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Seema Kalra

Delhi NCR

Summary

Results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with over a decade of expertise in strategic recruitment and talent management. Proven ability to lead recruitment teams, align hiring strategies with organizational objectives, and deliver results through data-driven hiring, stakeholder partnering, and high-quality pipelines. Recognized for a strong focus on reporting, compliance, and process excellence.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

Paytm
Noida
03.2023 - Current
  • Leading business hiring across verticals: Lending, Paytm Marketing Services, QR & EDC, Oil & Gas, Dairy, and others.
  • Delivered over 500 hires annually, ranging from Associate to AVP levels, across India.
  • Directly working with CBOs and business leaders for manpower planning, hiring reviews, and hiring strategies.
  • Effectively managed source mix, time to fill, offer acceptance rate, compliance, etc.
  • Developed and delivered monthly MBR dashboards, weekly hiring reports, and pipeline updates for executive review.
  • Managing a 20+ member talent acquisition team across multiple lines of business, driving performance, and capability building.
  • Utilized ATS functionalities to create and optimize job postings, track candidate applications, and leverage sourcing tools to attract top talent.
  • Ensuring adherence to AOPs, TA budgets, optimizing sourcing channels, cost-per-hire, and time-to-fill metrics.
  • Championing ATS implementation and optimization, and improving recruitment effectiveness.
  • Developing and partnering with businesses to implement TA strategies.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Spinny
Gurgaon
02.2021 - 03.2023
  • Led and managed the entire talent acquisition across pan-India (sales, Customer Support, Refurb and operations hiring)
  • Establish and develop effective working relationships with stakeholders and business leaders to understand future requirements in business units to regulate the direction of efforts in hiring.
  • Perform effective hiring, keeping budgets and hiring deadlines on time, and generating and maintaining HR reports to facilitate strategic decisions for the organization.
  • Involved in the full recruiting lifecycle (sourcing, interviewing, business contact/feedback, salary negotiations, counter-offer negotiations, compensation approval, and offer management).
  • Conducting HR interviews to check the candidate's suitability for the requirements.
  • Being accountable for daily, weekly, and monthly goals and expectations, including business-specific SLAs and compliance with processes.
  • Generating and maintaining HR reports/dashboard for facilitating strategic decisions for the organization, coordinating with vendors to close the positions in a timely manner.
  • Built strong relationships with BU heads, ensuring alignment on hiring needs and timelines.
  • Received the “Star Recruiter” award for nine consecutive months.

Assistant Manager - HR

Entertainment City Ltd.
Noida
01.2019 - 10.2020
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment and employee onboarding.
  • Oversaw stakeholder management, employee grievances, and HR documentation.

Senior Executive - HR

Tata Consultancy Services
Gurgaon
02.2016 - 01.2019

HR Associate

PeopleStrong
Gurgaon
08.2014 - 12.2015

Research Associate

Pinkerton Risk Management
Gurgaon
06.2013 - 07.2014

Education

MBA (HR) -

University School of Management Studies, GGSIPU
New Delhi
01.2013

Skills

  • End-to-end recruitment strategy
  • Stakeholder management
  • MBR dashboards and weekly reports
  • Data-driven sourcing and reporting
  • AOP budgeting & Process Compliance
  • Volume hiring
  • Team management
  • Recruitment analytics
  • Competition mapping
  • ATS optimization (Darwinbox, Lever)

Awards

  • Rising Star, Paytm, 11/01/23
  • Star Recruiter, Spinny, 04/01/21 to 12/01/21
  • TCS GEMS Award, 02/01/17
  • Employee of the Quarter, PeopleStrong, 07/01/15

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

Paytm
03.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition Manager

Spinny
02.2021 - 03.2023

Assistant Manager - HR

Entertainment City Ltd.
01.2019 - 10.2020

Senior Executive - HR

Tata Consultancy Services
02.2016 - 01.2019

HR Associate

PeopleStrong
08.2014 - 12.2015

Research Associate

Pinkerton Risk Management
06.2013 - 07.2014

MBA (HR) -

University School of Management Studies, GGSIPU

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