Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Ats
Job Channels
Certification
Timeline
Generic

SMITHA NARAYANA

TA Partner
Bangalore City

Summary

Results-driven Talent Acquisition Partner with 6years of experience specializing in hiring across Technology, Product, Design, AI, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Adept at managing end-to-end recruitment for both permanent and contract roles, leveraging platforms like SeekOut, LinkedIn, and various ATS tools. Recognized for driving strategic hiring initiatives, building strong stakeholder partnerships, and delivering seamless candidate experiences.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

TA Partner

Fluence
11.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: A Siemens and AES Company
  • Spearheaded hiring for critical product and technology teams, successfully recruiting top-tier talent for Product Management, Design, AI Engineering, AI Platform Architecture, SDEs, Full Stack Development, AEM Architecture, Multi- Solution Architecture, QA, and Sales..
  • Acted as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, optimizing workforce planning, improving internal mobility, and reducing attrition by leveraging market intelligence.
  • Created internal policies (e.g., Job Rotation), ran hiring drives (100+ candidates/batch), and led offer management.
  • Lead HR discussions, drive offer negotiations, and oversee the end-to-end offer management process, including timely rollout and documentation.
  • Delivered insightful hiring dashboards to the Vice President, spearheaded candidate experience surveys to enhance engagement, and actively drove internal mobility initiatives to support talent growth
  • Contribute to the development of recruitment policies, support and lead talent acquisition projects, create impactful presentations, and deliver business requirement briefs and hiring strategy presentations to internal stakeholders.

TA Partner

Nokia Solutions and Networks
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Partner with Hiring Managers to gather requirements, develop sourcing strategies, and build strong client relationships.
  • Expertise in hiring senior roles such as Architects, VPs, Solution Architects, and Global Sales Heads.
  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including hiring plans, sourcing, screening, selection, HR interviews, and onboarding.
  • Conduct regular walk-in interviews on weekdays and weekends.
  • Oversee offer negotiations, business approvals, release, and post-offer follow-up for seamless onboarding.
  • Publish onboarding reports for Business Heads, Resource Management, and Talent teams.
  • Set expectations with the sourcing team and ensure daily profile submission commitments.
  • Drive direct sourcing, employee referrals, and internal mobility (IJM) strategies.
  • Proficient in stakeholder and vendor management, ATS tools like Taleo, and report analysis using Power BI.
  • Supported Americas as a Talent Partner since April 2023.

Recruitment Specialist

Talent GPS
12.2020 - 10.2022
  • Delivered full-lifecycle hiring for tech roles across junior to senior levels.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders on job requirements, interviews, and offer negotiations.
  • Drove candidate engagement, conducted online tests, and built robust talent databases.

HR Executive

GTSoft Technologies
02.2020 - 05.2020
  • Managed international (Dubai, Qatar, Europe) and domestic (PAN India) hiring across multiple IT domains including Java, Big Data, .NET, RPA, Testing, Angular, React, MEAN Stack, AWS, and Azure.
  • Sourced passive and active candidates through networking, cold calling, job portals, internal databases, and employee referrals.
  • Developed effective sourcing strategies in collaboration with TA partners and sourcing managers to meet hiring goals.
  • Built and nurtured strong relationships with passive candidates through consistent online engagement.
  • Managed end-to-end candidate pipelines, ensuring timely feedback and a seamless process from shortlisting to joining.
  • Conducted salary negotiations, coordinated background verification (BGV) documentation, and maintained accurate records using Salesforce (SF).

HR Executive

Fikka Technologies
02.2019 - 02.2020
  • Managed end-to-end IT recruitment for roles like Java Developers and QA Testers (Automation & Manual).
  • Sourced talent via job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, and cold calling; maintained records in Taleo ATS.
  • Coordinated interviews, gathered feedback, and ensured timely communication with stakeholders.
  • Handled salary negotiations, offer rollouts, onboarding, and tracked candidate status post-joining.

Education

B.Tech , Computer Science

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Mangalore, India
01-2017

Skills

  • Data Science & Machine Learning

  • Java, NET, Big Data, RPA

  • Angular, React, MEAN Stack

  • AWS, Azure, Testing (Manual & Automation)

  • Product, Design, AI/ML Roles

  • Full-Stack Development

  • CybersecurityFront-end and back-end integration

  • Semiconductor Technologies (EDA Tools, VLSI, RTL Design, Verification, Physical Design, DFT, SoC, FPGA, Analog/Mixed-Signal Design

  • Battery Technology (Battery Management Systems – BMS, Energy Storage Systems – ESS, Lithium-ion, Cell Chemistry, Power Electronics, Battery Simulation & Testing, Safety & Compliance Standards)

Ats

  • Lever
  • Taleo
  • Power BI
  • Workday
  • Greenhouse
  • Trello
  • ICIMS

Job Channels

  • SEEKOUT
  • LinkedIn
  • Naukri
  • Employee referrals
  • Vendor networks

Certification

Lean Six Sigma certification (In progess)

Timeline

TA Partner

Fluence
11.2023 - Current

TA Partner

Nokia Solutions and Networks
10.2022 - 10.2023

Recruitment Specialist

Talent GPS
12.2020 - 10.2022

HR Executive

GTSoft Technologies
02.2020 - 05.2020

HR Executive

Fikka Technologies
02.2019 - 02.2020

B.Tech , Computer Science

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
SMITHA NARAYANATA Partner