Priya Mehra

• Led recruitment efforts across multiple technical and leadership roles, successfully filling over 60 positions annually for various levels including Data Engineers, Senior Engineers, Architects, Product Management, Product Marketing, Customer Success and Support functions.
• Developed strategic sourcing plans leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and industry-specific job boards to attract top talent.
• Reduced time-to-hire by 25% through process improvements, including the implementation of a new ATS (Zoho) and streamlined interview scheduling.
• Spearheaded a diversity hiring initiative, increasing the representation of underrepresented groups by 30% within two years.
• Initiated and worked with senior leadership/management, to establish and analyze recruiting, policies, metrics, SLA/KPI’s, process/procedures, implemented strategies into talent acquisition, compensation benchmarking, training, and development of the new joiners.
• Implemented a candidate referral program, which increased referrals by 40% and improved overall hire quality.
• Maintained a 90% offer acceptance rate through effective candidate engagement and negotiation strategies.
• Conducted behavioral and technical screening interviews, ensuring a thorough assessment of candidate skills and cultural fit.
• Partnered with hiring managers to refine job descriptions and develop effective hiring plans.
• Coordinated and participated in campus recruitment events, hackathons, and tech conferences to identify and attract emerging talent.

• Partnering with hiring managers to determine staffing needs
• Responsible for complete recruitment life cycle for lower, middle, upper management positions.
• Ensuring smooth operations at all times and maintaining proper candidate management, follow-up & candidate satisfaction.
• Involved in efficient hiring with key focus on hiring metrics like TAT, Source Utilization, Requisition Vs Hired, offer to joining ratio, Quality of Hire and Cost per hire.
• Ensuring bulk hiring requirements in the given TAT. Coordinating with recruitment vendors for open positions, plan employee referral programs, IJPs.
• Design, plan and execute selection processes (conduct interviews and screening calls, administer psychological tests and Versant tests).
• Ensuring Background Verification Process compliance that includes Educational, Employment, Criminal, Credit and Drug Verification.
• Ensure full onboarding process – E-code generation, BGV, Handover to training team and Documentation Process.

• HR Support: Provided effective support for all HR functions for a workforce of 600+ employees.
• Induction and Policy Communication: Conducted welcoming induction processes, explaining company policies and procedures to new hires.
• Onboarding and Orientation: Processed hire-related paperwork, conducted orientations, and monitored the training process.
• Headcount and Attrition Reports: Maintained headcount and attrition reports for different lines of business (LOBs).
• Compliance and Record-Keeping: Reviewed and audited employee files for compliance, recorded data for each employee, and maintained relevant information and administered family medical insurance and ensured legal compliance in filing returns and providing required data.
• Exit Interviews and Termination: Conducted exit interviews and ensured completion of necessary employment termination processes.
• Employee Inquiries: Answered employee inquiries regarding salaries, benefits, and other relevant information.
• Background Verification: Checked background verification reports and conducted meetings based on report severity.
• HR Policy Development: Built and maintained HR policies.
• Rewards and Recognition: Examined performance to identify top performers and processed rewards through payroll.
• Performance Improvement: Conducted performance improvement planning and discussions across different levels.
• Employee Engagement and Safety: Organized employee engagement programs, safety initiatives, welfare, wellness, and health programs.

• Managed full recruitment cycle: job posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, negotiation, and closures.
• Utilized job boards (Naukri, Shine, Indeed and LinkedIn) for sourcing active/passive candidates.
• Involved in efficient hiring with key focus on hiring metrics like TAT, Source Utilization, Requisition Vs Hired, offer to joining ratio, Quality of Hire and Cost per hire.
• Conducted in-depth technical interviews, collaborating with engineering and support teams to ensure alignment on candidate qualifications and role requirements.
• Maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.

Clients: (Amerihealth, Express Scripts, Accenture (Google, WaltDisney,)

• Managed full recruitment cycle: understanding job requirements, posting jobs, sourcing candidates, and scheduling interviews.
• Recruited for in-state and out-of-state contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent IT/Non-IT positions for multiple clients.
• Extensive knowledge of end-to-end recruitment processes and quick turnaround placements.
• Utilized job boards (Monster, Career Builder, Dice, Indeed) and LinkedIn for sourcing active and passive candidates.
• Conducted comprehensive candidate evaluations and maintained strong professional relationships with consultants and vendors.
• Proficient in ATS & VMS tools like Job Diva, IQN, Fieldglass, and WAND.

• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
• Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
• Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
• Conducte walk-in interviews for Pharma and IT companies

Job Boards i.e Naukri.com, Shine, LinkedIn.