SARVATH UNNISA
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist with a proven track record of driving end-to-end hiring processes and implementing strategic talent acquisition plans that attract and onboard over 150 top-tier candidates. Expertise in IT recruitment across APAC, EMEA, and India, complemented by proficiency in various HRMS tools to streamline operations. Successfully managed international IT recruitment projects in the U.A.E. and Malaysia, focusing on product and technology hiring for leadership roles. Skilled in vendor management and mentoring recruiters, ensuring excellence in volume, niche, and domain hiring initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates
Work History
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
CLOUD ODYSSEY, India
11.2024 - 10.2025
- AI-Driven Talent Acquisition (In Practice)
- Leveraging AI in our TA allows us to create smarter, more personalized, and efficient experiences.
- Lead the adoption of AI-powered best practices to elevate hiring speed, accuracy, and personalization—delivering an experience that feels both innovative and human.
- Collaborate closely with tech teams to pilot and scale advanced automation and data-driven hiring solutions.
- Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy:
- Design and implement recruitment strategies, policies, and procedures to attract and onboard top talent.
- Lead full-cycle recruitment including sourcing, assessments, interviewing, and closing candidates across entry-level to executive roles.
- Partner with CXO, leadership and HRBPs to ensure hiring strategies align with business priorities.
- Deliver an exceptional Hiring Manager & Candidate experience and drive continuous improvement in the hiring process.
- Employer Branding & Communication:
- Plan and execute innovative employer branding initiatives to enhance visibility and strengthen the company’s reputation as an employer of choice.
- Organize recruiting events and campaigns to drive candidate engagement.
- Leverage employee advocacy to increase employer brand visibility on platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Track, analyse, and report on branding campaign effectiveness
- Data-Driven Insights
- Utilize ATS, and recruitment marketing tools to monitor hiring metrics and pipeline efficiency.
- Evaluate recruitment KPIs such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, candidate conversion, and diversity ratios.
- Recommend process enhancements based on analytics and market intelligence.
- Skills Sourced & hired: Salesforce Developers, Admins & SF Testers. SFMC Architecture, SFMC Developer, SF Business Analyst, Mulesoft Developers, Mulesoft Admin’s.
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
ITC Infotech, India
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Talent Acquisition:
- Develop and implement strategies to acquire talent.
- Responsible for end to end hiring process for the Technology.
- Talent Acquisition Specialist with business at various levels.
- Corporate business teams in driving sourcing excellence for timely management & delivery of talent. Liaise with hiring managers to understand their talent requirements.
- Lead the recruitment team in sourcing and interviewing candidates.
- Talent Development:
- Developed and executed effective hiring strategies, consistently exceeding annual hiring targets.
- Identify and assess the organization’s talent needs.
- Applied innovative talent mapping techniques, resulting in the creation of strategic candidate pipelines, and providing crucial market (lateral or experienced) including intelligence to inform business decisions.
- Manage succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
- Ensure 100% compliance with the documentation for the end-to-end recruitment process. Track important company trends and success measures.
- Vendor Management:
- Oversee budgets, coordinate schedules, update status, follow-ups.
- Monitor customer and client satisfaction and quality assurance.
- Collaborate closely with vendors on daily basis.
- Partner with the stakeholders to ensure the positions are filled within agreed timelines.
- Achievements:
- Successfully closed sixteen critical positions on Java, Dot Net, Golang, Angular, React JS, AWS, Azure, GCP, Data bricks, Oracle EBS, & QA Testing, SAP all functional & Technical roles. Recruited in 15 days without any offer drop.
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist
CRMIT Solutions Pvt Ltd, India
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Led a team of talent acquisition specialists to successfully recruit and onboard top-tier candidates for key positions within the company, resulting in an increase in overall recruitment efficiency.
- Developed and implemented strategic talent acquisition plans to identify and attract top talent in the industry, resulting to the reduction in time-to-fill positions.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to define job requirements, create compelling job descriptions, and streamline the interview and selection process to increase in overall candidate quality.
- Used LinkedIn Recruiter to target profiles for specialist roles, securing optimal talent to meet business needs.
- Managed lifecycle talent acquisition processes, from initial job promotion to staff onboarding.
- Supported hiring managers in recruiting high-performing specialists and experts for improved operational success.
- Developed and drove end-to-end recruitment strategies including sourcing, pipeline building, candidate experience and early careers initiatives.
- Provided clear, objective, and constructive feedback to candidates, directing to other relevant company opportunities if appropriate.
- Received and reviewed applications, managed interview process and generated shortlist of candidates for hiring managers.
- Screened applicants to generate shortlist of high-quality candidates to match resource briefs.
- Developed comprehensive knowledge of all recruitment needs and requirements of organization.
- Advised hiring managers on recruitment procedures and interview techniques to improve hiring process.
- Sourced and connected with candidates using social networks to match each role with suitable talent.
- Presented offers to selected candidates, negotiating and agreeing contract terms and conditions.
- Received resourcing briefs, discussing sourcing channels, budget, and timescales with hiring managers.
- Supported hiring managers in recruiting high-performing specialists and experts for improved operational success.
- Skills Sourced & hired: Salesforce Developers, Admins & SF Testers. SFMC Architecture, SFMC Developer, SF Business Analyst, Digital Marketing Head (SF), Marcom Specialist (Salesforce).
Team Lead
Kingston Info Solution Services Pvt Ltd, India
08.2008 - 04.2016
- Interviewed potential candidates, taking accurate notes to determine suitability for unoccupied positions.
- Sourced candidates through social media platforms, validating suitability for vacant positions.
- Used outstanding communication and networking abilities to develop and maintain key industry partnerships.
- Managed interview process on behalf of clients and candidates, maintaining appropriate confidentiality with both parties.
- Advertised and managed position listings, organising interviews with suitable candidates.
- Negotiated contract details, maintaining confidentiality and impartiality throughout.
- Prepared CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants.
- Briefed candidates about responsibilities, salary, and benefits of jobs.
- Reduced average recruiting time through efficient streamlining of processes and identifying opportunities for continuous growth.
- Balanced client and candidate needs to achieve outstanding satisfaction ratings.
- Headhunted candidates by identifying and approaching targeted individuals to client specifications.
- Offered excellent customer care to clients to increase chances of future collaboration.
- Conducted research to contribute to occupation classification systems.
- Monitored employee performance, delivering feedback, and coaching to improve skills sets.
- Interviewed employees, supervisors, and managers to generate detailed job descriptions.
- Skills Sourced & Hired: SAP across all the technical & functional roles. DB (Oracle, NoSQL, PL SQL, MongoDB) Mean Developer, Mern developer, UX designer, Java, .Net, Full stack developers, QA, UI (Angular, ReactJS), Android, iOS, Big Data, Cloud (AWS, MS Azure), Business Analyst, Product Owner, Product Manager, Networking, UNIX, Linux, Aix & so on.
Education
SSLC -
Karnataka Board
03-2003
B. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
Bengaluru University
08.2008
Diploma in Computer Applications - Computer
Delhi University
07.2006
PUC (CECA) - undefined
Karnataka Board
01.2005
Skills
HR policies and procedures
Interests
Cooking, Baking & Henna Artist
Timeline
Naukri Mastro Certified
07-2025
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
CLOUD ODYSSEY, India
11.2024 - 10.2025
Automation Data Processing
08-2024
LinkedIN Recruiter Certified
07-2024
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
ITC Infotech, India
01.2024 - 08.2024
Naukri Mastro Certified
01-2023
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist
CRMIT Solutions Pvt Ltd, India
07.2021 - 09.2023
Team Lead
Kingston Info Solution Services Pvt Ltd, India
08.2008 - 04.2016
Diploma in Computer Applications - Computer
Delhi University
PUC (CECA) - undefined
Karnataka Board
SSLC -
Karnataka Board
B. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
Bengaluru University