Omi Padung

• - Served as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Microsoft, managing full-cycle technical recruitment from sourcing to onboarding, ensuring a seamless and efficient hiring process.
  - Led the recruitment of critical technical roles, including Backend Engineers, Full Stack Engineers, Frontend Engineers, Data Engineers, and Product roles, driving successful outcomes throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
  - Collaborated with senior leadership to align recruitment strategies with organisational goals, ensuring that workforce needs were met effectively.
  - Developed and executed tailored recruitment strategies, leveraging deep insights into technical and cultural requirements, to attract top-tier talent for key roles.
  - Partnered with Diversity and Inclusion teams to implement inclusive hiring practices, helping to foster a diverse and equitable workforce.
  - Managed all aspects of recruitment, including job requisition intake, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiations, and onboarding, while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.
  - Utilized data-driven insights to optimize recruitment processes, generating reports on Location Assessments, Hiring Trends, Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) Metrics, Competitor Benchmarking, Selection and Rejection Analysis, and Salary Range (Market Average) to inform future strategies.
  ATS used : ICIMS

• Worked as a Global Talent Acquisition Recruiter as part of the Hire@Scale team at PayPal.
• Coordinated full-cycle recruitment, including understanding role requirements, posting job openings, sourcing candidates, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and facilitating candidate assessments.
• Efficiently sourced and built talent pipelines for hiring managers across multiple global regions (EMEA, USA, APAC) for various technical roles.
• Utilized the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage candidate pipelines and ensure data accuracy throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Coordinated and led multiple weekend hiring drives and virtual recruitment events, including the United Hiring Event.
• Actively participated in bulk hiring and diversity recruitment initiatives, successfully attracting a diverse range of talent.
• Successfully closed critical hiring requirements for key stakeholders, including teams such as Checkout (USA), Product and Platform Engineering, GPL, Enterprise Operations, and Merchant teams.
• Conducted pre-employment checks, including reference and background screenings, to ensure candidate suitability and compliance.
• Assisted with onboarding activities, including processing new hire paperwork and leading orientation sessions.
• Trained and mentored new team members and associates, fostering an inclusive, high-performing recruitment team.

ATS Used: Eightfold.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for mid- and senior-level engineering roles across Razorpay's Capital, Payments, and Infra business units, including Backend Engineers, Full Stack Engineers, DevOps, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Front-end Engineers, and UI/UX Designers.
• Built and nurtured strong relationships with hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of hiring needs and role-specific requirements.
• Utilized diverse sourcing methods, including LinkedIn, Instahyre, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Naukri, and Google X-ray Search, to identify and attract top-tier talent.
• Designed and implemented comprehensive recruitment strategies, including crafting job descriptions, conducting virtual recruitment drives, managing stakeholder relationships, prioritizing diversity hiring, and overseeing the migration of ATS systems from MyNextHire to Greenhouse.
• Negotiated offers and managed the entire hiring process, ensuring a smooth transition from offer acceptance to onboarding.
• Developed a recruitment knowledge base, documenting job descriptions, interview prep guides, and best practices to streamline future hiring processes.
• Contributed to broader HR initiatives, supporting HRBP efforts, leading campus recruitment drives, enhancing employee engagement, and procuring a desk booking tool for Razorpay.

ATS used: Greenhouse

• Led comprehensive technical hiring initiatives, successfully attracting top-tier talent from entry-level to leadership roles while optimizing processes for enhanced efficiency.
• Collaborated closely with hiring managers to define clear selection criteria and craft tailored job descriptions that attracted top-tier talent.
• Managed the entire technical hiring process, successfully building the engineering team from the ground up.
• Leveraged diverse talent pools through platforms such as LinkedIn, Naukri, Stack Overflow, and GitHub to identify exceptional candidates.
• Implemented the HackerRank platform to streamline the candidate evaluation process, ensuring a smoother and more efficient assessment of technical skills and enhancing candidate quality.
• Strategized and executed both quarterly and annual hiring plans, aligning recruitment efforts with organizational goals and ensuring sufficient developer bandwidth to meet project needs.
• Actively involved in salary negotiations and post-offer engagement calls, ensuring a smooth transition for candidates from offer acceptance to joining.
• Assigned buddies to new joiners to ensure a seamless onboarding experience, fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for new hires.
• Mentored new Talent Acquisition (TA) team members and interns, providing guidance, training, and support to help them succeed in their roles and develop their skills.

ATS used: MyNextHire

• Led recruitment efforts for a wide range of technical roles, including Big Data Engineers, Java Developers (Back-end/Full-stack), Python Developers, ASP.NET Specialists, AngularJS and React Developers, and UI/UX Designers.
• Partnered successfully with prominent clients across various industries, such as Societe Generale, PayPal, ITC, Walmart, Danske IT, Cars24, Dunzo, and MoveInSync.
• Built and nurtured strong client relationships to deeply understand business objectives, align talent acquisition strategies, and drive successful hiring outcomes.

ATS used: Skillate

• Successfully sourced and recruited freshers and experienced professionals for a wide range of BPO and IT positions, ensuring alignment with client requirements and organizational goals
• Partnered with industry-leading clients, including TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Concentrix, and Aegis Ltd., to deliver top talent across various functions
• Utilized diverse sourcing techniques, including job portals, social media platforms, employee referrals, and campus hiring initiatives, to build a robust talent pipeline