Pradeep Pandey
Talent Acquisition Leader
Noida , UP
Summary
- Pradeep is seasoned Technical Acquisition Leader focused on the United States Geo (US). Currently Leading a team responsible for Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP, SNOW, Process, Automation, Enterprise Monitoring, Analytics etc.) talent acquisition at HCL for DFS (Infrastructure Division). Having strong interpersonal skills and a comprehensive knowledge of technical topics. Expertise in Client delivery and strong technical understanding of the requirements. Dynamic Talent Manager offering 10-year progressive career across diverse industries as BFSI, Engineering Services, Life Sciences, Retail, Aerospace, Automotive, Cloud Computing, Data & Analytics etc. Excellent Understanding on US Visa's (USC, Green Card, H1B/H4, L1/L2s, OPTs, TN1/TN2 etc.) along with excellent understanding of Tax terms - W2, C2C, 1099, Per Diem etc. Proven history of designing and implementing recruitment, training and conflict-resolution initiatives for companies. Experienced Talent Acquisition Manager devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent benchmarking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager - Global Recruitment
HCLTech
Noida
02.2020 - Current
- Currently Leading team for Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP, SNOW, Process, Automation, Enterprise Monitoring etc.) Hiring at DFS (Infrastructure Division) for North America Geo.
- Act as Bridge B/W DFS (Infra) Delivery and DFS(Infra) Cloud COE Leaders.
- Interacting with Cloud COE team for Requirement understand and bench availabilities, future requirements, RFP/RFQs, COE Pool Creation.
- Completed talent acquisition and management for 600+ external onboarding for Cloud Services Tower in financial year.
- Vendor performance & Metrics Management.
- Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress which resulted in zero escalations from Cloud Leadership.
- Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
- Followed mission of HCL for Diversified hiring.
- Understand and taught team on LGBQT+ for better communication with leaders and candidates.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager - US Staffing
SysMind
Noida
03.2019 - 02.2020
- Led Team of 2 Account Managers and 18 recruiters .
- Responsible for Fulfillment of BFSI, Manufacturing, Engineering Services, Life Sciences, Data & Analytics, Cloud Services LOBs for TCS America
- Acted as SME for Technical guidance on Client requirements to ease Talent finding.
- Daily Interaction with Customer TAG Group on Requirements status and feedback on Resume Submitted
- Interaction with Client Delivery Spokes for Future requirements and Requirement understanding.
- Acted as Key Person to Interview Recruiter / AM / Senior AM for opening at SysMind .
- Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
- Conducted sessions to train Account Managers / Leads / Recruiters on technical understanding of requirements.
Talent Acquisition Manager - US Staffing
SysMind
Noida
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Led team of 2 Leads and 8 Recruiters and was responsible for their performance, KPP etc.
- Managing full life cycle recruitment process including candidate sourcing, technical screening, reference checking, client interviews, salary negotiations, closing and follow-up Screening resumes and candidates and negotiating offers in timely manner.
- Handling team and mentoring them to find right talent.
- Possess strong technical/business acumen and understanding of technical requirements; deep sourcing skills and experience sourcing passive candidates; excellent candidate assessment skills.
- Created effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives.
- Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
Lead Technical Resource Executive - US Staffing
SysMind
Noida
12.2015 - 08.2017
- Led team of 4 Recruiters and was responsible for their performance, KPP.
- Managing full life cycle recruitment process including candidate sourcing, technical screening, reference checking, client interviews, salary negotiations, closing and follow-up Screening resumes and candidates and negotiating offers in timely manner
- Interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
- Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
- Utilized various online and offline sources to find talented technical candidates and prepare for screening process.
- Developed and implemented strategies to identify and source technical talent for multiple industries.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Created and delivered technical training sessions to recruiters.
Executive Resourcing - US Staffing
Pyramid Consulting, Inc
Noida
10.2014 - 12.2015
- Hired as SME for Recruiting on Niche Skillsets
- Worked on requirements coming from escalated customers.
- Interacting with AMs to understand requirements clearly and if needed joining customer call for better understanding.
- Recruiting on W2 / C2C / 1099 / Per-Diem
- Maintaining Strong relationship with Candidates until their joining.
- Creating Pool of recurring requirements.
IT Recruiter - US Staffing
SysMind
Noida
03.2014 - 10.2014
- Establish recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives.
- Build applicant sources by researching and contacting colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites.
- Determine applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.
- Attract applicants by placing job advertisements, contacting recruiters, and job sites.
- Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.
- Arranging interviews by coordinating schedules.
- Evaluate applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers, interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications.
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Accomplish human resources and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Education
B-TECH - Information Technology
06.2009 - 07.2013
Skills
US Staffing / Recruitment
Applicant Tracking Systems - Job Diva, CIEPAL, IBM KENEXA
Talent management
Vendor Management
Cloud Services Recruitment
Infrastructure Recruitment
Application Development Recruitment
Data Analytics & AI Recruitment
Engineering Services Recruitment
Benefits and Contract Negotiation
Client Handling
ERP (SAP , Oracle, JDE) Recruitment
Low Level Coding (Mendix, Outsystems, Appian) Recruitment
Certification
Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment - LinkedIn - n7cq6aoxg7r5
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Recognition - Cloud Services - TAG Function (North America) - HCLTech Apr 2023
- Certificate of Recognition - IBM Ecosytem - TAG Function (North America) - HCLTech Mar 2022
- Rising Manager - Team Management - Client Management - SysMind Oct 2018
- Employee of the Year - Highest Margin - FY (16-17) - SysMind May 2017
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager - Global Recruitment - HCLTech
02.2020 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager - US Staffing - SysMind
03.2019 - 02.2020
Talent Acquisition Manager - US Staffing - SysMind
09.2017 - 03.2019
Lead Technical Resource Executive - US Staffing - SysMind
12.2015 - 08.2017
Executive Resourcing - US Staffing - Pyramid Consulting, Inc
10.2014 - 12.2015
IT Recruiter - US Staffing - SysMind
03.2014 - 10.2014
GL Bajaj Institute of Technology And Management - B-TECH, Information Technology
06.2009 - 07.2013