Rahul KINAYATH

Regions Handled : INDIA, MENAT, EUROPE

• Strategic Recruitment Alignment: Develop and implement recruitment strategies that align with business objectives, and ensure compliance with standards.
• Team Leadership: Inspire and mentor a recruitment team by setting performance goals, and nurturing a culture of high achievement.
• Comprehensive approach: Led recruitment across the Energy Equation scope, delivering a robust talent pipeline, achieving the target offer acceptance rate, and time-to-offer, quality KPIs
• Market Insights: Provide expertise on market trends and competitive compensation, while promoting inclusive hiring and the company’s Employer Value Proposition.
• Data-Driven Metrics: Monitor key recruitment metrics like time to offer, time to present, diversity metrics, candidate quality, using Power BI analytics and Applicant Tracking Systems for improved sourcing.
• Diversity Initiatives: Drive efforts to attract diverse talent through unbiased processes, fostering an inclusive team environment.
• Employer Branding: Work with marketing to boost the company's visibility on social media and at recruitment events, enhancing the employer brand.
  

• Lead end-to-end recruitment strategy, building a high-quality and sustainable talent pipeline.
• Drive hiring outcomes by aligning sourcing plans with business objectives, and workforce demand.
• Act as the primary recruitment SPOC for key client groups, ensuring seamless stakeholder and candidate engagement.
• Develop strong internal partnerships to accurately translate hiring needs into effective talent solutions.
• Collaborate with hiring managers, leadership, and others to optimise sourcing strategies and improve hiring efficiency.
• Champion diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives, strengthening workforce representation, and alignment with organisational values.
• Oversee gig workforce recruitment, ensuring agility in meeting evolving business, and project-based talent needs.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for Oilfield Services and Equipment, and Industrial Energy Technology (Digital and Non-Digital) roles across the MENATI region.
• Delivered consistent hiring outcomes while aligning talent acquisition with regional business priorities.
• Led and mentored a team of five recruiters, ensuring performance, productivity, and quality delivery.
• Handled individual requisitions alongside team oversight, maintaining high closure rates, and efficiency.
• Drove diversity and inclusion initiatives to enhance workforce representation and support organisational goals.
• Ensured adherence to SLA targets, improving time to hire and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Maintained strict compliance with recruitment policies, processes, and regulatory standards.

• Worked under the sponsorship of Aster & Darwish in Qatar for ~2 years, supporting end-to-end recruitment operations.
• Sourced and engaged mid-level and entry-level talent across European and Asian markets.
• Managed recruitment requisitions across 10 diverse business lines.
• Led international hiring initiatives, conducting recruitment drives in India, Philippines, and Lebanon.
• Coordinated visa processing and background verification for selected candidates.
• Oversaw onboarding processes, including new employee orientation and induction.
• Supervised and mentored a team of 4 members while contributing to process improvements that streamlined hiring workflows.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, scheduling, salary negotiation, offer rollout, BGV initiation, and onboarding.
• Developed and executed sourcing strategies using job boards, referrals, networking, internal job postings, campus hiring, and industry events.
• Handled hiring for expansion and backfill requirements across 12 SBUs with consistent delivery.
• Organized and led pan-India weekend recruitment drives to meet large-scale hiring targets.
• Identified and implemented cost-effective sourcing channels to optimize recruitment spend.
• Promoted internal mobility through Internal Job Posting (IJP), enhancing retention and reducing hiring costs.
• Maintained MIS reporting and documentation while training and mentoring new team members.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for F&A and IT roles, covering sourcing to onboarding.
• Handled high-volume walk-in hiring, including testing, HR interviews, and technical interview coordination.
• Prepared and rolled out offer letters in alignment with hiring timelines.
• Coordinated with third-party vendors for timely background verification (BGV) completion.
• Maintained accurate applicant tracking and MIS reporting.
• Managed joining formalities, documentation, and employee records.
• Conducted HR induction sessions to ensure smooth onboarding and integration.

• Managed vendor and employee referral channels to support hiring for international voice processes.
• Coordinated recruitment events across multiple vendor locations in Bangalore to achieve hiring targets.
• Trained and guided sourcing teams on role requirements and hiring strategies.
• Designed and communicated employee referral programs in alignment with company policies.
• Processed referral bonuses, ensuring accuracy and timely disbursement.
• Prepared and issued offer letters in line with hiring requirements.
• Maintained MIS reports, including daily and monthly hiring trackers.