Shanice Clubwalla
Mumbai
Summary
Senior Recruiter with extensive talent acquisition experience and a proven track record in developing innovative recruiting strategies. Expertise in enhancing candidate experience and streamlining hiring processes to drive organizational growth. Strong ability to build relationships with hiring managers and candidates, ensuring effective communication and transparency. Committed to promoting diversity and inclusion through equitable hiring practices.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Recruiter
Morgan Stanley
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Led end-to-end global recruitment across APAC, India,and the US for wide range of roles spanning technology, risk, audit, finance ,Front office ,IT ,GCC and Corporate business functions within U.S Banking and Wealth Management.
- Successfully executed lateral and executive hiring mandates, ensuring strategic talent alignment for critical and high-impact roles across global locations.
- Sourced candidates through social media platforms like Naukri and LinkedIn, assessing their suitability for available positions.
- Managed candidate hiring through internal global mobility programs to leverage existing talent and support career growth.
- Conducted initial HR screening to assess candidate fit across experience, skills, and cultural alignment, serving as a critical stage in the talent acquisition process
- Assisted hiring managers in creating accurate job descriptions that accurately reflected role requirements and attracted qualified applicants.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of job roles and expectations
- Crafted job postings and descriptions that accurately represented job roles.
- Using Workday & Eightfold as an Applicant tracking system to streamline recruitment processes .
- Handled salary negotiations and facilitated offer letter generation to ensure smooth onboarding and competitive compensation.
- Facilitated candidate hiring through comprehensive referral checks to verify credibility & ensure role alignment.
- Provided exceptional support to candidates throughout the interview process, leading to positive feedback and increased offer acceptance rates.
- Fostered strong collaboration with global stakeholders, ensuring alignment and smooth coordination throughout the recruitment process.
Career Break
Health Reasons
05.2023 - 08.2024
Human Resource Partner -Talent
Citibank - Payroll : Collabera
03.2023 - 05.2023
- Led end-to-end recruitment for various IT & Non-IT Roles for India ,APAC & EMEA
- Successfully sourced, interviewed and onboarded top-tier professionals across diverse geographies.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and create job postings that attracted qualified applicants
- Have managed lateral and leadership hiring across various business units.
- Created and maintained a database of potential candidates, tracking engagement, qualifications and progress
- Conducting interviews which led the recruitment process resulting in the successful hiring of many qualified candidates
- Successfully negotiated and extended job offers, aligning with company policies and industry standards.
- Utilized an applicant tracking system (SAP & Workday) to manage the talent pipeline.
- Collaborated with diverse vendors to establish and nurture strategic partnerships, enhancing our talent pipeline of top-quality candidates
- Headhunted candidates by identifying and approaching targeted individuals to hiring manager specifications
- Administered with reference checks and background verification
- Conducted regular stakeholder meetings to ensure alignment with the recruitment progress & Prepared monthly reports to provide recruitment data
Senior Associate
Upgrad
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Managed the initial part of recruitment for placing the candidates into a variety of roles, spanning both into IT and non-IT sectors, at renowned organizations such as ANZ Bank, ICICI Bank ,Marico, Britannia, Wipro Consumer Unit , Axis Bank, Cotiviti, Google Operations Centre ,IBM
- Hired for various IT & Non IT Roles like Software development , java developer , finance, marketing , business development
- Established and maintained relationships with universities, various companies to increase the reach of recruitment efforts
- Utilized Darwinbox as our ATS management in recruitment processes
- Developed and maintained a talent database using Ceipal to store and track information about candidates
- Collaborating closely with candidates to match their skills and career aspirations to the right opportunities within these companies.
- Played a pivotal role in the organization and execution of recruitment drives and bootcamps, resulting in consistently high attendance with an average of 200+ participants per event. they yielded significant results, with an average of 125 hires made in a single day,
- Streamlining the talent acquisition process and fostering productive connections between candidates and various companies
- Conducted candidate interviews on behalf of these companies, assessing qualifications, while also evaluating and aligning assessments for skill sets.
Talent Acquisition Executive
CoinDCX
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Successfully managed end-to-end recruitment processes for a diverse range of IT & Non IT roles, ensuring a steady influx of top-quality candidates.
- Actively sourced profiles for Java , Front end & backend engineer , cloud engineers, AI & Machine Learning experts, Legal , HRBP, Risk , Finance & Trade Operations
- Source candidates from diverse social media platforms, including Naukri, LinkedIn, IIM Jobs, and Hirist, expanding the talent pool.
- Leveraged Recruitee as the primary Applicant Tracking System to ensure efficient workflow throughout the talent acquisition cycle. & Utilized Mettl -an assessment tools to conduct comprehensive candidate assessments.
- Streamlined interview schedules for hiring managers and candidates,
- Pioneered a new strategy aimed at enhancing candidate retention post-offer, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of rejections and bolstering the overall success of the recruitment process.
- Took charge of the entire employee referral portal, actively engaging employees in the recruitment process resulting in expansion of our talent network & execution of employee engagement activities, including Fun Fridays & mental health awareness programs.
Education
PGDM - Human Resource ( Full Time)
ICFAI University
Mumbai2020
Bachelor of Commerce -
Jai Hind College ( University of Mumbai)
Mumbai2018
HSC -
Maharashtra State Board
Mumbai2015
SSC -
Maharashtra State Board
Mumbai2013
Skills
- Corporate recruitment
- Stakeholder management
- Employee referral programs
- Internal mobility hiring
- IT and Non-IT recruitment
- Financial Recruitment
- Negotiation skills
- Talent management and retention
- Head hunting techniques
- Global candidate sourcing
Key Achievements
- Achieved 52% diverse hires out of total monthly recruitment efforts (Morgan Stanley).
- Took ownership of niche and hard-to-fill roles that had been open for 8+ months, and successfully closed them through targeted sourcing strategies and proactive stakeholder engagement (Morgan Stanley).
- Led recruitment drives, consistently rolling out an average of 18+ offers per day.(Morgan Stanley)
- Accelerated leadership hiring, reducing closure time by 47%, achieving quicker turnaround than the company's standard hiring timeframe.(Morgan Stanley).
- Recognized by US leadership team for effectively closing key roles ahead of timeline with a focus on quality and collaboration
- Reduced candidate drop-off ratio by 50% through proactive candidate connects.(Morgan Stanley)
- Reduced role closure time by approximately 43%, consistently closing roles well ahead of the usual hiring benchmarks.(Morgan Stanley)
- Completed five end-to-end recruitment cycles within one week, efficiently meeting critical hiring needs .(Nivea)
- Conducted pan-India talent mapping, creating a comprehensive data pool for recruiters across all roles, significantly enhancing recruitment efficiency and outreach. (Nivea).
- Led global recruitment and talent acquisition initiatives, reducing employee turnover by 37%, enhancing retention and workforce stability.(Citi)
- Led monthly bootcamps, achieving a placement rate of over 90%, successfully placing 150+ candidates in various organizations in a single day.( Upgrad)
Certification
- Certificate Course in Navigating Employee Relations - LinkedIn (2024)
- Certificate in Employee Experience - LinkedIn (2024)
- Certificate Course in Applied AI for Human Resources -LinkedIn (2022)
- Certificate Course in Administrative Human Resources -LinkedIn (2022)
- Certificate Course in Bamboo HR - LinkedIn (2021)
- Certificate Course in SAP Training - LinkedIn (2021)
- Certificate Course in Predictive Business Analytics - Edupristine (2019)
Internship
HR Consultant
Nivea India (September 2024 - December 2024)
- Spearheaded recruitment strategies, enhancing company's talent acquisition and workforce diversity & created candidate evaluation materials.
- Managed end-to-end recruitment for IT and non-IT roles, including sourcing, interviewing, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with hiring needs.
- Led onboarding initiatives with a focus on seamless integration, implementing structured induction plans to ensure a positive and productive transition for new hires.
- Facilitated candidate assessment processes, including culture fit interviews and psychometric testing..
- Monitored labour market trends and competitor recruitment strategies to stay ahead in talent acquisition for Pan-India
- Provided support to managers during onboarding process to ensure successful transition into role.
Intern
Kantar World Panel (February 2019 - May 2019 )
- Tracked employee attendance , identifying trends and providing support
- Assisted in organizing company wide events
- Collaborated in cross functional teams to improve overall workplace culture
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
Morgan Stanley
01.2025 - 06.2025
Career Break
Health Reasons
05.2023 - 08.2024
Human Resource Partner -Talent
Citibank - Payroll : Collabera
03.2023 - 05.2023
Senior Associate
Upgrad
03.2022 - 11.2022
Talent Acquisition Executive
CoinDCX
02.2021 - 03.2022
PGDM - Human Resource ( Full Time)
ICFAI University
Bachelor of Commerce -
Jai Hind College ( University of Mumbai)
HSC -
Maharashtra State Board
SSC -
Maharashtra State Board