Sai Sri Divya K
Chennai
Summary
Strategic Head of Global Talent Acquisition known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in talent sourcing, recruitment analytics, and diversity hiring strategies. Excel in communication, leadership, and problem-solving to drive successful hiring initiatives and team development.
Dynamic and result-oriented individual with 12 years of recruitment and management experience. Superior ability to assemble talented teams and devise effective recruiting strategies, coupled with strong negotiation and problem-solving skills. Sourcing and screening candidates on various technology platforms.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
Casagrand Premier Builder Limited
Chennai
09.2022 - 10.2024
- Developed and implemented a global talent acquisition strategy to attract and retain the best candidates worldwide.
- Conducted regular market research to identify trends in talent acquisition practices and industry standards.
- Created and managed an efficient recruitment process that aligned with business objectives, while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Managed relationships with executive recruiters, staffing agencies, universities, job boards and other external partners to source qualified candidates.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to create job descriptions that accurately represented the position's responsibilities and qualifications.
- Provided guidance on recruiting policies, procedures and programs for all departments across the organization.
- Ensured effective use of resources by developing budget plans for global recruitment efforts.
- Identified innovative ways to reduce costs associated with sourcing qualified candidates from around the world.
- Oversaw onboarding processes for new hires globally to ensure successful transitions into their roles within the company.
- Organized career fairs and other events designed to attract top talent from diverse backgrounds.
- Developed training initiatives for new recruiters and hiring managers on best practices in interviewing techniques.
- Assisted HR team members in resolving complex issues related to employee relations matters arising from global recruitment activities.
- Led monthly meetings with internal stakeholders responsible for global talent acquisition initiatives.
- Audited recruitment practices for compliance with affirmative action regulations.
- Defined current and future talent needs, methods of team development and capability gaps to help leaders maximize performance.
- Coached senior leadership team on effective strategies for managing and resolving complex HR issues.
Lead - Talent Acquisition Specialist
WEKAN ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
Chennai
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Providing HR leadership in areas of hiring, employee engagement, program development and talent management
- Managing E2E Talent Acquisition function including cost to hire, on-boarding, quality without compromising on cost
- Planning the hiring strategy and building the hiring capability while monitoring cost
- Streamlining all HR Processes execution and implementation to enhance the bandwidth of HR Team
- Connecting with employees on a monthly basis, initiating one on one connect to understand employee psyche
- Formulation and Implementation of Recruitment/Sourcing strategies
- Posting of job on the job portals, websites, blogs, Mass mailing and other discussion forums
- Taking care of recruitment cycle
- Handling senior, middle and junior level profile
- Using sourcing strategies like Referral generation, Direct Sourcing, Networking, Mass Mailing so as to reach out to a maximum qualified pool of candidates
- Using Online Database (Job Portals) & Offline Database to find out technically fit resources
- Doing specific resource-search through Headhunting
- Telephonic Screening of the profiles Checking for Technical Fitment, Behavioral Fitment, Stability
Assistant Manager - HR
AMTEX SYSTEMS
Chennai
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Led the end-to-end HR functions entailing performance management, recruitment and employee relations
- Conducted interviews for the project and resource alignment for different positions
- Addressed and resolved conflicts between managers and employees
- Working in End to End recruitment process
- Maintaining and developing candidate database and trackers
- Taken care of Payroll for all the employees
HR Manager
QUADROBAY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
Chennai
08.2020 - 08.2021
- End-to-end sourcing and recruitment
- End-to-End Lateral hiring and onboarding
- Niche Skills hiring for IT
- Managing E2E Talent Acquisition function including cost to hire, on-boarding, quality without compromising on cost
- Planning the hiring strategy and building the hiring capability while monitoring cost
- Streamlining all HR Processes execution and implementation to enhance the bandwidth of HR Team
Talent Acquisition Consultant
TATA COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFORMATION SERVICES LTD
Chennai
08.2019 - 01.2020
- End-to-end sourcing and recruitment
- Conducting walk-in drives
- End-to-End Volume hiring and onboarding
- Telecom and Networking experienced Hiring
- Ensured the target was always met before the deadline
- Took care of the inductions twice a week
- Attended lot of certification programs
- Predominantly recruited for the below skill set: Telecom and Networking, Fiber Engineers, Cisco Hosted Collaboration Services, Project Management
TEAM LEAD - HR
DIRECTION CONSULTANCY
Chennai
05.2013 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with over 20 firms, bringing on Ajuba, AGS, CTS, Allsec, Intelenet, Nthrive, Photon Infotech as clients with HCL, Wipro, Concentrix, Infosys, Amazon topping the list
- Wielded End-to-End recruitment process--candidate prescreening, employer orientation, scheduling drives, salary negotiations and handling escalations
- Exhibited sound-judgment, objectively and subjectively, on recruiting befitting candidates for every client, thus basking a high employee offer-acceptance ratio
- Handled recruitment at all levels-- Entry-level, mid-level and senior administrative-level-- using job websites, referrals, and networking
- Proficient in closing Niche skill profiles
- First-hand exposure in working for clients in IT, ITES, Manufacturing, Retail, F&B sectors
- Headed a team of 15+ client partners, arranging daily calls on highlighting all the critical positions & planning for weekend drives
- Proved my delegating and negotiating strategies through partnerships with local organizations and universities for high-volume hiring and campus recruitments
- Based my recruiting approach on knowledge gained from The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), adhering in particular to the 'Hiring On-Time Motto'
- Adept at working on client-specific tools-- ITAP for HCL, for an instance
Education
Executive MBA - HR Operations & Business Analytics
Loyola Institute Of Business Academy
Chennai11.2024
BE - Electronics and Communications
Vel Tech Multitech
Chennai04.2013
Skills
- Recruitment
- Head Hunting
- Talent Mapping
- Campus Recruitments
- Market Intelligence
- New Strategic HR initiatives
- Manpower Planning
- Bulk Hiring
- On-boarding
- Exit
- Performance Management
- HR Business Partnering
- Organizational Development
- Social Media Recruiting
- Global recruitment
- Interview techniques
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Employee Retention
- Employee Referral Programs
Certification
Tech recruiter Certification Program, 07/01/21
Accomplishments
- Honored as 'Star performer of the month' for 15 months at DIRECTION.
- Awarded as 'Best TEAM LEAD - HR' by the management.
- Increased revenue of my firm by 35%.
- Exceeded revenue targets by 28% consistently for 16 months.
- Received Applauds and Appreciations every time for best sourcing and On time targeted On boarding at TATA Communications.
- Built a HR team and set up the entire process at Quadrobay Technologies.
- Received Excellent Recruiter appreciations / awards from Amtex Systems.
- Set up an end to end HR Process at Wekan Enterprise
- Won Aikkiyam Award for 2023 at Casagrand for Best Performer - HR
- Won Cash Award 5Lakhs for completing Volume hiring of 600 recs in 21 days.
Hobbies and Interests
- Singing
- Drawing & Painting
- Watching Movies
- Playing Badminton
- Reading Books
- Writing blogs
Languages
- English
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Tamil Nadu
- Date of Birth: 12/16/90
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
Casagrand Premier Builder Limited
09.2022 - 10.2024
Lead - Talent Acquisition Specialist
WEKAN ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
03.2022 - 06.2022
Assistant Manager - HR
AMTEX SYSTEMS
09.2021 - 02.2022
HR Manager
QUADROBAY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
08.2020 - 08.2021
Talent Acquisition Consultant
TATA COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFORMATION SERVICES LTD
08.2019 - 01.2020
TEAM LEAD - HR
DIRECTION CONSULTANCY
05.2013 - 07.2019
Tech recruiter Certification Program, 07/01/21
Executive MBA - HR Operations & Business Analytics
Loyola Institute Of Business Academy
BE - Electronics and Communications
Vel Tech Multitech
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