Abdul Mannan Shaik
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented individual with 15.0 years of experience in talent acquisition, with a major focus on technology hiring. I started my career as an executive at Cigniti Technologies when the company’s revenue was $2 million, and I was part of its growth journey to $250 million over a span of 13.6 years. Handled end-to-end recruitment and managed a team of 5 to 8 recruitment professionals. Possess excellent knowledge of the end-to-end talent acquisition process. Hands-on expertise, full-time and contractual hiring, stakeholder management, campus hiring, and vendor management. Experience in handling product-based and service-based requirements, spread across multiple technology domains. Possess a strong understanding of technical requirements, deep sourcing skills, and experience sourcing passive candidates, as well as excellent candidate assessment skills. Adept in stakeholder management, with a proven record of building technical teams from the ground up.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Kairos Technologies
05.2024 - Current
- As a Talent Acquisition Manager overseeing a team of eight recruiters.
- Developing and implementing daily, weekly, and monthly recruitment plans for the role and band-specific hiring.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the recruitment team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Set clear goals and performance targets for individual recruiters, monitor progress, and provide regular feedback and coaching.
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and a positive candidate experience.
- Direct and support the team in sourcing strategies, including job boards, social media, networking events, and talent pipelines.
- Implement effective candidate engagement strategies to attract top talent, manage relationships, and maintain a strong talent pool.
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers, department heads, and key stakeholders to understand hiring needs, priorities, and expectations.
- Build strong relationships with clients, providing timely updates, insights, and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Track recruitment metrics and KPIs to measure team performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive continuous optimization.
- Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws, regulations, and company policies throughout the recruitment process.
- Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives, promoting a diverse workforce, and implementing strategies to mitigate bias in recruitment practices.
- Kairos Technologies is a global IT services and consulting company specializing in quality engineering, cloud solutions, and digital transformation, helping enterprises accelerate product delivery through test automation, continuous integration, and DevOps practices.
Manager – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
12.2010 - 05.2024
- Has been the SPOC for hiring for multiple business units and led a team of 5 to 8.
- Handled almost all testing technologies in the market, and successfully delivered the resources within TAT.
- Managing the full recruitment life cycle.
- Developing and implementing daily, weekly, and monthly recruitment plans for the role and band-specific hiring.
- Sourcing and shortlisting resumes from different channels (recruitment consultants, internal referrals, job portals, LinkedIn, etc.), as per the requirements, setting benchmarks, and facilitating interviews.
- Planning and executing recruitment drives for mass hiring at different locations.
- Interviewing, negotiating salary, and presenting offers to the shortlisted candidates.
- Explaining T&C, organization culture, appraisal process, benefits, etc., in HR discussion.
- Coordination in campus hiring, facilitating the selection process, written tests, interviews, etc.
- Cigniti, a Coforge company, is the world’s leading AI and IP-led Digital Assurance and Engineering services company that helps global companies across industries continuously accelerate their digital transformation and become digital-first.
Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2021
- Has been SPOC for hiring of a multiple Business Units and lead a team of 5.
- Handled almost all Testing technologies in the market and successfully delivered the resources within TAT.
- Managing full recruitment life cycle.
- Developing & implementing daily/weekly/ monthly recruitment plans for the role & band specific hiring.
- Sourcing & shortlisting resumes from different channels (Recruitment Consultant, Internal Referrals, Job portals, LinkedIn Recruiter etc), as per the requirements, setting benchmarks & facilitating interviews.
- Planning & executing recruitment drives for mass hiring at different locations.
- Interviewing, negotiating salary & presenting offers to the shortlisted candidates.
Lead – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
10.2014 - 04.2018
- End-to-end involvement with the process, from sourcing, conducting interviews, until the candidate’s onboarding.
- Involved in end-to-end recruitment, handling offshore projects and customer requisitions.
- I am responsible for building a talent pipeline for offshore projects.
- Working closely with stakeholders (end customers, business head, delivery head, line managers, and other supporting functions) for resource argumentation.
- Has strong experience with high-volume recruiting. Possess a strong sense of urgency, flexibility.
- Mentoring junior recruiters to deliver quality output within SLA, with less TAT.
Senior Executive – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
12.2010 - 10.2014
- Source candidates from various methods of networking as well as internal data bases and job boards.
- Create job postings using a variety of websites to attract talent and review qualified candidates.
- Screen/assess applicants to ensure experience, education, training and skills match job description.
- Hands on Experience on Stake Holder Management.
- Negotiate salary and rate with the candidates ensuring both sides are satisfied.
- Conducting Technical Screening over the Phone to the Candidate before submitting their profile to the Hiring Manager/VMS.
- Initiate interview process between qualified candidates and Hiring Managers while providing feedback to both parties once interviews are complete.
- Maintained contact with all candidates during recruiting process.
- Reviewed, verified, route, copied, filed and maintained candidate evaluations, resumes, and technical review forms.
Education
M.B.A. - HR & Marketing
SVKP & KS Raju Arts & Science college
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Recruitment strategy
- Candidate sourcing
- Performance metrics
- Compliance management
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Negotiation skills
- Goal setting
- Strategic planning
Vendor Management - Responsibilities
- Identifying the vendors, negotiating the T&C.
- Sharing & explaining requirements, keeping track of profiles, providing feedback, engaging with stakeholders.
- Regular follow ups with the vendors to keep the candidates warm.
Accomplishments
- Received Best Recruiter Award for the four consecutive Quarters and received R&R.
- Received many appreciation emails from the Stake holders for closing critical positions.
Stakeholder Management - Responsibilities
- Regular interaction with stakeholders to understand their hiring needs & expectations.
- Sharing & discussing regular reports on hiring pipeline, availability, cost for specific skill sets, technology combinations etc.
- Participating in meetings, con-calls for hiring updates & expectations setting.
Languages
- Telugu
- Hindi
- English
Personal Information
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Area Of Experience
- Full Recruitment Life Cycle
- Stakeholder Management
- Lateral Hiring
- Direct & Contractual Hiring
- Vendor Management
- Campus Hiring
Timeline
Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Kairos Technologies
05.2024 - Current
Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2021
Lead – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
10.2014 - 04.2018
Manager – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
12.2010 - 05.2024
Senior Executive – Talent Acquisition
Cigniti Technologies
12.2010 - 10.2014
M.B.A. - HR & Marketing
SVKP & KS Raju Arts & Science college