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Panchatapa Das

Panchatapa Das

Mumbai

Summary

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Manager with a proven track record at British Safety Council, excelling in end-to-end recruitment and vendor management. Achieved a 40% reduction in time-to-fill through innovative sourcing strategies while fostering diversity and inclusion initiatives. Adept at building strong relationships and driving exceptional candidate experiences.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

British Safety Council
Mumbai
08.2022 - Current

Strategic Talent Acquisition & Business Partnership

  • Partnered strategically with hiring managers and department heads to identify critical talent needs, translate business objectives into comprehensive role requirements, and craft compelling job descriptions that attracted top-tier candidates
  • Designed and executed innovative sourcing strategies leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri.com, Indeed, and niche industry forums to build robust talent pipelines, resulting in 40% reduction in time-to-fill for critical positions
  • Conducted comprehensive market research and competitive intelligence to develop data-driven recruitment strategies aligned with business growth objectives, successfully attracting high-caliber talent in competitive markets

End-to-End Recruitment Leadership & Process Excellence

  • Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment across technical and non-technical functions, achieving 95% offer acceptance rate while reducing average time-to-hire from 45 to 28 days through process optimization
  • Led the implementation and administration of PeopleHR Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and improving recruitment workflow efficiency by 50%

Stakeholder Management & Hiring Manager Enablement

  • Cultivated strong collaborative relationships with hiring leaders across multiple business units, ensuring accurate capture of role requirements, alignment on candidate profiles, and seamless communication throughout the recruitment process

Candidate Experience & Employer Branding

  • Ensured timely updates, constructive feedback, and supportive interactions at every touchpoint, resulting in 4.5/5 average candidate satisfaction rating
  • Served as brand ambassador representing organizational culture and values throughout the recruitment process, strengthening employer brand perception in target talent markets

Strategic Partnerships & Resource Management

  • Established and nurtured strategic partnerships with several external recruitment agencies and professional networks, creating diverse talent pipelines spanning technical, functional, and leadership roles
  • Spearheaded campus recruitment initiatives across premier institutions, building sustainable talent pipelines for early-career professionals and internship programs

Senior Human Resource Specialist

Openmind eDesign Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
02.2021 - 08.2022
  • Managed the complete end-to-end recruitment process across multiple roles and functions.
  • Improved employee retention through strategic hiring and process enhancements.
  • Implemented initiatives to streamline recruitment planning, reduce lead time and cost, and improve profile tracking.
  • Conducted regular stakeholder discussions with Project Managers and the CEO to ensure a smooth and transparent hiring process.
  • Led salary and compensation negotiations, and generated daily recruitment dashboards for the CEO (submissions, interviews, closures, onboarding).

HR Senior Associate

Cloudfoundation
Mumbai
07.2019 - 02.2021
  • Identify appropriate candidates to open project positions, review resumes, communicating appropriately with hiring team
  • Working to recruit various IT and Non-IT trainers.
  • Documentation, creating appointment, offer, relieving and confirmation letters.
  • Creating reports and identifying budgets for each project.

HR Senior Executive ( Contractual role)

Legrand India
Mumbai
10.2018 - 06.2019
  • Documentation, creating appointment, offer, relieving and absorption letters
  • End to end Recruitment Handling on boarding process
  • Maintaining HR master data, generating reports.
  • Creating reports using Advanced excel such as V look up, pivot table.

HR Senior Associate

EXL Services
Bangalore
03.2016 - 08.2018
  • Maintaining HR master data, generating reports, reconciliation and Ad-hoc reports.
  • MIS Reporting and working predominantly on RETAIN Resource planning software.
  • Recruiting employees for our KPMG New York Financial Services Resource Management Team.
  • Proactively identify scheduling conflicts and resolve/communicate issues in a timely manner.

Scientific and IT Recruiter

Sunrise Biztech Systems
Bangalore
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Experience in Full Recruitment Life Cycle in Scientific, Engineering, IT and Non-IT Contract Placements.
  • Handled clients such as Teva Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Biogen Idec, Beckman Coulter, Amgen, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, John Deere etc.

Education

Master of Business Administration - HR

Ramaiah Management Institute
Bangalore
08-2014

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Sikkim Manipal University
03-2012

Skills

  • End to end Recruitment Life cycle
  • Social media recruitment
  • Employee referral programs
  • Diversity & Inclusion initiatives
  • Executive search
  • Vendor management
  • People management

Certifications And Achievements

  • Best performance appreciation at British Safety Council
  • Best Recruiter appreciation at Openmind eDesign.
  • Best employee quarterly and monthly award at EXL.

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

British Safety Council
08.2022 - Current

Senior Human Resource Specialist

Openmind eDesign Pvt Ltd
02.2021 - 08.2022

HR Senior Associate

Cloudfoundation
07.2019 - 02.2021

HR Senior Executive ( Contractual role)

Legrand India
10.2018 - 06.2019

HR Senior Associate

EXL Services
03.2016 - 08.2018

Scientific and IT Recruiter

Sunrise Biztech Systems
01.2015 - 01.2016

Master of Business Administration - HR

Ramaiah Management Institute

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Sikkim Manipal University
Panchatapa Das