Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
References
Timeline
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Karthik N

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic recruitment professional with a proven track record working with top firms, excelling in contract staffing, lateral hiring and vendor management. Adept at negotiating contracts and enhancing client relationships, I leverage strong communication and analytical skills to deliver high-quality talent solutions across diverse sectors. Passionate about driving recruitment success and improving candidate experiences.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Manager - Recruitment

Tata Elxsi Ltd
11.2021 - 07.2024
  • Spearheaded contract stafϐing ensuring timely recruitment of high-quality talent for Embedded product development, Broadcast, Communications, Healthcare, and Transportation domains.
  • Handled vendor management initiatives. On-boarding new vendors for Elxsi in Europe & Middle East and APAC region specializing in the respective domains and skills.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers, legal, HR and procurement teams and external stakeholders for setting up recruitment processes.

Contract Stafϐing Recruiter

Wipro Limited
08.2011 - 11.2021
  • Delivered end-to-end contract stafϐing solutions for major business verticals of Wipro across India, APAC, and Europe region.
  • Negotiating and signing of contracts for new and established vendors in mature and emerging markets.
  • Hands-on experience on stafϐing models like T&M, Fixed pricing.

Associate Consultant

Manpower Group
02.2010 - 08.2011
  • Handled high-volume hiring across all levels and skills for a major IT client.
  • Streamlined on-boarding and payroll processes to improve hiring time and candidate experience.
  • Built strong rapport with clients, leading to increased repeat business.

Education

Data Analytics Certiϐication course -

Google
06.2025

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
Bangalore
06.2008

Skills

  • Contract staffing and lateral hiring in IT, non-IT, and engineering services
  • Vendor management
  • Client management
  • Procurement and negotiation
  • Understanding legal terms
  • Excellent communication
  • Organizational and analytical skills
  • Microsoft Excel
  • ATS tools (iCIMS, RecruitEx, Synergy)

Accomplishments

  • Hired and managed more than 5000 contractors (entry level to senior management level) across geographies, business verticals and IT spectrum.
  • Successfully hired and managed over 400 professionals across various domains for a IT major.
  • Reduced hiring cycle time by 20% through process enhancements and efficient vendor management.
  • Reduction of cost per hire by 10-15% hiring through effective negotiations and via employee referrals.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Listening to Music
  • Learning new languages

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Associate Manager - Recruitment

Tata Elxsi Ltd
11.2021 - 07.2024

Contract Stafϐing Recruiter

Wipro Limited
08.2011 - 11.2021

Associate Consultant

Manpower Group
02.2010 - 08.2011

Data Analytics Certiϐication course -

Google

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
Karthik N