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Jhilik Chatterjee

Recruiting Leader :Leadership Hiring/ Candidate experience/ Diversity
Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic Tech Talent Partner with 9.8 years of experience excelling in strategic Leadership recruitment and global program management. With a proven track record at Amazon, I am an expert in full life cycle recruitment and fostering diversity initiatives. Along with leading a team of 5 people, I drive process excellence and enhance candidate experiences successfully, building high-performing teams and delivering innovative sourcing strategies.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Tech Talent Partner/ Global PM

Amazon
09.2020 - Current

Strategic Recruitment Leadership Hiring

  • Design and execute research and data backed hiring strategies aligned with business goals
  • Lead complex, high-priority searches for Leadership Roles such as Senior SDE, Staff SDE, Principal SDE, Senior and Principal Engineering Manager, Head of Technical Programs and Products, Manager of Managers.
  • Develop recruitment forecasts and workforce planning
  • Create innovative sourcing strategies


Business Stakeholder Partnership

  • Serve as strategic advisor to senior leadership
  • Consult on organizational design and talent needs
  • Coach hiring managers on interviewing best practices
  • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
  • Provide market insights and compensation guidance


Candidate Experience Management

  • Design and optimize candidate experience
  • Lead complex offer negotiations
  • Develop employer brand initiatives
  • Ensure high-touch recruitment process
  • Manage executive candidate relationships


Drive Process Excellence

  • Design and implement recruitment processes
  • Establish recruiting metrics and KPIs
  • Monitor recruitment quality and efficiency
  • Implement ATS and recruitment tools
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives


Sourcing Strategy

  • Develop multi-channel sourcing approaches
  • Build talent pipelines for critical roles
  • Lead proactive talent mapping
  • Leverage advanced Boolean and sourcing techniques


Diversity & Inclusion

  • Drive diverse hiring initiatives to meet Global Goal of 21.2 Tech onsite slating
  • Develop inclusive recruitment practices
  • Monitor diversity metrics
  • Partner with Global IXT for driving DEI Initiatives
  • Ensure unbiased selection processes


Data & Analytics

  • Track and analyze recruitment metrics
  • Prepare hiring forecasts and WBR. MBR, QBR reports
  • Monitor market trends and compensation
  • Provide data-driven recommendations


Team Leadership

  • Managing 5 direct Repartees and Mentor junior recruiters
  • Leading 4 Verticals of Alexa , Build 0 to 10, 4 Pizza Teams
  • Share best practices and market knowledge
  • Lead Global Business and recruitment projects and initiatives
  • Build capability within the TA team
  • Drive recruitment innovation

Senior Recruiter: Tech

Microsoft
04.2019 - 09.2020
  • Developed and implemented targeted sourcing strategies to attract high-quality SDE, Azure and SE candidates across various roles, utilizing social media platforms and professional networks.
  • Conducted comprehensive interviews and assessments to evaluate candidate qualifications, aligning skills with organizational needs and culture.
  • Managed the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial outreach to offer negotiation, streamlining processes to enhance candidate experience and engagement.

Founding Recruiter, Tech

HCL Product Labs
06.2018 - 03.2019
  • Founding Recruiter for newly built HCL PRODUCT LABS.
  • Hiring for the very enriched product " lotus Domino Mail Server ". Started from scratch went on to build the 100 plus teams in a year.
  • Skills Included Tech Architects, Principal Engineering Managers, C++ Developers. It included Extensive planning, strategizing, exploring unconventional sourcing techniques, Business Handling, Stakeholder Management, Vendor management, Salary negotiation, Offer rolling out.

Lead Technical Recruiter

Various Consultancies( Client Apple,Nokia,IBM ISL)
11.2015 - 11.2017
  • Led full-cycle recruitment efforts for technical roles, utilizing applicant tracking systems to streamline processes and enhance candidate experience.
  • Developed and implemented targeted sourcing strategies to identify top talent in software engineering and IT fields, resulting in improved candidate quality.
  • Analyzed recruitment metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement, leading initiatives that reduced time-to-fill for critical positions by 20%.
  • Established a reputation as a trusted advisor for hiring managers by providing valuable market insights and competitor analysis.

Education

B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology
West Bengal
04.2001 -

Executive MBA - Strategic Human Resource And Management

IIM - Calcutta
West Bengal
04.2001 -

Skills

Full Life Cycle Recruitment (Sourcing to Offer)

Leadership Hiring

Strategic planning

Global Stakeholder Management (to VP Level)

Candidate Experience SME

Diversity Champion

Market Intelligence

People Management

Global Program Management

Mentoring

Drive Process and Change Management

Innovation mindset

Accomplishments

  • Won “ Highest numbers of Accolades “ Award 2023 : Amazon Devices
  • One of the Fastest HRs to get Promoted within a year from Recruiter I to Recruiter II(within an Year)
  • Awarded TT- Top Tier Performer amongst whole India TA Team(Only 0.001%) Is Awarded TT each year at Amazon -Tech and Non Tech Both .
  • One of the Fastest and Youngest Recruitment Lead managing a Team of 6 Full time and Contract direct employees.
  • Won “Diversity Hiring Champion Award 2021 & 2020- Tech Leadership in APAC -MENA” - At Amazon
  • Won “Diversity Hiring Champion APAC and Candidate Experience Award Winner APAC 2020”- At Amazon
  • Won “Gradatim Ferociter” Award in whole ICB BU(Amazon.IN)
  • Holding a record of Highest Leadership Tech Roles L6 plus Hire Calls givers- 110 Alone within a year, maintaining 27% Diversity Hire Calls, In the History of AMAZON.
  • Received maximum Numbers of ACCOLDAES across teams within a year from Business Leaders, HMs, Colleagues, RM’S AND L8 HR Director- 10 in a year.
  • Appreciation of Giving the highest No of Hire calls in the history of Microsoft within a year– 100 HC’s of Azure and SE and SDE , maintaining Diversity slate of 37%
  • Appreciation for closing more than 100 niche skill positions (Java Architect, C++ Seniors Developers,
    Engineering Managers) for HCL PRODUCT LABS in 8 months
  • Star Performer Award winner for the quarter July - August - September 2017 in IDC Technologies.
  • Appreciation for achieving more than INR 200 thousand billing in the month July 2017 in IDC Technologies.
  • Appreciation for achieving more than INR 150 thousand billing in the month August 2017 in IDC Technologies.
  • Achieved closure of 16 candidates within a month (July 2017) in IDC Technologies.
  • Best performer of the Year 2016 in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Best performer for the month of April 2016 based on the no. of joining’s in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Location winner for the month of April 2016 based on the no. of joining’s in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Best performer for the month of August 2016 based on the no. of joining’s in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Location winner for the month of August 2016 based on the no. of joining’s in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Been awarded confirmed employee status within 4 months whereas the deadline was 6 months in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Achieved WYOP goal sheet to get salary increment before completion of 1 year in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Millionaire’s Club member for more than 1 Million INR billing in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • First employee in the history of 2COMS to achieve the 1 million mark within 7 months from the date of joining in 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Timeline

Tech Talent Partner/ Global PM

Amazon
09.2020 - Current

Senior Recruiter: Tech

Microsoft
04.2019 - 09.2020

Founding Recruiter, Tech

HCL Product Labs
06.2018 - 03.2019

Lead Technical Recruiter

Various Consultancies( Client Apple,Nokia,IBM ISL)
11.2015 - 11.2017

B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology
04.2001 -

Executive MBA - Strategic Human Resource And Management

IIM - Calcutta
04.2001 -
Jhilik ChatterjeeRecruiting Leader :Leadership Hiring/ Candidate experience/ Diversity