A Dynamic Talent Manager offering over a seventeen-year progressive career across diverse industries. Proven history of devising strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Developed and lead strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that align with business culture.
Overview
17
17
Years of HR experience
Work History
Director
Career Curators
Mumbai
07.2021 - Current
Closely interacted with Recruitment leads to generate sales leads
Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
Mentored recruitment professionals for achieving desired performance
Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application status and meet organizational recruitment goals.
Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
Manager
Whitehat Education Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
03.2020 - 07.2021
Identified potential clients and fostered long-term relationships with them
Understood client requirements and allocated requirements to freelancers
Created relationships with job seekers and provided career advice
Facilitated and finalized agreements between candidate and employer
Managed and trained a team of freelancers
Research into competitors and market place, An Ed-tech Start-up with over 5000 employees) Manager – Talent Acquisition
Played a pivotal role in the entire recruitment life cycle for Bulk Hiring and Management Hiring
Managed end-to-end lateral hiring within stiff dead-lines
Worked as an SME and mentor for junior colleagues
Senior Manager
Knowledgehut Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
11.2019 - 02.2020
Responsible for the stream - lining of HR and recruitment processes through implementation of an ATS
Responsible for driving Talent Acquisition initiatives to ramp-up by almost 30% month-on-month while improving the quality of hires and attrition
Provide strategic direction to improve the talent pipeline through multiple channels: mapping, social media, employee-referrals, and campus hiring
Providing market intelligence through firm-mapping
Head HR
Mahajan & Aibara
Mumbai
07.2017 - 08.2019
Interfaced regularly with Business Unit heads to translate business direction to actionable talent Acquisition needs (Non –IT and IT) in India and shared the progress for the same
Was responsible for driving the recruitment channel strategy for talent acquisition with an optimum cost-effective mix through employee referrals, campus hiring, internal hiring, internal job postings and vendor empanelment
Created an effective recruitment process along with automation which reduced hire-time by 25%
Benchmarked the Compensation and Benefits in line with industry standards
Implemented the ATS–HR mantra and automation of HR Processes thereby improving efficiency
Provided dashboards to management and decision support through HR metrics such as TAT, Cost per hire, ageing and attrition
Improved the overall on boarding experience of the candidate by 40% by conducting online surveys after induction
Introduced a pipeline of candidates by hiring graduates and cost accountants
Initiated the process of Campus Recruitment and Employer Branding
Improved employee expectancy in the formative days with a structured On-boarding process
Reduced attrition by 15% on a yearly basis through exit interviews and analysis
Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
Fostered positive work environment through comprehensive employee relations program.
Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
Senior Manager
Radius Corporate Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
07.2015 - 09.2016
Worked closely with Senior Leadership Team to understand the manpower plan and derive an optimal strategy for both IT and Non-IT hiring for India and APAC Regions
Created a strong delivery framework to attract best talent in Operations and Information technology by developing capabilities and creating an efficient TA System
Drove the recruitment channel strategy for talent acquisition with an optimum cost-effective mix through employee referrals, campus hiring, internal hiring, internal job postings and vendor empanelment
Prepared the weekly Talent Acquisition dashboard with senior Leadership for India which included recruitment metrics such as TAT, Ageing, Retention Rates, Offer Acceptance Ratio, Cost per Hire and Sourcing Mix
Provided Market Intelligence on Talent Pool Analysis for current/new skills to businesses and helped in manpower planning
Implemented the Application Tracker System (ATS) - Clear Company and was hands-on in extracting reports and creating dashboards for management
Lead the employer branding through the social media, campus hiring, networking events and vendor empanelment
Designed the content to boost up the Social Media Employer Branding & Role Promotions
Initiated salary benchmarking studies with the internal team
Documented the recruitment manual
Improved employee expectancy by managing the pre-on boarding and post offer connect with the candidates
Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
Senior Manager
RSM Astute Consulting
12.2010 - 09.2014
Responsible for the entire Recruitment cycle from Manpower planning to Campus and Lateral hiring
Was responsible to ensure that recruitment was done in a cost-effective manner
Drove the recruitment function by ensuring the right channels for optimum hiring by articulating and implementing channels such as search firms, referrals, social media, job boards etc
In-depth engagement with employees at all stages through their tenure to identify issues and grievances
Worked closely with business to improve quality of hires and reduce attrition
Ensured compliance of existing recruitment processes such as cost, effective sourcing and screening methods, interviewing protocol, assessment, background checks and offers
Developed strong internal recruitment team
Senior Manager -HR
BDO Haribhakti
Mumbai
11.2006 - 05.2009
Responsible for the entire gamut of activities in HR from entry to exit: Recruitment, Induction, Policy formation, Training & Development, Performance Management, Employee Engagement and Exit
Devised a compensation benchmarking system for the company that helped change the company's status to an equitable paying employer
Responsible for lateral hires, campus recruitment and branding
Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
Designed the in-house Human Resources software and automated the entire HR Operations
Received the accolade of Excellence Achievement for the year 2008
Successfully designed the HRIS called “PROMARK” for the group
Initiated the 360-degree appraisal process
Increased the employee strength by almost 50% excluding the attrition without using a vendor
Responsible for setting up processes in the HR department to ensure discipline and productivity
Executive
Travel & E-learning Industries
Mumbai
10.1995 - 03.2006
Marketed various travel services and schemes offered by the company
Coordinated various aspects of travel like reservations, ticketing, hotel booking and foreign exchange for maximum customer satisfaction
Storyboarded and designed Math and English course content
Education
Masters of Human Resources Development - Human Resource Development
Jamnalal Bajaj - Bombay University
Mumbai
08.1999 - 05.2002
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Jaihind College
Mumbai
08.1989 - 05.1993
Skills
Talent Acquisition, Data Analytics, Team Management
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Timeline
Director
Career Curators
07.2021 - Current
Manager
Whitehat Education Pvt. Ltd
03.2020 - 07.2021
Senior Manager
Knowledgehut Solutions Pvt. Ltd
11.2019 - 02.2020
Head HR
Mahajan & Aibara
07.2017 - 08.2019
Senior Manager
Radius Corporate Solutions Pvt. Ltd
07.2015 - 09.2016
Senior Manager
RSM Astute Consulting
12.2010 - 09.2014
Senior Manager -HR
BDO Haribhakti
11.2006 - 05.2009
Masters of Human Resources Development - Human Resource Development