MADHUMALATHI B

• Led end-to-end recruitment for critical business clusters, including International Business, Electric Vehicles (EV), Sustainability & ESG, and Digital & AI (D&AI), aligning talent acquisition strategies with rapidly evolving organizational priorities.
• Partnered directly with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand role requirements, define sourcing strategies, and deliver high-impact talent solutions.
• Maintained a fulfillment rate of 89.22% across closed positions, and achieved 68% closure via native sourcing, significantly optimizing hiring costs and timelines.
• Mentored and guided recruitment team members on sourcing techniques, stakeholder engagement, and diversity hiring best practices.

Key Hiring Accomplishments:

Electric Vehicle (EV) Business:

• Successfully closed roles in Sales and Service, Charging Business, Connected Services, UI/UX, and Omnichannel Marketing.
• Deep understanding of EV industry trends, including mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), battery swapping, charging infrastructure, and clean energy transitions.
• Focused on strategic hiring for 2W, 3W, and commercial vehicle segments, helping to build a future-ready EV organization.
• Conducted talent mapping and competitive intelligence for key players in the EV space, including startups and legacy OEMs.
• Recruited for Customer Delight, Customer Experience, Customer Success, and B2B business roles, enhancing customer-centric capabilities.
• I built a sales portfolio of 24 new hires across PAN India within two quarters.
• Strategically headhunted top-performing candidates from targeted companies in the EV mobility sector.
• Ensured alignment of hires with regional business goals and growth plans.
• Strengthened the leadership pipeline by onboarding high-impact sales talent across multiple zones.
• Closed niche leadership and mid-senior roles in the EV charging domain, including Lead – Strategic Partnerships, Network Planner, Program Manager, Charging Station Planners, and Operations Manager.

Sustainability and ESG:

• Hired for key roles in Energy Management, Sustainability Frameworks, Supplier and Dealer Sustainability, Wellness, and Product Stewardship.
• Targeted niche ESG talent from key industries, including Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing & Automotive, Banking & Financial Services, FMCG & Retail, and Consulting & Professional Services, to strengthen sustainability capabilities across the organization.
• Experienced in screening and evaluating candidates for Sustainability and ESG roles, with a focus on ESG reporting frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon accounting, climate risk assessment, sustainability data analytics (Power BI, Tableau, Python), supply chain sustainability, DEI practices, and stakeholder engagement.
• Delivered high-quality candidates for diversity hiring mandates, contributing to ESG targets, and organizational values.

Digital & AI (D&AI):

• Recruited for complex, niche positions in product management, cybersecurity, Microsoft technologies, Java technologies, data science, data analytics, data engineering, DevOps, and so on.
• Successfully closed key leadership roles (DA9 and C1 levels) through targeted headhunting and native sourcing strategies, achieving an offer-to-joiner ratio of 82%.
• Contributed to a cluster-leading diversity ratio, supporting inclusive hiring efforts.
• Engaged directly with section heads to close critical digital roles, with a consultative, data-driven hiring approach.

International Business:

• Led talent acquisition for the International Business (IB) cluster at TVS Motor Company, enabling expansion across ASEAN, Africa, Latin America, and Europe.
• Successfully closed 50+ mid-to-senior-level roles across key global functions, including sales, service, marketing, and product planning.
• Recruited for critical leadership positions such as: Country Manager – Sales & Service, Group Brand Manager – IB, Regional Business Head, Regional Marketing Manager, Regional Service Manager, Product Planning – EV, International Business, Regional Planner – IB, Planner – EV, IB.
• Partnered with regional business heads to design hiring strategies tailored to each geography, ensuring alignment with local market needs, and business goals.
• Headhunted top talent from global automotive OEMs and regional leaders, with expertise in international market growth, EV strategy, and customer experience.
• Played a key role in hiring for EV-focused roles in international markets to support electric mobility rollouts, aligned with sustainability and innovation roadmaps.
• Ensured cultural and operational fit of hires through structured assessments and competency-based selection processes.

Strategic Initiatives & Special Contributions:

• Digital Transformation: Actively participated in weekly digital transformation project calls, tracking progress, and providing valuable input to optimize TA-related systems.
  Played a key role in enhancing the recruitment module roadmap, including the integration of new features to improve usability, tracking, and reporting.
• Market Intelligence & Recruitment Insights: Conducted extensive research on talent availability, salary benchmarking, and competitive hiring trends.
  Collaborated with the Total Rewards team to secure compensation exceptions for niche roles, and close high-demand positions efficiently.
• Vendor Management: Managed external recruitment agencies, tracked performance metrics, and negotiated SLAs to ensure timely and quality talent delivery.
• Diversity Hiring: Achieved an overall 34% diversity hiring ratio across the three clusters, with D&AI being the most diverse.

• Stakeholder Management: Partnered with business managers to forecast hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Tech & Product Hiring: Recruited across various software development domains in product-focused areas.
• End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the entire hiring lifecycle, including candidate sourcing, screening, selection, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Recruitment Process Enhancement: Played a key role in transitioning the recruitment model from Workday to Greenhouse, streamlining workflows for better efficiency.
• Process Automation: Introduced solutions like bulk resume uploads in Greenhouse by enabling profile submissions via a designated email ID, improving recruiter productivity, and candidate management.
• Talent Mapping & Pipeline Management: Built and maintained a pool of candidates from fintech competitor organizations to ensure a strong talent pipeline for critical and future hiring needs.

• Tech-Specific Hiring: Primarily allocated to recruit for Java and .NET platforms, ensuring high-quality talent acquisition in these domains.
• Flexible Hiring Support: Took on additional roles beyond core assignments based on bandwidth availability, contributing to diverse hiring needs.
• End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the complete hiring process, from sourcing potential candidates to successfully closing positions for assigned requisitions.
• Technical Hiring & Talent Engagement: Partnered with the engineering team to attract and hire top talent through proactive engagement and talent mapping.
• Diversity Hiring: Actively contributed to diversity hiring initiatives to foster an inclusive workforce.
• Sourcing Strategies: Identified and engaged candidates using multiple sourcing methods, including job postings, employee referrals, professional networks, and job portals.
• Offer Negotiation and Candidate Experience: Led salary discussions, extended employment offers, and maintained regular follow-ups with candidates to address queries, and ensure smooth onboarding.
• ATS Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Workday and Eightfold for efficient talent management.
• Employee Referrals: Engaged closely with employee-referred candidates to enhance hiring pipelines.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partnered with hiring managers and group heads, conducting periodic review meetings to assess hiring progress and strategize on technical recruitment.
• Internal Mobility: Managed internal transfers, including project, location, and level changes, ensuring smooth transitions.
• Contingent to Full-Time Conversion: Facilitated the seamless transition of contingent workers to full-time employment.
• Key Skills Hired For: Specialized in hiring for backend technologies (primary focus), DevOps, databases, front-end technologies, system administration, data analysis, and Workday functional consulting roles.
• Campus Hiring Support: Occasionally participated in campus recruitment, visiting institutions like IIM Bangalore and SJCE Mysore to hire junior engineers. Coordinated with hiring managers on HackerEarth test preparation, guiding and monitoring campus candidates to ensure efficient test participation.

• End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the complete recruitment cycle, from initial screening to candidate onboarding, ensuring a seamless hiring experience.
• Strategic Talent Acquisition: Developed and executed recruitment strategies to build a strong talent pipeline, and attract top-tier professionals.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborated closely with hiring managers to ensure complete job description clarity, conducted daily check-ins with hiring managers and interview panels to discuss candidate progress, address JD gaps, and coordinate slot availability.
• Diverse Sourcing Strategies: Successfully recruited talent through multiple channels, including employee referrals, job portals, and recruitment partners, while also leveraging passive sourcing methods, such as networking via LinkedIn and Facebook.
• Managing Niche and Aging Demands: Proactively addressed hiring needs for aging and niche skill demands, ensuring timely closures.
• Vendor Management: Conducted weekly review meetings with vendors to track progress, set expectations, and strategize for weekend drives and daily interview lineups.
• Market Intelligence: Performed market research to stay updated on hiring trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor strategies.
• Recruitment Drives & Walk-in Interviews: Successfully organized and managed high-volume hiring events with over 100 footfalls, ensuring smooth coordination with interview panels, and timely candidate updates.
• Data-Driven Insights: Generated weekly recruitment reports to analyze variances, track performance, and drive continuous process improvements.
• Key Skills Hired For: Specialized in hiring for Microsoft technologies, Java technologies, UI/UX development, testing, and data engineering roles.

• Candidate Sourcing: Identified potential candidates through Monster, Naukri, internal databases, and referrals to build a strong talent pool.
• Multi-Requirement Handling: Managed multiple requisitions simultaneously, ensuring the delivery of highly relevant profiles, aligned with hiring needs.
• Profile Validation: Conducted thorough validation of candidate profiles to meet client expectations and job requirements.
• Recruitment Tracking and Reporting: Maintained and updated the internal daily tracker, regularly sharing progress reports with the Delivery Manager.
• Job Posting & Outreach: Hands-on experience in job postings, mass mailing, bulk resume downloads, and data organization in Excel for efficient candidate management.
• Client Point of Contact (POC): Acted as a key liaison for major clients, including MercedesBenz, CME, PWC, and Morgan Stanley, ensuring smooth communication and recruitment delivery.
• Key Skills Hired For: Successfully recruited professionals in Java, Core .NET, Angular, Network Engineering, Power BI, Java Full Stack, PMO (Infra & IT), and Testing roles.