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Sona V

Sona V

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic Talent Acquisition professional with a proven track record. Excelling in end-to-end recruitment and stakeholder engagement. Skilled in sourcing top talent and enhancing candidate experience, I leverage strategic planning and strong communication to drive successful hiring outcomes. Passionate about diversity and inclusion initiatives, I thrive in fast-paced environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

A.P. Moller Maersk
12.2022 - Current
  • Talent Acquisition professional with extensive experience in the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
  • Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across business units.
  • Skilled in sourcing top talent through diverse platforms, including LinkedIn, Naukri, employee referrals, job boards, and social media.
  • Hands-on experience in hiring for finance functions, including: Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP), Source to Pay (STP), Account to Report (ATR), finance transformation and transition teams, L&D, business control, and finance delivery excellence.
  • Exposure to recruitment for SAP product teams and support functions.
  • Adept at workforce planning, talent pipelining, market mapping, and recruitment analytics.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with a focus on stakeholder satisfaction and candidate experience.
  • Stakeholder and Vendor Management: Collaborated with People Partnering teams, People Advisors, and TAA teams to align HR initiatives with business goals.
  • Attended career fairs, networking events, and other recruiting activities to source potential leads.
  • Utilized applicant tracking systems (ATS), such as Workday, to streamline recruitment processes and maintain candidate data.

Recruiter

Jupiter Money
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • As an individual contributor, you will be responsible for end-to-end recruitment delivery across levels.
  • Interact with the hiring managers, and understand the business requirements.
  • Source profiles through various channels for the effective closure of open positions.
  • Offer management.
  • Post-offer management.
  • Conducting and managing hiring manager connect meetings.
  • Data management and reporting.
  • Follow up with the candidates on the receipt of the offer and their acceptance of the offer.
  • Speaking to the offered candidates on a weekly basis to keep them motivated to join the company on time.
  • Builds relationships with agencies, shares the requirements with the team, keeps track of each talent sourced by the team, and provides feedback on a regular basis to the team.
  • Participate in weekly update calls with stakeholders and hiring managers.
  • Preparing and maintaining daily, weekly, and monthly recruitment reports as required by management.
  • Advertising job requirements through the use of social media, the Company Career Portal, and job boards.

Associate Recruiter

Amazon India
07.2011 - 04.2015
  • Managed end-to-end hiring process for Bangalore location, ensuring efficient talent acquisition.
  • Collaborated with business teams to define role-specific competencies and requirements.
  • Conducted detailed phone screens to evaluate candidate compatibility with job specifications.
  • Negotiated offers and closed hires for critical positions in a timely manner.
  • Maintained candidate pipelines for high-volume roles to ensure continuous talent flow.
  • Coordinated closely with vendors to fulfill critical hiring needs.

Recruitment Consultant

Adecco India
06.2010 - 07.2011
  • Handling end-to-end IT and non-IT roles.
  • Responsible for pre-screening, selecting, interviewing, tracking, and overall candidate management for mid- to senior-level positions for non-IT roles, as well as a few IT roles.
  • Handling stakeholders, understanding their requirements, and delivering the same.

Education

Master of Business Administration - HR

Nitte Institute
Bangalore
01-2008

Bachelor of Engineering - E&C

Vijayanagar Engineering College
01-2006

Skills

  • Recruitment and onboarding
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Market analysis
  • Offer negotiation
  • Candidate experience enhancement
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives
  • Global talent acquisition
  • Business development strategies
  • Escalation resolution
  • Strategic planning and execution
  • Vendor relations management
  • Communication strategy
  • Volume and campus recruitment

Hobbies and Interests

  • Vinify
  • Travel
  • Great food
  • Cooking
  • Swimming

Affiliations

  • Employer Branding & Diversity Initiatives: Championed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, and diversity hiring strategies to position.
  • Maersk as an Employer of Choice, supporting Maersk's Gateway Program to enhance candidate engagement, and maintain strong connections with future hires
  • Skilled in managing internal and external stakeholders, including People Advisory, People Partners, and vendors, to build trusted partnerships and deliver superior hiring manager and candidate experiences

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

A.P. Moller Maersk
12.2022 - Current

Recruiter

Jupiter Money
01.2022 - 12.2022

Associate Recruiter

Amazon India
07.2011 - 04.2015

Recruitment Consultant

Adecco India
06.2010 - 07.2011

Master of Business Administration - HR

Nitte Institute

Bachelor of Engineering - E&C

Vijayanagar Engineering College

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