatives: Focused efforts on improving diversity across all levels, fostering a more inclusive workforce.
  • Expertise in Campus hiring and various program-based hiring to ensure the best quality of hire year on year at the bottom pyramid.

Senior Manager

Atos India Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 05.2019
  • Heading multiple service lines, infrastructure(IDM), Big Data, KPO, and BPO for the India location.
  • Managed the team across locations and ensured deliverables as per the business plan.
  • Has experience in building different recruitment models to align with the business deliverables.
  • Worked with the RPO model, vendor on premises, as well as managing volumes with internal teams. Managed a team of 68 resources, driving larger numbers for the business team.
  • Managed large volumes, which include hiring for all kinds of skills across locations.
  • Responsible for providing solutions to manpower requirements, right from demand planning until closures.
    Interface between recruitment and senior management for all business units.
  • Responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and delivering recruitment strategies against the open resource demand for all business units.
  • Responsible for providing recruitment dashboards, hiring plans, and updates on a periodic basis to various BU leaders and other relevant stakeholders.
  • Working closely with the India Recruitment COE team to set up all the processes and policies specific to the Recruitment Function, such as contractor hiring policies, relocation benefit policies, and referral bonus policies.
  • Responsible for driving the 'Internal First' policy for the India location. Involved in creating and implementing this policy in Romania and Poland.
  • Review individual KPIs periodically, both for individuals and for the team.
  • Part of multiple global projects aligned, and I got the opportunity to implement them at the India level.

As the Global Recruitment Lead:

  • Currently working with Poland and Romania as part of the global role.
  • Working closely with various GBUs and helping to coordinate with them to cascade reports to global management.
  • Follow up closely with GBU's in case of any important hiring inputs.
  • Ensure weekly reporting, as well as participation in the management review.
  • Help GBU’s to meet their critical hiring needs, and ensure adequate support is given to them.

Asst. Manager

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
06.2012 - 02.2013
  • Responsible for leading the entire sourcing team at Pune
  • Handled a team of 8 to 10 sourcing member catering to all kinds of requirement for all business team
  • Single point of contact for all business team and ensure smooth workflow of Ensure timely sharing of resume for each skill
  • Allocation for requirement to each Sourcing member
  • Weekly review and target setting for each sourcing member
  • Handling all domains at Pune which includes BFSI, MFG, EIS and various other business units
  • Planning and execution of walk-in drive for weekdays and weekends and driving it as per the target
  • Was able to manage Vendor utilization at less than 1% consistently every month and improved employee referral percentage by 5% against the target
  • Weekend/Weekday performance analysis and discuss the same with the entire team
  • Daily report on sourcing effort
  • Representing the team for various corporate initiatives
  • Improving the quality of sourcing and selection ratio
  • Improving social media hiring month on month based on target

Sr. Analyst

Mphasis an HP Company
07.2010 - 06.2012
  • Handle end to end Recruitment Cycle starting from sourcing appropriate resumes till finally making the offer & ensuring the joining of a satisfied candidate
  • Being the single point of contact at the Pune location (Business Technology Services Business) had to manage & handle the entire recruitment requirements for the location
  • Handle end to end Recruitment Cycle starting from sourcing appropriate resumes till finally making the offer & ensuring the joining of a satisfied candidate
  • Handling BCM (Banking and Capital Markets Vertical) for Pune location
  • Taken HR Interviews, Salary Negotiations, fitments & closing with releasing Offer letters
  • Maintained weekly and monthly MIS reports to support the recruitment process & for Resource & Business meetings
  • Attended regular weekly reviews with the Business, Resource managers & Divisional managers for weekly updates & new hiring plans
  • Handled large walk-ins (both lateral & campus) at various locations in India for different skill requirements
  • Gave presentations to many colleges (for engineering /MCA/MSC) on the company profile & used to enjoy interacting with Placement Officers, Deans, Principals & inquisitive students of the colleges

Sr. Executive

Wipro Technologies
06.2006 - 07.2010
  • Company Overview: www.wipro.com
  • Handle end to end Recruitment Cycle starting from sourcing appropriate resumes till finally making the offer & ensuring the joining of a satisfied candidate
  • Being the single point of contact at the Pune location (Business Technology Services Business) had to manage & handle the entire recruitment requirements for the location
  • Taken HR Interviews, Salary Negotiations, fitments & closing with releasing Offer letters
  • Maintained weekly and monthly MIS reports to support the recruitment process & for Resource & Business meetings
  • Attained regular weekly reviews with the Business, Recruitment VP, GM, Resource managers & Divisional managers for weekly updates & new hiring plans
  • Handled large walk-ins (both lateral & campus) at various locations in India for different skill requirements
  • Coordinating with the Background Verification team and helping them with the required documents for the proper background check of each of the offered candidates
  • Had been extremely efficient & appreciated in the Campus Recruitment Team for handling end to end Campus recruitment events for various colleges in India
  • Gave presentations to many colleges (for engineering /B.Sc/BCS colleges) on the company profile & used to enjoy interacting with Placement Officers, Deans, Principals & inquisitive students of the colleges
  • Was an active participant for the WASE program (Wipro Academy of S/W Excellence) named “WASE ROADIES” from the Western Region
  • WASE is a part of campus hiring
  • Had taken initiatives in encouraging the employees for “Employee Reference Programs” & also made some senior eligible employees take necessary tests to become qualified technical interviewers from the location
  • Had completed certifications as a Qualified HR Interviewer with good scores for lateral as well as campus hiring
  • Www.wipro.com

Education

MPM -

Indsearch
Pune
01.2006

B.Com -

Christ College
01.2003

Skills

  • Effective Strategy Implementation
  • Global Talent Acquisition
  • Leadership Development & Talent Acquisition
  • Recruitment Lifecycle Management
  • Competitive Landscape Assessment
  • Talent Acquisition Strategy
  • Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy
  • Talent Attraction Strategy
  • AI-Enhanced Recruitment
  • Hiring Process Optimization

Certification

  • Undergone certification for ICP(Interview Certified Professional) at Wipro
  • Undergone Certification for CISP(Campus Interview Certified Professional) at Wipro

Accomplishments

  • Received Award from a Key “Customer Award” for the fastest staffing for a critical project -2024.
  • Participated in Summit for “Key Business Leader”, 2022, Chicago, US.
  • Received “President Club Award” for outstanding achievement for the Staffing in India, 2020.
  • Received Global excellence award for the achieving the best Ramp-up for one of the large accounts. This competition was against 22 countries for their achievement for year 2017.
  • Received “Accolade Gold” for Meeting business demands for H1, 2016.
  • Received “Accolade Silver” as Best Lead for managing the team and delivery recruitment numbers.
  • Received Global Excellence award for 2015.
  • Received multiple appreciations for various project Ramp-up at TCS.
  • Received “Apex Award” for year 2012 at Mphasis.
  • Received the “Star Performer Award” at Mphasis for outstanding performance for one of the Banking clients for hiring some of the rare skills within stipulated time.
  • Have received the “Best Zillion Award” from business unit for the outstanding contribution towards the recruitment at Wipro.

References

Available upon request.

Activities

  • Started – “Dhwani the Jam Studio”, 2020 in Pune to help the new musical professionals to get the required platforms.
  • Won First Prize in National level competition held by Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrutik Sangh, Pune 2016 “Harmony" for the best Band.
  • Active Participant/Performer for all musical shows with Wipro, TCS, ATOS and Ensono.
  • Actively participated in School/College sports and cultural activities.
  • Formed a musical Group “Swapth Dhwani” and performed various musical club shows and charity shows.

Timeline

Director, Talent Acquisition India

Ensono Technologies
05.2019 - Current

Senior Manager

Atos India Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 05.2019

Asst. Manager

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
06.2012 - 02.2013

Sr. Analyst

Mphasis an HP Company
07.2010 - 06.2012

Sr. Executive

Wipro Technologies
06.2006 - 07.2010

MPM -

Indsearch

B.Com -

Christ College
Jejo Thomas