Ashok Raja Vellaisamy
Bangalore
Summary
Strategic and results-driven Talent Acquisition leader with over 15 years of experience in driving recruitment excellence. Adept at designing innovative talent acquisition frameworks, enhancing employer brand presence, and building strong partnerships with business leaders. Skilled in optimizing recruitment metrics, streamlining processes, and developing high-performance teams to meet complex hiring needs in competitive talent landscapes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Talent Acquisition & University Relations
Allegion India
03.2017 - Current
- Leading TA efforts for India GCC.
- Lead, motivate, and mentor a team of recruiters to meet the needs of our ambitious hiring plans across multiple business entity and accountable for overall team goals in line with industry benchmarks.
- Developed and executed TA Strategy, aligning talent acquisition with business growth by integrating forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning.
- Led Leadership Hiring, securing top-tier talent for senior and executive roles across various functions.
- Spearheaded Stakeholder Management, ensuring seamless collaboration with business leaders, HR teams, and hiring managers to drive recruitment success.
- Championed Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, ensuring diverse talent pipelines and an inclusive hiring culture.
- Designed & implemented 'Women return to work' program.
- Participated in global HR workshops for designing, testing, performing change impact analysis and system upgrades to support Global Processes (Workday).
- Created, communicated, and implemented University hiring program & Campus Internship Policy & mapped Entry level jobs to campus categories.
- Reduction in RPO & Agency utilization from 50% to less than 10%, thereby leading to substantial cost-saving.
- Instrumental in setting up and revamping frontline assessment.
- Reduced average time to fill the requisitions from 90 days to under 60 days.
Senior TA Executive
Philips
Bangalore
09.2016 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: ABC Consultant
- ABC Consultant
Senior TA Executive
General Electric
Bangalore
06.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Scalene Works
- Scalene Works
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Marlabs Software
Bangalore
05.2010 - 02.2015
Education
PGDM (H.R) -
Acharya Institute
01.2009
B.E - ECE
Arulmigu Kalasalingam
01.2006
Inter -12th -
S.S.V.Sala Hr. Sec. School
Tamil Nadu01.2002
SSLC-10th -
M.N.U.Jayaraja Nadar Hr. Sec.School
Tamil Nadu01.2001
Skills
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Workforce Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Leadership Hiring
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Market Mapping & Competitive Intelligence
- Team Leadership & Development
- Recruitment Metrics
- Recruitment Process Optimization
- ATS (Workday) functionality customization & Implementation
Accomplishments
- Spot Bonus Award, 2017
- Went Extra Mile, 2018
- Went Extra Mile, 2021
- Went Extra Mile, 2022
- Spot Bonus Award, 2022
- Manager Choice Award, 2022
- Spot Bonus Award, 2024
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/22/85
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Manager Talent Acquisition & University Relations
Allegion India
03.2017 - Current
Senior TA Executive
Philips
09.2016 - 03.2017
Senior TA Executive
General Electric
06.2015 - 08.2016
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Marlabs Software
05.2010 - 02.2015
PGDM (H.R) -
Acharya Institute
B.E - ECE
Arulmigu Kalasalingam
Inter -12th -
S.S.V.Sala Hr. Sec. School
SSLC-10th -
M.N.U.Jayaraja Nadar Hr. Sec.School