Kavita Ankalgi
Hyderabad
Summary
Accomplished Talent Acquisition Specialist with a proven track record at Google, adept in full lifecycle recruitment and stakeholder management. Excelled in diversity hiring, achieving an 18% DEI rate, and skilled in leveraging ATS for strategic talent acquisition. Renowned for exceptional negotiation skills and fostering robust candidate engagement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Specialist – Talent Acquisition
Jade Global
Hyderabad
12.2023 - Current
- Managing the end-to-end recruitment cycle, alongside reviewing resumes for the team, getting necessary approvals from stakeholders, being involved in budgeting discussions and team balancing, and evaluating headcounts and positions for respective teams.
- Involved in salary discussions, job offer creation, rolling out the offer, and discussing final formalities with the candidate.
- Designed and implemented powerful strategies to build talent pipelines, and executed on tactical research, referral generation, and events.
- Collaborating with the engineering team to hire top talent through active engagements and talent mapping.
- Experience in recruiting talent for IT and non-IT roles.
- Close interaction with the Chief Product Officer and CEO for a few of the critical hiring positions: Product Marketing Manager (Director level), Bid Manager (VP level), and Senior Content Marketing Manager for the AI product space.
- IT Positions/Roles Recruited: ServiceNow Developers, SDETs, Data Engineers/Scientists, Automation Engineers, Performance Testers, NetSuite Developers, Oracle HCM Consultants, Oracle RMCS (Revenue Management Cloud Services), UI/Full Stack Developers, Cloud Engineers, Technical Product Managers, Python Developers, Salesforce Technical Managers/Architects, etc.
- Mediating conflicts between employees and facilitating the resolution of disputes.
- Contributing to HR projects and initiatives like diversity and inclusion programs (sources DEI candidates through multiple sourcing and social media channels), employee engagement surveys, and talent management initiatives.
- Partnered with management to create and implement training programs focused on conflict resolution and effective communication skills, enhancing team dynamics.
- Oversee daily HR operations, ensuring smooth and efficient processes.
- Tools in use: LinkedIn, Naukri, Monster, Workday (ATS).
Senior HR Executive
Indium Software
Bangalore/Hyderabad
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Responsible for hiring Application Engineering, Data Analytics and a few of the non-IT roles.
- Sourcing profiles through job portals like Naukri, Instahyre, LinkedIn Recruiter, Google X-Ray Search, and Employee Referrals.
- Actively involved in in-house hiring, with experience in lateral and volume hiring.
- Experience in junior to leadership hiring by working on niche or super-niche skills.
- Involved in conducting HR interviews for shortlisted candidates, collecting and verifying the documents, reviewing the salary fitments, and rolling out the offer letter.
- Arranged a keep-warm call for effective candidate engagement.
- Design and implement appropriate job descriptions for every level in the organization by discussing with the hiring managers and stakeholders.
- Do market analysis and share MI with stakeholders for the smooth closure of any niche requirement.
- Experience in using Zoho Recruit (ATS) for applicants, candidate tracking, and offer processing using ATS: Zoho Recruit.
- Experience in vendor management.
Talent Advisor- Google Cloud Platform(GCP)
Google (Through Randstad Sourceright)
Bangalore
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment efforts for the GCP product area, collaborating with hiring managers to develop tailored recruitment strategies.
- Conducted strategic intake discussions to analyze open requisitions and devise effective recruitment plans.
- Managed the candidate pipeline using Google's internal ATS (Ghire) for tracking and work management.
- Conducted pre-screening assessments and prepared candidates for interviews by providing relevant preparation materials and best practice recommendations.
- Analyzed candidate interview feedback to create dossiers and statements of support for the hiring committee's review and offer approval.
- Collaborated closely with hiring managers and hiring committees to successfully fill roles within the GCP support division for various technical positions, including TSE/TSS roles for Google Workspace, Looker, SAP, etc.
- Successfully hired over 30 Cloud & Software Engineering(L3 to L6) Professionals while maintaining DEI hiring at 18%.
- Mentoring and providing guidance to a group of team members with target and expectation settings, along with providing support in candidate sourcing and calibration.
- Using data and conversion metrics to optimize the sourcing approach, and to help share insights with key business partners, while working closely with multiple hiring managers from different product areas at Google.
- Facilitating and leading meetings, key initiatives, and projects with directors, hiring managers, Google recruitment leads, and other stakeholders alongside the recruiting teams that continuously improve and scale our recruiting operations and results.
- Managed reference checks, background verification, and HR document collection processes.
- Actively participated in source-a-thons, grasshopper sessions, and Blitz sourcing sessions to enhance recruitment effectiveness.
- Hands-on expertise in developing a variety of insightful reports to enhance the efficiency of the hiring process. Some of the reports include: Locations Assessment, Hiring Trends, Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) reports, Competitor Analysis, Selection and Rejection Analysis, Salary Range (Market Average) reports, Talent Trend Analysis Report, etc.
- Tools in use: LinkedIn Recruiter (RPS), SeekOut (AI Search Engine), X-ray Social Media Search, GitHub, Ghire (Internal ATS).
Senior Consultant
Career net Technologies
Bangalore
06.2016 - 07.2021
- Responsible for end-to-end recruitment.
- Managing walk-in drives and scheduled interviews.
- Attending the hiring manager's call to understand their business needs.
- Maintaining a low-cost hiring model with the right candidate.
- Handling clients and understanding their requirements.
- Handful of experience in understanding technical requirements and sourcing, screening the right candidates from job portals like Naukri, TimesJob, and Monster.
- Taking follow-up on a timely basis, scheduling and coordinating interviews, negotiating compensation, etc.
- Expertise in conducting telephonic interviews and assessing the right fit for a position.
- Having a good knowledge of company mapping, market mapping, and the reports generated thereof.
- Positions handled for IT technologies like Java, Full Stack, Front End, UI/UX Developer/Designer, Scrum Master, Salesforce Developer/Admin, Analytics Engineer, Machine Learning, Data Science, Big Data Engineer, SAP Modules, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, MuleSoft Developer, BI Developer, SAP Hybris Developer, Drupal Developer, Mobile Developers (Android/iOS), RPA, Admin Roles, Networking, Security Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Project Managers, DevOps Engineers, SRE, Architects, VP, Directors, etc.
- Clients worked for Accenture, CTS, Mercedes-Benz, Lowe’s, Alstom, Alcon, Koch, Qualys, Epsilon, Western Digital, Medtronic, Airbus, Microsoft, Telstra, Tyson, Halliburton, Philips, Legato, Magikeye (startup), Kimberly-Clarke, and Cure.fit.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Belgaum07-2015
Skills
- Full lifecycle recruitment
- Stakeholder management
- Employee and candidate engagement
- Diversity Hiring
- Market Trend Analysis
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Application Tracking System (ATS)
- Team management
- Bulk and volume hiring
- Technical knowledge
- Vendor Management
- Talent Management
- Salary discussion
- Relationship building
- Sourcing strategies
- Negotiation skills
- Conflict resolution
- Problem-solving skills
Certification
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Hiring, Recruiting & Sourcing, Udemy, 08/01/23
- Certified Naukri Maestro Recruiter
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11/15/1993
- Gender: Female
Recommendation
Available on LinkedIn
Accomplishments
- Awarded as a Star Performer of the year and Top Performer for multiple months(Jade Global)
- Received top recognition from the GCP Global Head for successfully filling a highly specialized position within just one month of joining(Google)
- 2 times winner as star performer of the month and received maximum bonus for the years -2018,2019,2020,2021.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Specialist – Talent Acquisition
Jade Global
12.2023 - Current
Senior HR Executive
Indium Software
04.2023 - 11.2023
Talent Advisor- Google Cloud Platform(GCP)
Google (Through Randstad Sourceright)
08.2021 - 02.2023
Senior Consultant
Career net Technologies
06.2016 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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