POOJA SINGH S
Associate Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic associate with over 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition and project management. Experienced in driving impactful recruitment strategies and team development. Proven expertise in communication, negotiation, and leadership, contributing to enhanced operational efficiency. Maintains strong relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and the community at large as a full-lifecycle recruiter. Expert in executive search, competitive intelligence, inventive research, social networking, and creative internet sourcing to locate "hard-to-find" talent. Possesses hands-on experience in managing client relationships. A goal-oriented, self-motivated team player with a positive attitude.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Manager
LTIMindtree
04.2022 - Current
- Handling end to end recruitment and managing the entire recruiting cycle from sourcing to Onboarding
- Collaborating with hiring teams to understand and deliver in alignment with their business goals
- Responsible for all aspects of the new hire
- Expertise in Niche Hiring
- Managing a team of 3 recruiters and handling accounts in parallel.
- Initiated process improvements based on thorough analysis of internal operations data resulting in enhanced productivity levels.
- Managed cross-functional projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with company objectives.
- Led team meetings regularly to discuss progress updates, identify challenges or roadblocks, and provide guidance towards successful project completion.
- Provide progress reports to Head of Talent Acquisition and line manager
- Dedicatedly working for direct hire and using vendor depending on the criticality of the requirement
- Well versed in hiring through different job portals (Dice, LinkedIn, Indeed and career site, Naukri)
- Managing Stakeholder and customer on daily basis, attending customer calls related to new transactions
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to create reports and presentations for clients
Sr Executive -Talent Acquisition
Happiest Minds Technologies
08.2018 - 04.2022
- Partner with business leaders, hiring managers and recruiting managers to develop and drive world-class proactive internal talent engagement strategy
- Involved in Full Life Cycle of Recruitment ( In-house Hiring )
- Experience in hiring C Level Executive’s
- Niche, Leadership & Executive hiring, Employer Branding, Campus hiring
- Experience in Stakeholder Management, Project Management & Vendor Management
- Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills in training & development
- Designing strategies to execute hiring plan
- Identifying new vendors and enabling potential of current vendors
- Involved in Campus hiring when campus season is on
- Recruitment - Involved in end to end leadership & Executive recruitment process including Recruitment plan, Forecasting, building pipeline, sourcing and talent research, market mapping, candidate mapping, offer management, onboarding, proactive hiring, leadership hiring, candidate management and candidate pipelining
- Conducting reference/background checks, develop a search plan for each opening, creatively sourcing candidates through Social Media, Job boards, References and Calls
- Well versed with cultural assessments, behavioral interviews, and leadership assessment
- Interacting with CEO, VPs, Directors & managers for the update on the screened profiles
- Scheduling interviews on Skype, F2F, Teams between the candidate & the Panel
- Mapping candidates through different social media like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc
- Develops recruitment strategies to proactively search for a diverse pool of top industry retail talent using various recruiting methods (direct sourcing, internal recruitment, web-based, print media, social media, etc.)
- To find out the hidden talents from the Market who are not in any job portals & networks
- To market different source profiles to different Directors to place them according to the skill set
- Recruitment Coordination, Interview Coordination
- Directly interacting with the managers to understand the business requirements and work on recruitment strategies
- Stakeholder Management
- Expertise in hiring for requirements globally
- Talent Mapping, Market Research
- Ensure that all phases of the recruitment life cycle including sourcing, screening, presentation, negotiation of offers and reference and background checks are properly coordinated, monitored, tracked, and executed
- Ensuring the candidate is on-boarded smoothly
- Act as liaison between Candidates and Hiring Managers
- Also involved in Campus hiring and interacted with candidate and panel
- Enhanced the company's employer brand image, which attracted premium candidates and reduced hiring timelines.
- Expanded the company's reach and improved its appeal by strategically leveraging social media platforms.
- Enhanced talent acquisition efficiency by streamlining recruitment processes and utilizing innovative sourcing strategies.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to develop workforce planning initiatives, aligning talent acquisition efforts with organizational objectives.
Sr. Technical Recruiter (US Recruitment)
Coinformatique Solutions
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: (Start – up & Company Shutdown)
- Handling end-to-end recruitment Process for Senior and Middle level Management
- Responsible for the full cycle of recruiting (screening resumes, interviewing, co- coordinating interviews, negotiating, closing of vacancies & final joining of candidates)
- Partner with hiring teams to build and execute effective sourcing, assessment with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment
- Partner effectively with recruiting team peers and cross-functional partners (HR, Systems and Programs teams, etc.)
- Managing, prioritizing and closing searches against a timeline and have experience setting benchmarks, metrics, and understand how to prioritize to hit all customer SLAs
- Collaborating with hiring teams to deliver effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations
- Involved in the recruiting for Permanent, Contract to Hire and Contract Positions
- Recruited various types of contractor's terms or Tax - Terms such as W2, 1099 & Corp-to-Corp
- Recruitment of US Citizens, GC's, E AD's and H1B
- Be on the requirement qualification conference calls with the clients on a regular basis to understand the requisition better and get all the queries answered by the client
- Handling versatile requisitions like IT, NON-IT, Technical, Semi Technical, Engineering, Semi Conductors, Etc
- Maintain personal and professional tracker, database and pipeline to match future client necessities
- Meet the assigned targets on or before time
- (Start – up & Company Shutdown)
- Implemented metrics-driven strategies to monitor recruiter performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Negotiated competitive compensation packages on behalf of clients, securing top talent while maintaining budgetary constraints.
Team Lead
Magna InfoTech (Quess Corp)
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Working directly with the client to understand staffing needs and fulfill requisitions within a timely manner
- Provided Process training for New Joiners
- Follow up with consultant post offer to Onboard & collected documents required
- Setup web-recruiting strategy, selected web search tools (Monster, Career Builder, Indeed, TheLadders, Google Advanced search)
- Sourcing of candidates by use of internal ATS (Job Diva), Talent Flow & Bullhorn
- Posting of jobs online-Craigslist, Careerbuilder, Dice and Monster
- Builds pipelines of candidates meeting total staffing demand plan
- Manages the full-cycle recruiting process across a functional group or business unit
- Worked closely with and negotiated contracts with Vendors, Search and Staffing Agencies
- Vendor Management Systems, including FieldGlass, IQ Navigator, People Click, Beeline, SimpleVMS, etc
- Co-ordinate with USA based team members for all logistics to help consultants start projects
- Owned full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for assigned requirements
- Experienced in rate and salary negotiation on 1099/C2C as well as W2
- Aware of full time benefits, Health and Dental Insurance for W2 employees
- Recruited for all levels of candidates, from Developers to Project Managers
- Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
- Enhanced overall team performance by providing regular coaching, feedback, and skill development opportunities.
- Established clear performance metrics for the team which helped in tracking progress towards set targets effectively.
- Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
Executive Client Services
Helios & Matheson IT Ltd
06.2013 - 09.2014
- Responsible for sourcing, identifying and closing hard to find IT professionals through interviewing Process, effective rate negotiation and detailed reference checks
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing their inquiries and concerns in a timely and professional manner
- Coordinate client meetings and prepare necessary materials, ensuring a seamless client experience
- Participate in training sessions to stay current on industry trends and best practices.
- To contribute to a dynamic team environment by delivering high-quality client service and exceeding performance goals
- Prepared annual data to determine metrics for operational performance.
- Interviewed, recruited and trained new onboarding candidates.
- To enhance client satisfaction and retention through proactive communication and personalized service delivery
- Involved in the recruiting for Permanent, Contract to Hire and Contract Positions
- Recruited various types of contractor's terms or Tax - Terms such as W2, 1099 & Corp-to-Corp
- Recruitment of US Citizens, GC's, E AD's and H1B as per client's job requirements
- Posting various Jobs in Job Portals like (Dice, Monster, Career Builder , Corp-Corp, LinkedIn, database, Google Groups etc) according to the Client's needs
- Expertise in creating search strings and searching the suitable candidates using leading job sites like Monster, Dice, Corp-Corp, database, sorting through hundreds of resumes to find just the right person
- Sourcing of candidates by use of internal ATS Bullhorn
- Negotiated compensation, performed employment reference checks, and obtained feedback from account managers regarding submitted candidates
- Preparing and formatting the candidates resumes and prepare their profile as per Client's requirement
- Create candidate bios, summarizing and highlighting key skills for clients
- Recruited all levels of professionals from entry level to senior level executives, valuated their skill Sets and determined where they may fit best for the position
- Maintain reports on submission for the requirements handled in a week; track the corporate progress
- Follow up with Account manager / candidate post interview / offer
- Established long-term client relationships through consistent delivery of high-quality products and services.
Education
MBA (HR) -
MS University
B.Sc - undefined
Achariya College of Arts & Science
M.M.M Girls Hr.Sec School - undefined
SSC - undefined
Wesley Hr.Sec School
Skills
- Expertise in Lateral,Campus hiring Globally
- Highly adopted to learn new Ideas
- Teamwork
- Used Vendor Management applications like Fieldglass IQ Navigator, People Click ,Beeline,Provade, Pinnacle
- Expertise in using multiple ATS like Job Diva,Talent Flow,Bullhorn,Smile hire, RippleHire & SuccessFactors
- Proficient User internet job boards like Dice,Indeed,CareerBuilder,LinkedIn
- Excellent effective negotiation skills
- Service Oriented Project Management
- Employee Retention and Development
- Conflict Resolution skills
- Staff recruitment and retention strategies
- Strategic planning
- Operations management
- Project management
Accomplishments
- Best Performer in Reward & Recognition Program, 2015, Quess Corp
- Awarded for being a Team Player, Happiest Minds
- SPOT AWARD, 2019, Happiest Minds
Coretechnicalskills
- VMS applications: Fieldglass, IQ Navigator, People Click, Beeline, SimpleVMS, Provade, Pinnacle
- ATS: Job Diva, Talent Flow, Bullhorn, Smile hire (Hirecraft), RippleHire, SuccessFactors
- Proficient User internet job boards: DICE, Monster, Indeed, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, Google Advanced Search
- Effective negotiation skills
- Service Oriented Project Management
- Employee Retention and Development
- Organization and Management Conflict Resolution skills
- Staff recruitment and retention strategies
Certification
Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment
Timeline
Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment
08-2022
Associate Manager
LTIMindtree
04.2022 - Current
Sr Executive -Talent Acquisition
Happiest Minds Technologies
08.2018 - 04.2022
Sr. Technical Recruiter (US Recruitment)
Coinformatique Solutions
08.2016 - 06.2018
Team Lead
Magna InfoTech (Quess Corp)
03.2015 - 06.2016
Executive Client Services
Helios & Matheson IT Ltd
06.2013 - 09.2014
B.Sc - undefined
Achariya College of Arts & Science
M.M.M Girls Hr.Sec School - undefined
SSC - undefined
Wesley Hr.Sec School
MBA (HR) -
MS University
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