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Shazia Hassan

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, India
01.2017

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Jyothi Nivas College
Bengaluru, KA, India
01.2015

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

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