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NIRAJ SINHA

NIRAJ SINHA

BENGALURU

Summary

An accomplished Talent Acquisition Leader with over 17+ years of experience specializing in expatriate and leadership hiring across diverse sectors. Demonstrated success in identifying and attracting specialized talent to drive organizational success. Proven track record in building high-performing teams and driving organizational growth through effective talent acquisition practices.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

AGM – Talent Acquisition

Reliance Retail Ltd
08.2016 - Current
  • Leading Corporate recruitment for pan India across levels and functions.
  • Driving Leadership hiring, Global talent hunt/ market research, Expat hiring for India & other subsidiaries in London & Europe, Diversity and inclusion, Cost optimization, Talent and industry mapping etc.
  • Collaborating with business leaders on headcount planning, succession, and budgeting, while designing and executing talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational goals.
  • Led niche, expat, and leadership hiring across diverse functions including Buying & Merchandising, Design, Sourcing & Product Development, Planning, Analytics, Operations, Warehouse Operations, Marketing & VM, Commercial, HR, and Quality.
  • Working closely with the leadership team on the design and development of recruiting focus areas to deliver against business commitments.
  • Introduced innovative recruitment methods, such as social media campaigns, employer branding initiatives, and employee referral programs, to attract top talent.
  • Conducted talent and industry mapping to ensure the availability of top talent, strengthening the talent pool through market research, pipeline building, and proactive engagement with both active and passive candidates.
  • Delivered critical recruiting analytics and market intelligence to the business, providing insights on the external talent landscape.
  • Reduced hiring cost by minimizing the dependency on consultants and refocusing on alternate channels of recruitment.
  • Taking care of organization structures, grades/levels, salary mapping, cost etc.
  • Drive various HR Strategic/Business partnering initiatives such has Talent mapping across both Technology & Non-Technology business units, Compensation benchmarking for Technology & Non-Technology business units, Organization design & framework, Job architecture.
  • Played a key role in recruiting for new and unique roles arising from the expansion of retail business formats, successfully closing many niche and leadership positions.
  • Recognized and appreciated as the face of the recruitment function within the organization, with multiple awards for work excellence and stellar performance.
  • Recipient of multiple awards like Work Excellence, Stellar performer etc.

Lead Human Resources

LG CNS India Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 08.2016
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment processes across various domains, skills, and technologies, supporting four business units in IT and Embedded Solutions (permanent and contract staffing).
  • Responsibilities included requisition gathering, sourcing, screening, interviews, managing candidate expectations, offer negotiation, follow-ups until candidate onboarding.
  • Ensure maximum billability and address every critical requirement on time.
  • Recruitment of Talent with minimal TAT, Staffing /Recruitment Cost and maximum Joining and Conversion Rate.
  • Carry out pre-screening, interviews, technical tests, and coordinate with the technical panel for final evaluation.
  • Interactions with consultants on the requirements, managing end to end Walk Ins, closing on the positions at the required time.
  • Expert in staffing, recruiting, sourcing, client handling, team management, reporting, vendor management, salary negotiation, contract staffing, niche skill hiring, volume hiring, and leadership hiring.
  • Led outsourcing vendor management, building an efficient vendor network and maintaining strong relationships with third parties.
  • Also contributed to formalizing service agreements for staffing solutions.
  • Received Award for excellent work in Human Resources and outstanding support to the organization in 2011 & 2012.
  • Have been awarded with Annual Work Excellence Award in 2013 & 2014 for implementing new recruitment system effectively & enhance the quality of Hires.
  • Recognition for significant contribution in CMMi Level 5 Recertification-version 1.3 Scampi-A appraisal for LG CNS India.

Assistant Manager – Human Resources

Infosoft Global Pvt Ltd
02.2010 - 06.2011

Senior Executive – Human Resources

TwentyOne Innovations
02.2007 - 11.2009

Education

MBA - Human Resources Management

ICFAI
Hyderabad
03-2007

Post-Graduation Diploma - Human Resource Development

MGKV University
04-2005

Bachelors - Social Science

Banaras Hindu University
04-2004

Skills

  • End-to-end recruitment
  • Talent acquisition strategy
  • Leadership hiring
  • Market research
  • Recruitment analytics
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Vendor management
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Negotiation skills
  • Team building
  • Organizational design

Accomplishments

Played a key role in recruiting for new and unique roles arising from the expansion of retail business formats, successfully closing many niche and leadership positions. Recognized and appreciated as the face of the recruitment function within the organization, with multiple awards for work excellence and stellar performance etc

Timeline

AGM – Talent Acquisition

Reliance Retail Ltd
08.2016 - Current

Lead Human Resources

LG CNS India Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 08.2016

Assistant Manager – Human Resources

Infosoft Global Pvt Ltd
02.2010 - 06.2011

Senior Executive – Human Resources

TwentyOne Innovations
02.2007 - 11.2009

MBA - Human Resources Management

ICFAI

Post-Graduation Diploma - Human Resource Development

MGKV University

Bachelors - Social Science

Banaras Hindu University

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