S. DAFNI
Lead - Talent Acquisition
Chennai
Summary
Skilled HR personal with 13+ years of expertise in end-to-end recruitment, HR operations, employee engagement, stakeholder management and vendor management. Proven ability to drive HR processes, partner with business leaders, and deliver people solutions in fast-paced environments. Available for immediate joining in Chennai.
Overview
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Languages
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead-Talent Acquisition
Objectedge
10.2021 - Current
- - Managed end-to-end in-house recruitment processes, ensuring timely hiring of quality candidates.
- - Managed a team of 4-5 members efficiently.
- - Coordinated with vendors to efficiently handle contractual staffing requirements, optimizing resource utilization.
- - Executed effective stakeholder management by maintaining clear communication and aligning recruitment goals.
- - Developed and optimized job descriptions (JDs) and managed job postings across multiple channels.
- - Utilized Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to streamline candidate tracking and improve recruitment workflow.
- - Leveraged job portals such as Naukri and LinkedIn for proactive and targeted candidate sourcing.
- - Conducted thorough resume sourcing, screening, and shortlisting to identify top talent.
- - Scheduled and coordinated interviews, ensuring seamless candidate and panel communication.
- - Facilitated post-interview follow-ups and managed offer release processes to accelerate hiring closure.
- - Maintained a comprehensive candidate database for efficient future talent pipeline development.
- - Built strong rapport with candidates to enhance their experience and ensured smooth onboarding process.
- Skills hired- QA, CPQ, React, Frontend, Fullstack, Python, Mulesoft, Salesforce, OracleEBS, Golang, Telephony, C++, Automation Cypress
Senior Technical Recruiter
Paradigm ventures
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Experience in end to end recruitment cycle for entry to mid-level positions including the Sourcing, Screening, Shortlisting, and Selecting of candidates to fill new and vacant positions Responsible for fulfilling open positions for our clients Sify technologies, Baton ubixi systems, Altimetric, Vuram technologies, TVS credit.
- Have experience into Contractual Staffing as well as Permanent Staffing and Closing the positions within the stipulated timeline.
- Experience on placing candidates for various skill sets from an entry level to senior manager.
- Closely working with hiring managers to deeply understand the Client Requirements and establish comprehensive sourcing strategies in order to meet current hiring needs as well as to build pipeline for the projected requirements.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Collabera Technologies
09.2019 - 11.2020
- Handling full recruitment cycle for entry to mid-level positions including the Sourcing, Screening, Shortlisting, and Selecting of candidates to fill new and vacant positions, following up to offer and ensures smooth joining of the candidates.
- Responsible for attending weekly status call with the client to understand on the priority requirements.
- Responsible for fulfilling open positions for our clients Paypal, BNP paribas, samsung, Sopra steria, olam international etc.
- Have experience into Contractual Staffing as well as Permanent Staffing and Closing the positions within the stipulated timeline.
- Experience on placing candidates for various skill sets from an entry level to senior manager.
Senior Consultant HR
Working As A Freelancer
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Understanding various client requirements and fulfilling them.
- Experience on placing candidates for various skill sets from an entry level to senior manager.
- Responsible for attending weekly status call with the client to understand on the priority requirements.
- Sourcing, screening and Validating- for Skill set match.
- Scheduling various level of discussion —Conducting telecom, F2F and Skype discussion as per client need.
- Handled major IT technologies for service and product based clients
Senior HR Executive
Atna Technologies
10.2017 - 07.2018
- Worked Closely with Stake holders to identify open positions and ensure to fulfill them in stipulated time.
- Involved in Campus hiring with the top management to hire fresher’s.
- Based on the given assignment perform extensive internet based search (Naukri, Monster &Linkedin) and sourcing through reference generation through industry contacts, and other sourcing strategies to get the best fit profiles.
- Involved in initial screening and evaluating the candidates over telephone as per the Job description and uploading the profile in the Client Portal.
- Coordinating with Vendor Management Team for the qualification of the profiles and Conducting drives and Walk-ins for closing multiple positions.
- Maintain healthy relationship with the hiring managers and the candidates throughout the Interview process.
- Scheduling interviews for short listed candidates and Coordinating with Technical panel / Manager’s for the shortlists & feedbacks.
- Coordinating for all technical interviews, taking final HR interview and salary negotiation
- Supporting Hiring Managers on various issues i.e. Approvals, Background Verification, Justifications and Salary Fitments, BGV initiations.
- Additional responsibilities handled are generalist roles, Team handling, On Boarding, Joining Formalities, induction and training, Event Handling, HR Operations, Training and developments, maintain documents and database, involved in appraisal process and confirmation of candidates in probation, Attendance and payroll management, employee engagement, grievance handling and conducting Exit interviews.
Consultant-Recruitment
Randstad
05.2015 - 10.2016
- - Collaborated with hiring managers to thoroughly understand client requirements and develop targeted sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with current hiring needs and future talent pipelines.
- - Placed candidates across various skill levels, ranging from entry-level to senior management roles, enhancing recruitment versatility.
- - Led weekly status calls with clients to prioritize recruitment needs and adjust strategies promptly.
- - Validated candidate skill sets to ensure precise alignment with job specifications and client expectations.
- - Coordinated and conducted multi-level interviews, including telephonic, face-to-face, and Skype discussions, to expedite the selection process.
- - Achieved timely closure of open positions by adhering to defined turnaround times (TAT), improving recruitment efficiency by [X]%.
- - Organized and executed recruitment drives and walk-in events, successfully filling multiple positions simultaneously.
- - Managed team leadership and individual contributor responsibilities to streamline recruitment workflows and meet hiring targets effectively.
- - Specialized in sourcing candidates with expertise in telecommunications technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, RF Engineering, RF Optimization, Integration Engineering, Netcool, Click software, IP Packet Core, Fault and Incident Management, SDH Engineering, BSCS, RAN, IPTV, Testing, and Ericsson COT products.
Talent Acquisition Executive
Covenant Consultants
10.2013 - 05.2015
- Understanding various client requirements and fulfilling them.
- Been a SPOC for Various clients and responsible for closing positions effectively.
- Experience on placing candidates for various skill sets from an entry level to senior manager.
- Responsible for attending weekly status call with the client to understand on the priority requirements.
- Sourcing, screening and Validating- for Skill set match.
- Scheduling various level of discussion —Conducting telecom, F2F and Skype discussion as per client need.
- Handled major IT technologies for service and product based clients
Education
MBA/PGDM - HR/Industrial Relations
Loyola College
Chennai01-2015
B.Tech / B.E. - Information Technology
Indus College of Engineering, Anna University
Coimbatore, India09-2012
12th - Bio Maths
Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Tamil Nadu03-2008
10th - Matriculation Sylabus
Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Tamil Nadu03-2006
Skills
Technical Recruitment
Talent Acquisition
HR Operations
HR Generalist Activities
Team Management
Social links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dafni-priya-actively-looking-for-change-90221725/
Timeline
Lead-Talent Acquisition
Objectedge
10.2021 - Current
Senior Technical Recruiter
Paradigm ventures
11.2020 - 10.2021
Senior Technical Recruiter
Collabera Technologies
09.2019 - 11.2020
Senior Consultant HR
Working As A Freelancer
08.2018 - 09.2019
Senior HR Executive
Atna Technologies
10.2017 - 07.2018
Consultant-Recruitment
Randstad
05.2015 - 10.2016
Talent Acquisition Executive
Covenant Consultants
10.2013 - 05.2015
MBA/PGDM - HR/Industrial Relations
Loyola College
B.Tech / B.E. - Information Technology
Indus College of Engineering, Anna University
12th - Bio Maths
Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School
10th - Matriculation Sylabus
Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School