Poonam Mittal
Quara Holding
Gurugram
12
years of professional experience
Dynamic Senior Talent Acquisition professional with a proven track record in end-to-end recruitment and stakeholder management. Expert in recruitment analytics and vendor relations, I transformed hiring processes, enhancing operational efficiency and employee engagement initiatives. Passionate about aligning talent strategies with business goals to drive organizational success.
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition
3 Years 5 Months- Led end-to-end recruitment for technical and non-technical roles in Saudi Arabia and India, managing role intake, sourcing, and offer coordination.
- Collaborated with business leaders in discussions to align on hiring needs, priorities, and progress.
- Built strong stakeholder relationships and aligned recruitment activities with business requirements.
- Coordinated background verification (BGV) for candidates, ensuring compliance and readiness for onboarding.
- Prepared and shared weekly recruitment data and updates with HR Head and management team.
- Managed recruitment vendors and supported improvements in company ratings.
- Assisted with employee engagement initiatives and annual event planning.
- Supported payroll team with employee attendance matters.
- Operated SaaS startup in Saudi Arabia
Senior Account Manager / Team Lead
1 Year 6 Months- Joined as a Senior Account Manager to manage a key client account, overseeing end-to-end recruitment operations across Telecom and BFSI/Finance domains, including mass and bulk hiring.
- Managed end-to-end requisition fulfillment, from requirement understanding and sourcing strategy to profile submission, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding.
- Led daily recruitment requirement calls with the client and conducted weekly business reviews with the client's Global HR Head, ensuring alignment on hiring priorities and delivery performance.
- Owned and presented daily and weekly recruitment dashboards to clients and senior management, covering requisition status, pipeline, submissions, interviews, closures, and hiring performance.
- Transformed a loss-making client account into a profitable business, through improved recruitment delivery, operational efficiency, resource optimization, and effective account management.
- Mentored and managed team of 7-8 recruiters, enhancing productivity and ensuring timely closure of client requirements.
- Trained and onboarded new recruiters, developing team capability and ensuring faster ramp-up and adherence to recruitment processes.
- Managed P&L and account profitability, contributing in revenue generation.
Corporate Technical Recruiter
1 Year 10 Months- Managed end-to-end corporate technical recruitment, from understanding manpower requirements and preparing Job Descriptions (JDs) to sourcing, screening, interview coordination, selection, offer rollout, and candidate onboarding.
- Conducted HR rounds and salary negotiations, ensuring effective offer management and smooth candidate closure.
- Managed pre-joining and onboarding processes, streamlining documentation, candidate data collection, background verification, and joining formalities while coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
- Designed and managed structured new-joiner onboarding processes, including introduction and allocation of Buddy Programs to facilitate employee integration and engagement.
- Collaborated with business and HR stakeholders to enhance employee experience throughout recruitment, onboarding, and integration.
- Contributed to implementation of HRMS platform, facilitating process transition, enhancing employee data management, and automating HR workflows.
- Planned and executed employee engagement initiatives, including monthly team engagement activities, team-building programs, and annual organizational events.
HR Associate
1 Year 2 Months- Streamlined onboarding process by delivering essential information on organization's policies and procedures to new hires.
- Supported employee onboarding and orientation for communication staff
- Scheduled interviews with candidates and hiring managers and candidate communications with hiring managers
- Maintained employee records and confidential HR files for Easy serve Communication
Associate HR
6 Months- Coordinated recruitment tasks, including job postings, candidate interviews, reference checks, and background investigations to streamline hiring process.
- Supported recruiters and managers in filling roles across Virtusa Polaris teams.
- Updated HR policies and assisted with audit activities within Virtusa Polaris operations.
- Compiled and analyzed information from multiple sources to prepare monthly HR reports for senior leadership review, enhancing data-driven decision making.
- Supported annual open enrollment meetings for benefit plans to ensure employee understanding and participation.
- Helped organize and deliver employee training on harassment prevention and safety protocols.
HR Executive
1 Year 3 MonthsEducation
MBA/PGDM
B.Com
Skills
Recruitment lifecycle
Sourcing strategies
Talent sourcing strategy
Recruitment analytics
HRMS and ATS management
Applicant tracking systems
Vendor management
Offer management
Onboarding processes
Vendor management
Campus recruitment
Stakeholder management
Stakeholder management
Personal Information
Title: SR Talent Acquisition
LANGUAGES
hindi, English
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Total work experience 10+ Years 0 Month
- Title: SR Talent Acquisition
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition
Quara Holding
09.2022 - 02.2026Read More
Senior Account Manager / Team Lead
SDNA Global
03.2021 - 09.2022Read More
Corporate Technical Recruiter
RSK Business Solutions
04.2019 - 02.2021Read More
HR Associate
Easy serve Communication
01.2018 - 03.2019Read More
Associate HR
Virtusa Polaris
11.2016 - 05.2017Read More
HR Executive
Ultimate HR Solutions
06.2014 - 09.2015Read More
Kurukshetra University
MBA/PGDM
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Kurukshetra University
B.Com
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