Praveen Kumar P S
Bangalore
Summary
With 17 years of expertise in technology hiring, I spearheaded the Talent Acquisition at Info Edge India Ltd – Quadrangle, building a 200-strong team from scratch for client VeARC Technologies. My leadership at ABC Consultants and Source One Management Services showcases my ability in organizational development and sourcing strategies, achieving up to 150 monthly hires at Client Accenture, underscoring my prowess in recruitment marketing and talent pipelining.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Leader
Info Edge India Ltd – Quadrangle
Bengaluru
11.2017 - Current
- Responsible for setting up the GCC for the Technology-CoE firm, VeARC Technologies, in Bangalore, which is now a team of 200 as of the current date.
- We have close to 8 to 10 portfolio firms within VeARC, and we have completely built these teams from scratch.
- Driving the GCC engagement of VeARC successfully with a team of 8 to 10 recruiters.
- Building the recruitment roadmap, process setup, metrics and reporting, market mapping, employer branding, creating the interview process, best-in-class candidate engagements, walk-in drives, offer-to-joinee conversions, and candidate onboarding.
- Working closely with onshore stakeholders, primarily in the US and France geographies.
- Building a job description for technology requirements such as Java backend, Angular, Node, MERN, Data Engineer, Cloud Engineer, SDET, Engineering Director, Delivery Manager, PHP, Python, AI Specialist, etc.
- Successfully hired 8-10 leadership candidates through a research-based search for one of our asset management clients, AQR Capital, in Bangalore.
- Successfully hired multiple candidates for the Engineer Manager, Diversity Director, Backend, and DevOps roles for one of our retail-based clients, Falabella.
- Ability to train and build teams.
- Strong people management, recruitment program, and project management skills.
- Has close to 16 years of technology hiring experience across IT services, products, start-ups, and analytics firms.
- Ability to mentor and guide the team on Boolean search, LinkedIn search, X-ray search, and help them understand and deliver on technical skills.
Deputy General Manager
ABC Consultants
Bengaluru
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Worked primarily in leadership roles with clients such as Cognizant, Hexaware, Mphasis, and Atos.
- Managed a team of 4 to 5 people.
- Worked on ATS tools like Bullhorn, Hirecraft, and Naukri ATS.
- Visited the clients on a weekly basis, focusing on business development.
Deputy General Manager
Source One Management Services Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
04.2007 - 03.2017
- I started my recruitment career focusing on lateral roles for service-based clients.
- Has in-depth experience in both permanent and contractual modes of hiring for clients like Accenture, IBM, HCL, and Mindtree.
- As a lead, I managed a team of 45 to 50 people to drive Accenture technology hiring.
- Worked closely on the RPO engagement for Accenture, comprising two teams: one offshore team and another screening team at the client's place.
- Successfully managed to place 80-150 joiners per month at Accenture, with a strong focus on walk-in drives at different Accenture locations in India.
- Worked on multiple technologies, like SAP, Oracle, .NET, Java, Mainframes, SCM, etc.
- I worked with different stakeholders and verticals at Accenture, and front-ended all client discussions.
- Grew from a Recruiter to Team Lead, Manager, and Deputy General Manager.
Education
Diploma - Mechatronics
National Institute of Vocational Training
Bengaluru09-2005
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Recruitment marketing
- Talent pipelining
- Organizational development
- Data-driven decision-making
- Sourcing strategies
- Recruitment process outsourcing
- Diversity and inclusion
- Applicant tracking systems
- Compensation analysis
- Candidate experience
- Onboarding strategies
Affiliations
- Gardening
- long drives
- Meditation
Languages
Kannada
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Accomplishments
- Super Achievers Award
- Super Achievers Award-Leadership Hiring
- Key Contributor Award
- Shining Star Award
- Recognition Award-Client Accenture
- Highest Lateral Joiners
- Budding Star Award
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Leader
Info Edge India Ltd – Quadrangle
11.2017 - Current
Deputy General Manager
ABC Consultants
03.2017 - 09.2017
Deputy General Manager
Source One Management Services Pvt Ltd
04.2007 - 03.2017
Diploma - Mechatronics
National Institute of Vocational Training
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