Soni Singh
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished recruiting professional with a track record of building high-performing teams, crafting effective strategies, and attracting top talent across various industries. Experienced in both individual contributor and leadership roles, dedicated to driving results, and achieving hiring goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Haleon (GSK)-Contract Role
Bengaluru
04.2024 - Current
- Worked at Haleon as a Talent Sourcer, specializing in technical recruitment and driving end-to-end sourcing efforts for in-house roles across multiple domains.
- Collaborating closely with senior leadership, hiring managers, and key stakeholders to understand hiring needs and ensure the effective execution of recruitment strategies.
- Experienced in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage and track candidate pipelines, ensuring smooth and efficient recruitment processes.
- Leveraging Boolean search techniques and a variety of sourcing platforms,including LinkedIn, Hirist, IIMJobs, Instahyre and Naukri to identify and engage high-quality candidates.
- Diversity hiring is one of the key focus area, where I implemented targeted initiatives to attract DEI(Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) talent.
- Designed and executed comprehensive recruitment strategies, including job description creation, virtual recruitment drives, stakeholder management, diversity hiring.
- Created a recruitment knowledge base with documented job descriptions and interview preparation guides for candidates.
- Overseeing approximately ~300 Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India to ensure a robust pool and pipeline of relevant skills and technologies.
- Contributing to recruitment events and career fairs to strengthen Haleon’s employer brand.
- Specialized in hiring for Data Engineers, SAP- FI, MM/WM, APO,OTC/SD, Workday technical /integration and Machine Learning roles.
IT Recruiter
Baxter International- Contract Role
Bengaluru
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Responsible for performing full life cycle recruitment activities for positions on cross-functional teams, as well as developing innovative and effective recruitment strategies, identifying top talent, ensuring compliance throughout the recruitment process, as well as collaborating with hiring managers and HR business partners to deliver an exceptional candidate experience.
- Successfully contributed to Bulk Hiring as well as Niche Hiring - Hiring a total of 109 professionals with DEI at 21%.
- Successfully managed vendor relationships for 3 different agencies, consistently ensuring the swift and efficient progression of vacancies through the interview pipeline.
- Sourced active and passive candidates using proactive sourcing methods, high touch direct sourcing and networking to find top candidates for current and future openings.
- Responsible for pre-interview screening, acting as the liaison between hiring manager and candidate; sending compensation agreement, offer letter, interview, and acceptance/rejection.
- Analyzed job description to fully understanding of specific needs and requirements; update job descriptions to meet the hiring manager's explicit requirements.
Talent Partner
Rippling
Bengaluru
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Manage experienced hire interview process including: sourcing and screening resumes, selecting candidates for interview, conducting interview kick-offs and debrief sessions, negotiate offers, managing offer approval process, extending offers and rejecting candidates.
- Manage recruiting metrics; pursue conscious cost-containment efforts in recruiting and diversity sourcing. Manage ongoing candidate relationship, all through the hiring life cycle.
- Continuously build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders.
- Maintain timely and accurate data in the applicant tracking system(ATS).
- Leveraging analytics for identifying and correcting lags within the current recruitment processes. Utilizing analytics to identify new potential markets for sourcing of candidates.
Associate Recruiter
Artech-Information Systems
Bengaluru
02.2019 - 08.2020
- Led end-to-end technical hiring efforts across all levels, from Individual Contributors (ICs) to leadership roles.
- Designed and optimised interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, technical assessments, and personal interviews.
- Partnered with hiring managers to define selection criteria, create tailored job descriptions, and develop role-specific interview question.
- Sourced top talent through online platforms, including LinkedIn, Naukri, and GitHub.
- Developed and implemented quarterly and annual hiring strategies to maintain optimal developer bandwidth and meet organizational goals.
- Built and maintained strong client relationships to understand business goals, align talent acquisition strategies, and achieve hiring success.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Lovely Professional University
06.2022
Skills
- Leadership hiring
- Candidate engagement
- Sourcing Strategies
- Relationship Building
- Recruitment processes
- Market mapping
- Workforce diversity
- Stakeholder management
- Application Tracking System (ATS)
- JobDiva
- Greenhouse
- Workday
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Haleon (GSK)-Contract Role
04.2024 - Current
IT Recruiter
Baxter International- Contract Role
05.2023 - 04.2024
Talent Partner
Rippling
06.2022 - 12.2022
Associate Recruiter
Artech-Information Systems
02.2019 - 08.2020
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Lovely Professional University
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