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SMARANIKA BARAL

SMARANIKA BARAL

Bangalore

Summary

Experienced HR Professional | Talent Acquisition | Strategic Hiring Partner
Results-driven HR professional with 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, specializing in lateral hiring, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management. Proven ability to lead recruitment strategies that align with business goals and enhance organizational performance. Skilled in process optimization, team collaboration, and delivering high-quality hiring solutions in dynamic environments. Passionate about continuous learning and committed to driving innovation and growth through effective talent strategies.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

ABB
04.2023 - Current
  • Strong experience in Stakeholder and Vendor Management including identifying and evaluating staffing services providers for talent assessment, mapping, and branding with Specialist in handling Leadership & Senior roles with prioritizing Diversity hiring.
  • Responsible for hiring GBS technical and functional roles in SAP for Fulltime skills like Solution Architect, Network roles, Data scientist, Java, Web developer etc.
  • Extensive experience in leading and driving talent research, market intelligence, competitor mapping and talent landscaping.
  • Collaboration with business teams to understand and help determine short- and long-term talent acquisition needs to meet business objectives with strategies building and hiring plans.
  • Continuously monitored and refined recruitment strategies based on feedback from candidates, hiring managers, and industry developments.
  • Conducted market research to stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscapes, and changes in labor laws affecting talent acquisition practices.
  • Implemented data-driven decision-making practices, utilizing applicant tracking systems and reporting tools to analyze recruitment metrics.
  • Developed employer branding initiatives to attract high-quality candidates and position the company as an employer of choice.
  • Partnered with internal stakeholders such as HR business partners, compensation specialists, and legal teams to address complex recruitment challenges effectively.
  • Negotiated offers with candidates, balancing organizational needs with individual requirements to secure top talent for key roles.
  • Supported diversity and inclusion efforts by creating inclusive job descriptions and partnering with diverse organizations for outreach opportunities.
  • Managed relationships with external vendors, including negotiating contracts and evaluating performance to ensure optimal ROI on recruitment investments.

Talent Acquisition Lead

Harman International
12.2020 - 03.2023
  • Responsible for Leading and handling DTS technical hiring with skills of Java full stack, web development, Database management, Big data, Hadoop, DeVops etc, with conversion for Business Units like, HealthCare, Hospitality, Software, BFSI, Network services.
  • Responsible for recruitment process, which includes Requirements gathering, posting requirements in job portals, shortlisting, scheduling, HR-interviews, Background check, Document Verification and on boarding Interacting with Delivery managers on a day-to-day basis for gathering requirements & work allocation.
  • Managing RPO and team size of 4 members supporting in daily activities of sourcing and delivering positions.
  • Managing entire volume of tier 1 and tier 2 vendor f
  • Mentored junior team members on effective talent acquisition methodologies, fostering professional growth within the department.
  • Maintaining Strong organizational, interpersonal, and strategic skills, collaborated successfully with sr. managers, Delivery partners and vendor to achieve business goals.
  • Developed effective relationships with external recruitment partners, ensuring alignment with company values and hiring objectives.
  • Manages and understand the current, emerging business needs with Stakeholders for the fulfillment of demands and providing market intelligence/ Mapping and reports within timeline.
  • Trained internal recruiters on best practices for interviewing and candidate assessment, resulting in more consistent evaluations across teams.
  • Involves in working on marketing intelligence, data mapping, understanding and data analysis.
  • Conducted thorough pre-employment screenings for potential hires, including background checks and reference verifications.
  • Maintaining & developing vendor relationship and enhancing vendor performance score card timely in communicating performance to vendor for hiring process in both contract and FTE
  • Established strong employer branding through strategic marketing efforts, such as social media campaigns and engaging career site content.

Sr. IT Specialist-Talent acquisition

Legato Heath Technologies
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Responsible for hiring Data Tower for Fulltime skills like Big Data, ETL developer, Data science developer, DevOps etc for internal Team.
  • Closely working with delivery partner to understand the fulfilment of demands, SLA and project allocation.
  • Managing internal vendor from updating requirement details, skills mapping, hiring type and interview scheduling for volume hiring.
  • Actively a part of drive plans in building business strategies, recruitment strategies and achieving resource fulfilment

Executive-Talent acquisition

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2014 - 07.2020
  • Responsible for handling technical Digital practice for BFSI, Healthcare etc. verticals, responsible for lateral to Sr. Manager, Analyst, Architect hiring. Fulltime to Contract hiring with conversion.
  • Have managed for Cognizant’s CIS infrastructure- BFS and Insurance, financial services, and other recruitment verticals like Digital, QEA practice for Healthcare, Life science and BFSI stake holders.
  • Handling End to End recruitment process, which includes Requirements gathering, posting requirements in job portals, sourcing profiles, scheduling coordinator, HR interviews, Reference/ Background check, Document Verification and on boarding Interacting with client’s hiring managers on a day-to-day basis for gathering requirements & work allocation.
  • Involves getting offers approved by business, salary negotiation with the candidates, releasing the offer document to the prospective candidates, reference checks and post offer follow-up till joining.
  • Collaboration with key business and Account teams to understand and help determine short- and long-term talent acquisition needs to meet business objectives.
  • Deliver highly qualified external candidates against open positions drawing upon consulting skills and staffing expertise to recommend best course of actions to recruit, assess, select, and hire.
  • Involves getting offers approved by business, salary negotiation with the candidates, releasing the offer document to the prospective candidates, reference checks and post offer follow-up till joining.
  • Provide weekly report and status to counterpart on no. of positions, closure, joiners etc.
  • Maintains regular multiple reports on Candidate interview process, account wise submissions list, offer report, joiner reports.
  • Involves in working on marketing intelligence, data mapping, understanding and data analysis.
  • Building and maintaining an active database of potential candidates on various skill sets by proactively prospecting candidates for current as well as future openings.
  • Working on Different technical positions from Lateral hiring to Sr. Manager hiring, Sr Architect hiring.
  • Have been working with Frontend skills like Angular, React, Full stack, Backend like Node JS, Sprint boot etc. along with experience with DevOps, Network, Database skills and QEA automation etc.
  • Close interaction with Stakeholders to close the requirement on TAT and providing market data and reports within timeline.
  • Front -ending business with stakeholder and account manager by regular meeting, calls and report updates.

Resource Executive - Talent Acquisition

Vati Technology Pvt. Ltd
01.2014 - 10.2014
  • Well versed with full recruitment life cycle/ End to end recruiting. Which involves Sourcing, Screening, Qualifying, Submitting, Interview Coordination, Warm up/Follow up calls, offer roll out and on boarding.
  • Directly interacting with account team for understanding more about the required skills and beneficiary towards the required position.
  • Mid-Level Hiring: .NET Developer, JAVA Developer, Test Lead, SQL DBA, Oracle functional Lead of all modules etc. Exposure on using various Job Portals like Naukri.com & LinkedIn etc.
  • Responsible for posting jobs on job sites and recruiting for all levels of technical professionals ranging from Software Developers, Database Administrators to Senior level Java Programmers.

Education

PGDM - HRDM, MARKETING

Institute of Management and Information Science
01.2012

Bachelor’s - business administration (BBA)

Academy of Management and Information Technology
01.2010

Skills

  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Background verification
  • Offer Generation
  • Competency mapping
  • Collaborating with hiring manager
  • Candidate assessment
  • Employee onboarding
  • Compensation negotiation
  • Client engagement and metrics analysis
  • Salary and benefits negotiations
  • Recruitment scalability
  • Collaborative team formation
  • Learning & Innovation
  • Strategic vendor engagement
  • Data analysis skills
  • Skill development management
  • SLA optimization and analysis
  • Applicant tracking systems
  • Professional mentoring
  • Workforce planning
  • Team leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Diversity and inclusion

Overview

Stakeholder Management , vendor management, Recruitment Team (Onsite and Offshore), Strategic Hiring, Diversity and inclusion, analytical and technical skills, process improvement, team leading

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

ABB
04.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition Lead

Harman International
12.2020 - 03.2023

Sr. IT Specialist-Talent acquisition

Legato Heath Technologies
09.2020 - 12.2020

Executive-Talent acquisition

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2014 - 07.2020

Resource Executive - Talent Acquisition

Vati Technology Pvt. Ltd
01.2014 - 10.2014

Bachelor’s - business administration (BBA)

Academy of Management and Information Technology

PGDM - HRDM, MARKETING

Institute of Management and Information Science

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