Mahebubhushen Pathan
Global Talent Acquisition Specialist | Global Strategic Sourcer | Corporate HR
Vadodara
Summary
As a passionate Talent Acquisition professional with nearly seven years of experience, I excel in both Tech/Non-Tech recruitment. My player-coach attitude and approach to work are at the core of my expertise, which encompasses end-to-end recruitment, talent acquisition, early careers and global recruitment. I excel in recruitment project management, stakeholder management, onboarding, and candidate relationship management to ensure excellence. My focus is evident in every aspect of the recruitment process, ensuring the best outcomes for all involved.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Global Talent Attraction (Global Sourcer)
VIASAT
02.2025 - Current
- Developed and executed comprehensive sourcing strategies for high-volume talent acquisition across APAC and EMEA regions, focusing on hard-to-fill, niche roles.
- Established and maintained a dynamic talent community to ensure a consistent talent supply for various requisitions.
- Utilized a broad range of sourcing tools, such as LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, Indeed, and iCIMS CRM, to adapt sourcing techniques to local market differences.
- Conducted market reserach to gain insights and tailor sourcing approaches to specific industry demands.
- Demonstrated expertise in understanding and navigating complex sourcing and compliance challenges across the APAC and EMEA regions.
- Ensured sourcing and screening practices adhered to local employment laws and guidelines, including GDPR, and local employment regulations.
- Played a pivotal role in sourcing and hiring senior specialized roles, including Solution Architect, Senior Managers, and Sr. BD Managers.
- Facilitated strategic alignment sessions with leaders to prioritize hiring needs and align talent acquisition efforts with the organization's goals.
- Executed end-to-end early-career campus recruitment initiatives to secure a specialized pipeline of engineering interns for the critical Chevron project.
Talent Acquisition Executive
ARCHER TRANSNATIONAL SERVICES PVT LTD.
11.2023 - 02.2025
- Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment processes with an emphasis on IT and engineering roles, ensuring a robust talent pipeline for critical positions such as Lead SQL Developer, QA Testers, and Engineering Leads.
- Proficient in advanced candidate search techniques, including X-ray search and URL search, to identify and engage potential hires.
- Facilitated seamless candidate-to-stakeholder interactions, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the hiring process.
- Skilled in the negotiation of employment offers, balancing candidate expectations with organizational constraints to secure mutual agreement.
- Coordinated onboarding processes to ensure a smooth transition for new hires, enhancing their initial experience and integration into the company.
- Leveraged a variety of sourcing strategies, including job portals, referrals, internal databases, and targeted mass-mailing campaigns, to attract top-tier candidates for early career roles.
- Managed and executed large-scale, non-technical campus hiring events across a diverse portfolio of State and UGC-recognized universities across Gujarat.
Talent Acquisition Executive
NUMERATOR
06.2019 - 10.2023
- Orchestrated mass hiring events and campus drives targeting non-technical roles, collaborating with placement coordinators at premier institutes like IIT/NIT, demonstrating direct experience in high-volume campus recruiting.
- Played an instrumental role in the international talent migration project, facilitating the transition of nearly 100 roles from the USA to India within a 6-month timeframe, showcasing large-scale program management skills.
- Spearheaded talent acquisition initiatives for the IT and Engineering sectors, focusing on 360-degree recruitment processes, and ensuring pipeline development for technical roles.
- Successfully recruited for key technical positions, including DevOps, Cloud Engineers, Python Developers, Engineering Managers, Lead SQL, QA, and other specialized roles within product-based organizations, relevant to Viasat's technical hiring needs.
- Conducted comprehensive job intake sessions with hiring managers to define the ideal candidate profiles for various technical roles.
- Oversaw the full recruitment lifecycle, from strategic planning and candidate sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding processes, proving full-cycle program management capability.
- Efficiently managed candidate search and tracking using ATS tools, such as Hirebridge and UKG.
- Demonstrated expertise in collaborating with international stakeholders from the USA and the UK to align recruitment strategies.
Education
P.G. Diploma - Strategic Human Resource Management
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
Vadodara01.2019
P.G. Diploma - Co-operative Management (Labor and Industrial Relations and General Management)
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
Vadodara01.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
Vadodara01.2017
Skills
Early Career Program Management
Accomplishments
Strategic Hiring & Team Building
- Orchestrated the end-to-end hiring of 12 niche technical roles (Satcom Specialists) for the Batam, Indonesia site within a strict 60-day deadline, resulting in a $20,000 reduction in recruitment spend
- Built 80% of the core IT team at ARCHER, managing the full lifecycle recruitment for critical technical roles including Developers, Infra/DevOps Engineers, Leads, and Sr. Engineering Managers.
- Successfully staffed complex engineering positions for Product-based, Satcom, and Telecom organizations , filling specialized roles such as RF Engineers, Satcom Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Python Developers.
High-Volume & Campus Recruitment
- Delivered high-volume hiring results at Numerator, successfully onboarding nearly 600 associates within a rapid 6-month timeframe.
- Executed large-scale virtual campus drives for both technical and non-technical requirements to support mass hiring initiatives from premium institution like IIT,NIT and State/UGC Universities.
Global Stakeholder Management
- Partnered with international stakeholders across APAC and EMEA regions to align recruitment strategies with global business objectives.
- "Acted as a strategic talent advisor to APAC and EMEA leadership , providing real-time market intelligence, salary benchmarking, and competitor mapping to calibrate expectations for niche technical roles."
- "Led comprehensive intake meetings with international hiring managers to define technical requirements and craft precise job descriptions, ensuring high candidate relevance and reducing interview-to-offer ratios.
- "Navigated cross-cultural hiring complexities to build diverse technical teams, ensuring recruitment practices aligned with local labor regulations and cultural nuances in the EMEA and APAC region."
Sourcing & Talent Acquisition
- Advanced Sourcing: Proficient in X-Ray search, Boolean logic, and URL search techniques to uncover passive candidates.
- AI-Driven Recruitment: Experienced in using hireEZ Agentic AI to automate sourcing and improve candidate matching.
Role Expertise:
- Tech: RF/Satcom Engineers, Maritime Engineers, Telecom/Field Engineers, DevOps, Cloud & Infra, Python/C#/Java Developers, QA, Tech Leads, Engineering Managers.
- Corporate (APAC/EMEA): International Sales Managers, Business Development, Legal Counsel, Global Compensation & Benefits Managers.
Tools & Platforms
- Job Boards: LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Indeed, Glassdoor, Hirist. hireEZ Agentic AI.
- ATS & AI Tools: hireEZ Agentic AI, iCIMS, JobDiva, Hirebridge, UKG.
Certification
AON CERTIFIED TALENT ACQUISITION READY (CTAR) AON
LINK
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pathang64/
Timeline
Global Talent Attraction (Global Sourcer)
VIASAT
02.2025 - Current
Talent Acquisition Executive
ARCHER TRANSNATIONAL SERVICES PVT LTD.
11.2023 - 02.2025
Talent Acquisition Executive
NUMERATOR
06.2019 - 10.2023
P.G. Diploma - Strategic Human Resource Management
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
P.G. Diploma - Co-operative Management (Labor and Industrial Relations and General Management)
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA