Shweta Rai
Pune,India
Summary
Results-driven Recruitment Team Leader specializing in IT and Non-IT recruitment. Experienced in leading recruitment teams, managing multiple hiring requirements, coordinating with clients and stakeholders, and ensuring smooth and timely hiring. Strong skills in team leadership, recruitment operations, candidate coordination, and hiring delivery.
Overview
4
4
Languages
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruitment Team Lead
Programming.com
04.2026 - Current
- Lead and manage a team of 7 recruiters, ensuring achievement of hiring targets and business requirements.
- Mentor and support recruiters to improve productivity, quality of profiles, and conversion rates.
- Drive end-to-end recruitment for IT and non-IT positions across multiple locations.
- Manage sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate follow-ups, and offer closures.
- Developed sourcing strategies utilising job portals, LinkedIn, and other channels to attract diverse talent.
- Allocated requirements, monitored recruiter performance, and tracked daily hiring progress to ensure alignment with targets.
- Coordinate with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure timely closures.
- Maintained recruitment trackers and provided regular hiring updates to management for informed decision-making.
IT Recruiter
Programming.com
08.2025 - 03.2026
- Managed full-cycle IT recruitment, ensuring alignment from requirement gathering to onboarding
- Partnering with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and close positions within SLA
- Hired for diverse roles including Java Developer, .NET Developer, Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, QA Engineer, Data Analyst, to meet organisational needs
- Sourced candidates through Naukri, LinkedIn, referrals, ATS, and internal databases to build a strong talent pipeline
- Maintaining recruitment trackers, MIS reports, and candidate documentation
HR Executive
Vibe Media Group
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Collaborated with hiring managers to identify and fulfil recruitment needs for open positions.
- Coordinated the recruitment process from interview to offer.
- Scheduled interviews and facilitated candidate follow-ups to ensure timely communication throughout the recruitment process.
- Reviewed candidate applications and screened resumes for suitability.
- Managed IT and non-IT recruitment needs to align talent acquisition with organisational goals.
- Kept detailed records of recruitment activities and hiring progress.
HR Executive
iResearch Services
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed recruitment for IT and non-IT roles across departments, aligning talent acquisition with organisational needs.
- Coordinated with hiring managers to define role requirements and streamline candidate selection.
- Coordinated the recruitment process from interview to offer.
- Arranged interview schedules and ensured timely follow-up communication with candidates.
- Screened and coordinated with candidates.
- Maintained detailed records of recruitment activities and regularly updated hiring status to ensure transparency and efficiency.
Human Resource Trainee
XDBS
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Evaluated resumes and conducted initial interviews to identify potential hires
- Prepared offer letters and onboarding materials to ensure a smooth transition for new employees
- Coordinated IT recruitment processes at campuses to attract suitable candidates
Spanish Support Engineer
Mphasis
07.2020 - 09.2022
- Handled US IT recruitment by understanding requirements, screening candidates, coordinating interviews, and ensuring follow-ups.
- Communicated directly with US clients and candidates to understand requirements and ensure smooth coordination.
- Maintained strong relationships with clients and candidates, ensuring timely fulfilment of IT hiring needs.
- Coordinated interviews, candidate feedback, negotiations, and offer/closure activities.
- Acted as a Spanish language translator and communication bridge between US clients, candidates, and internal teams.
- Translated and interpreted technical requirements, job descriptions, and candidate information between Spanish and English.
- Managed IT requirements for USA, facilitating recruitment of qualified Spanish-speaking candidates.
Retainer (Spanish)
L&T Infotech
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Acted as a Spanish-English translator and communication bridge between US clients, candidates, and internal teams.
- Translated and interpreted technical requirements and candidate information between Spanish and English.
- Coordinated with US clients and hiring managers to understand IT requirements, job descriptions, and candidate expectations.
- Coordinated IT recruitment for various technical positions in USA, aligning candidate profiles with client needs.
- Managed scheduling of interviews, candidate follow-ups, and client feedback to streamline the recruitment process.
- Communicated with candidates regarding interview details, availability, requirements, and next steps.
- Coordinated client interviews, feedback, negotiations, and offer-related activities.
- Maintained communication with US clients and candidates to facilitate timely hiring decisions.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources
D.Y. Patil College of Management
Pune01-2025
B.Com -
Subharati Open University
RemoteH.S.C -
sinhgad college
Pune, MHS.S.C -
Abhinav CBSE School
PuneSkills
- Full-cycle recruitment
- IT Recruitment & Hiring
- Technical hiring
- Technical Screening & Shortlisting
- Cloud (AWS, Azure)
- DevOps
- QA & Automation Testing
- SAP
- ServiceNow
- ATS & Recruitment MIS
- Stakeholder coordination
- Offer negotiation
- Candidate engagement
- Bulk hiring
Certification
- Certificate of completion: Claude 101
- AI in HR - Keka Academy
- ATS Cert -Keka Academy
- A1 & A2 Spanish, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (edX)
- Advanced Spanish, Universidad Boston (edX)
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Spanish
Hobbies and interests
- Travelling and exploring new places
- Creating travel vlogs and video content
- Photography and documenting travel experiences
Accomplishments
- Promoted to Recruitment Team Lead within 6 months based on strong performance and consistently achieving hiring targets.
- Leading a team of 7 recruiters, managing IT and Non-IT hiring requirements and driving the team toward recruitment goals.
Timeline
Recruitment Team Lead
Programming.com
04.2026 - Current
IT Recruiter
Programming.com
08.2025 - 03.2026
HR Executive
Vibe Media Group
07.2024 - 06.2025
HR Executive
iResearch Services
01.2023 - 09.2023
Human Resource Trainee
XDBS
09.2022 - 12.2022
Spanish Support Engineer
Mphasis
07.2020 - 09.2022
Retainer (Spanish)
L&T Infotech
08.2019 - 06.2020
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources
D.Y. Patil College of Management
B.Com -
Subharati Open University
H.S.C -
sinhgad college
S.S.C -
Abhinav CBSE School