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Jiya Jacob

Jiya Jacob

Summary

Dynamic Assistant Manager with a proven track record at Grant Thornton INDUS, excelling in talent acquisition and workforce strategy development. Achieved a remarkable increase in offer acceptance rates through innovative candidate experience initiatives. Skilled in vendor management and effective stakeholder engagement, driving recruitment success in high-volume environments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Manager

Grant Thornton INDUS
07.2022 - Current
  • Led end-to-end recruitment strategies across diverse business units including US Operations, Product, Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Audit, aligning talent acquisition with business growth objectives.
  • Scaled Audit business headcount from 300 to 900+ in just 4 months , demonstrating strong execution of large-scale strategic hiring.
  • Revamped hiring processes across Innovation, NKM, and US Operations, improving offer-to-joining ratio from 30% to 80% and reducing time-to-hire by 30%.
  • Managed and developed a 4-member Talent Acquisition team (Analysts and Interns), with strong focus on performance management, training, and career progression.
  • Enhanced candidate experience by introducing post-offer connect programs, engagement meets, and personalized initiatives—resulting in higher offer acceptance rates.
  • Drove campus hiring strategy across Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutes, onboarding 600+ freshers in two quarters through innovative outreach, engagement programs, and revamped onboarding in partnership with HRBP and C&B teams.
  • Championed Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) hiring , implementing inclusive practices, strengthening diversity pipelines, and enhancing referral incentives for diverse candidates.
  • Strengthened sourcing strategies by leveraging job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn), social platforms, referrals, internal databases, and AI-driven recruitment tools—boosting efficiency and reducing recruitment costs.
  • Increased employee referral contributions from 10% to 40% through targeted internal campaigns, improving both quality of hire and retention.
  • Optimized vendor management , reducing cost-per-hire by 30% while maintaining talent quality.
  • Managed internal mobility programs (IJPs and lateral movements), supporting career progression and talent retention.
  • Led compensation planning and offer negotiations for 300+ candidates , ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness.
  • Delivered data-driven insights through quality checks, weekly reporting, and stakeholder updates to TA leadership, driving informed decision-making.

Senior Executive

IQuanti
11.2019 - 07.2022
  • Skilled in Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Requirement Gathering, JD formatting, handling complete recruitment cycle, Employee Referral Program, vendor management, Campus Hiring .
  • Hiring primarily for Product Engineering and Digital Marketing Positions, Mid and Senior levels (Full Stack, Front end & Backend Engineers, SEO, PPC, Analytics, CRO)
  • Work with Engineering managers to understand the sourcing requirements and collaborate with vendors to shortlist the profile, screen the candidate, and schedule the interview. Negotiate the offer upon successful selection.
  • Hands on experience in various sourcing techniques such as cold calling, job boards, networking, resume mining, and diverse recruitment techniques to ensure a rich source of candidates.
  • Screen candidates by phone and in-person by various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioral questions)
  • Facilitate the interview process, check references, extend offers and close candidates.
  • Negotiate compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment with new candidates.
  • Well versed in contract, contract-to-hire and permanent positions.
  • Managing end to end recruitment on and off campus from Engineering and Business schools , Coordinating and facilitating on- campus recruiting.

Technical Recruiter

CareerLego (PNV Associates)
05.2017 - 10.2017
  • Understanding the Job specifications, and Sourcing profiles through various modes like Job postings, Job Portals (Naukri), Internal database, through referrals and Professional Networking sites like LinkedIn.
  • Shortlisting the profiles as per the clients' requirement and briefing the candidate about Open position, Role, Organization and know the comfort level and interest of the candidates.
  • Involved in client calls and client meetings for better understanding of requirements.
  • Sourcing and head-hunting talent through job portals and personal search.
  • Responsible for screening the candidates and coordinating with them for further interviews and closures.

Education

PGP Certificate Course - Human Resource Management And Analytics (Distance)

Indian Institute of Management
Kozhikode, India

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Psychology, Literature

St Aloysius College
Mangalore, India

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition & Delivery
  • Workforce strategy development
  • Full-cycle talent acquisition management
  • Effective stakeholder engagement
  • High Volume & Niche Skill Hiring
  • Inclusive recruitment strategies
  • Campus Hiring Strategy & Execution
  • Candidate Experience Management
  • Employee Branding & Candidate Experience
  • Vendor Management
  • Recruitment Metrics & Analytics
  • People Management
  • Compensation Negotitation

Accomplishments

  • Consistent high performer for consecutive performance cycles at Grant Thornton (2022 to till date)
  • Monthly Kudos for closing Niche Skills positions within 30 days
  • Awarded with multiple ‘Shining Star' and ‘Spot Awards ' across FY 23, FY24 and FY25
  • Honored with 'Made a Difference' Award in FY23, FY24 and FY25.
  • Honored with multiple 'Certificate of Recognition' for demonstrating Excellence, Agility and Responsibility across FY23, FY24 and FY25

Certification

  • Generative AI, Recruiting and Talent Acquisition by LinkedIn Learning
  • LinkedIn Recruiter and AI-Driven Talent Acquisition Professional Certificate by LinkedIn Learning
  • Harnessing AI in the Recruiting Lifecycle by LinkedIn Learning
  • Links for all other Certifications are available at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiya-jacob-764a14142/details/certifications/

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Grant Thornton INDUS
07.2022 - Current

Senior Executive

IQuanti
11.2019 - 07.2022

Technical Recruiter

CareerLego (PNV Associates)
05.2017 - 10.2017

PGP Certificate Course - Human Resource Management And Analytics (Distance)

Indian Institute of Management

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Psychology, Literature

St Aloysius College

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