Shazia Hassan
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with over six years of end-to-end recruitment experience across lifestyle, fashion retail and D2C domains. Proven ability to manage lateral, technical and leadership hiring across diverse business functions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition
Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited
Bengaluru
02.2024 - Current
- Leading recruitment for key functions and brands like US Polo, Arrow, Flying Machine, AFL Digital, Finance, HR, Footwear Brands, Revenue and all the roles in the Central Function.
- Closed 40+ roles in 6 months, including niche talent for performance marketing, e-comm operations, merchandising, analytics, design, sales, planner, product and VM roles
- Facilitated post-interview debriefs with interviewers to discuss feedback for the applicants.
- Improved the offer-to-join ratio to 92% by building a strong engagement framework during the notice period.
- Decreased hiring turnaround time (TAT) from 30+ days to 18–20 days for most critical roles.
- Contributed to 15–20% cost savings on hiring through direct sourcing from various job portals and internal referrals.
- Partnered with 10+ hiring managers across brands to forecast talent needs and define JDs for new-age roles.
- Worked on mapping for niche roles.
- Facilitated onboarding processes to ensure a smooth transition for new hires.
- Provided guidance and support to hiring teams throughout recruitment processes.
- Analyzed recruitment metrics to identify areas for improvement in strategies.
- Provided ongoing support during onboarding process by ensuring new hires are properly introduced into the organization.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Cult.sport (Formerly Tread.fit)
Bengaluru
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed ~70–80 annual hires across product, tech, growth, category, operations, and leadership roles.
- Successfully delivered tech and digital hires with an average TAT of
- Led CXO and AVP-level closures across business functions, ensuring 100% hiring manager satisfaction.
- Rolled out a campus hiring program across 8+ colleges, onboarding 25+ interns and entry-level talent.
- Contributed to a 28% reduction in external hiring costs by leveraging internal referrals and direct sourcing tools.
- Ensured smooth onboarding and functional handholding for 70+ hires during peak growth phases.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Tread.fit
Bengaluru
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Closed 40+ roles across customer experience, growth and operations teams within 6–8 weeks.
- Coordinated hiring pipelines across 3 business units while ensuring 100% interview schedule accuracy.
- Reduced average sourcing time by 25% through better database management and role prioritization.
- Conducted screening assessments for over 100+ candidates, maintaining quality pipelines.
Event Producer & HR Recruiter
Eurasiayan
Bengaluru
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Held a dual role managing end-to-end recruitment operations along with planning and execution of corporate events and branding campaigns. Played a pivotal role in building teams and executing high-impact events for internal and client-facing engagements.
- Talent Acquisition Responsibilities:
- Recruited for roles across sales, marketing, admin, and event management verticals, achieving a 90%+ offer-to-join ratio.
- Conducted detailed screening, interviews, salary discussions and offer rollouts.
- Coordinated interview schedules, and maintained feedback cycles with hiring managers.
- Contributed to reducing early attrition through candidate engagement and onboarding follow-ups.
- Event Production Responsibilities:
- Produced and managed business events, promotional campaigns and brand activations.
- Worked on event planning, vendor coordination, logistics, branding and on-ground execution for four events.
- Collaborated with creative and client-servicing teams to ensure the timely delivery of all event assets and experiences.
- Handled recruitment for freelance event staff and brand promoters for short-term assignments.
- Recognized for delivering seamless event experiences within tight budgets and timelines.
Education
Master of Science - Psychology
Jain University
Bengaluru, KA, India01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Jyothi Nivas College
Bengaluru, KA, India01.2015
Skills
- Talent acquisition strategy and execution
- Volume, lateral, and leadership hiring (up to AVP)
- Technical and digital hiring
- Diversity, inclusion, and campus programs
- Stakeholder and business partnering
- Sourcing (LinkedIn, IIMJobs, Naukri, referrals)
- ATS tools (Darwinbox, Zoho, custom Excel trackers)
- Recruitment Analytics, MIS & Hiring Dashboards
- Candidate Engagement & Onboarding Excellence
- Employer branding and process compliance
- Mapping
- Cost reduction
Timeline
Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition
Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited
02.2024 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Cult.sport (Formerly Tread.fit)
04.2022 - 01.2024
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Tread.fit
09.2021 - 04.2022
Event Producer & HR Recruiter
Eurasiayan
06.2017 - 05.2019
Master of Science - Psychology
Jain University
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Jyothi Nivas College