Priya Venkataraman
Gurgaon
Summary
Seasoned HR Professional with 8+ years of work experience in University Hiring & Strategy, Organization Branding and Campus Engagements across Product Organization, Consulting and IT Industry. Skilled in Early Career Recruitment across Technical and B Schools.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Campus Talent Advisor
Oracle
Gurgaon
09.2021 - Current
- Building the best-in-class campus relations program and creating a differentiated go-to-campus approach, focusing on diversity and inclusion, exceptional candidate and stakeholders' experience.
- Conceptualize Campus Hiring Strategy for Internship and Full-Time Hiring year over year, to the tune of 2,500+ campus graduates.
- Managing end-to-end PAN India hiring from Tier 1 Engineering Schools and Business Schools for Development, Consulting, and Support roles for 20+ business groups.
- Driving all the key operational processes crucial to the end-to-end life cycle of Campus Hiring, with a key focus on metrics, data management, and market intel.
- Primary SPOC for India Campus Keep Warm Program and implemented multiple initiatives for enhanced brand visibility and candidate engagement, such as Recruiter Sessions, Focus Group Discussions, LinkedIn contests, Dial In, Tete-a-tete, onboarding webinars, and allied.
- Develop and nurture relationships with campuses, faculty, businesses, students, and professional organizations for effective stakeholder management.
- Managing talent programs end-to-end; creating clear program plans as per business requirements, timelines, stakeholder maps, and communication strategy.
- Actively manage the offer process and onboarding process for all hires by partnering with various stakeholders.
- Maintain comprehensive data reports, including master trackers, college trackers, offer trackers, BGV trackers, and Macro sheets, presentation decks for increased recruitment process efficiency.
HR Manager
Ken Research
Gurgaon
08.2017 - 09.2021
- Conceptualize, drive and implement Pan India Recruitment strategies
- Pan India Recruitment lead - Campus and Lateral Hiring
- Leading Campus Engagement, Branding and campus Connect programs
- Manage end to end Talent Acquisition and Talent Management cycle from onboarding till Exit.
- Strategize Lateral Hiring through Social media and Recruitment platforms.
- Drive Performance Management System that includes Goal setting sessions, periodic ratings, and annual appraisal mechanism.
- Strategize and anchor customized L&D interventions, Employee Engagement, Branding, Culture, and Retention programs.
- Relationship Management with various stakeholders, team members, and potential employees.
- Design Organization policies and Conflict Resolution mechanism.
Senior HR Executive
KPMG
Gurgaon
05.2019 - 09.2019
- Handled Pan India Campus Hiring across Technical and Business Schools.
- Campus Branding, Engagement, and Recruitment Spoc.
- Conceptualization of various Campus engagement programs.
- Coordination and strategizing of hiring needs with business heads and verticals.
- Managing effective pre-placement talks, case studies, and strategic engagement initiatives to promote visibility.
- Liaise with business and campus stakeholders to help alignment of business goals.
Junior HR Executive
Cognizant
Chennai
05.2011 - 02.2012
- Campus Recruitment and Campus Branding SPOC for Technical Schools in Tamil Nadu.
Graduate Trainee
PWC
Chennai
05.2008 - 02.2009
- Handled Statutory Audits
Education
Master of Arts - Human Resource Management
Madras School of Social Work
Chennai04-2011
Bachelor of Commerce - Management
Stella Maris College
Chennai04-2008
Skills
- Campus Hiring
- Early Careers
- University Relations
- Employer Branding
- Strategy & Advisory
- Campus Connect/Engagement
- Stakeholder Management
- Operations & Metrics
- Data Analysis and Presentations
- Market Intel
- Diversity & Inclusion
Timeline
Senior Campus Talent Advisor
Oracle
09.2021 - Current
Senior HR Executive
KPMG
05.2019 - 09.2019
HR Manager
Ken Research
08.2017 - 09.2021
Junior HR Executive
Cognizant
05.2011 - 02.2012
Graduate Trainee
PWC
05.2008 - 02.2009
Master of Arts - Human Resource Management
Madras School of Social Work
Bachelor of Commerce - Management
Stella Maris College