Pon Balaji Sankar

• Established and managed internship program to global standards, ensuring a structured intern experience.
• Curated and managed Nurture Journey program for interns/new grads, fostering continuous engagement.
• Currently managing APAC territory for Futureforce, aligning operations in ANZ and Singapore.
• Orchestrated seamless vendor management for swag, payments, and events, optimizing efficiency.
• Formulated and executed dynamic branding and engagement strategy, enhancing talent attraction.
• Conceptualized and executed signature events for talent engagement and brand elevation.
• Transitioned Futureforce APAC SWAGS process to unified model for FY25, ensuring consistency.
• Managed program budgets and timelines, ensuring projects stayed on track and within allocated resources and timelines.
• ES Grad Rotation Program | Mentored 4 ES Graduates successfully
• Generated and delivered reports, program review presentations and other program status updates.

• Curated and managed engagement program from scratch(for interns), including Coffee series and Explore Us series.
• Oversaw end-to-end hiring across E/B/UG campuses in India.
• Engaged with Tier 1/Tier 2 schools and maintained relationships for prime slots.
• Organized year-round engagement activities to boost joining rates.
• Came up with a new recruiting strategy to hire fresh talent in alignment with just-in-time business needs (OTN)

• Designed CoE model, facilitating MoU with colleges for targeted talent acquisition.
• Managed and executed hiring of interns/FTEs, including Premier schools, through established model.
• Facilitated internship and competition hiring initiatives nationwide.
• Led off-campus hiring, comprising 50% of Virtusa's fresher recruitment.
• Served as first-level escalation point for candidates and hiring managers.

• Led centralized hiring for niche roles at Infosys Ltd, targeting top institutes nationwide.
• Developed strategy, conducted large-scale events, and ensured post-offer engagement.
• Trained interview panel members, managed deployment for nationwide events, and oversaw rewards program.
• Identified partner colleges, built relationships, and executed recruitment events for Tamil Nadu as a region for Infosys

Conducted market research to Generate Lead/Create Database in South African Market for ITC Ltd SBU P&P Project Description and subsequently created a robust database of prospective customers

• Trained in SIEBEL
• Coordinating Team’s day-to-day activities
• Interacting with the onsite counterpart
• Reviewing and executing functional test cases (End to End)
• Defects management and reporting
• Often involved in production support
• Was involved in 2 big releases which was highly appreciated by the client