Sreenivas Vadaguru

• Heading Talent Acquisition function and work closely with Leadership and evaluate current & future recruitment needs and create recruiting strategy to attract TOP talent
• Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
• Built high-performance teams through effective recruitment practices focused on competency alignment coupled with ongoing performance management processes.
• Implemented advanced data analytics tools to drive data-driven decision-making across all levels of the organization, leading to better business outcomes.
• Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders - Hiring Managers, Business Leaders, HRBP, Finance, Branding teams & external partnerships with universities, vendors to promote collaboration and long-term success.
• Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
• In last 6 Months @ Zepto -

1) Hired over 2000 candidates across Engineering, Product, Operations & Corporate functions

2) Joining Ratio Stands @ 73%

3) Source Mix : Direct - 81%, ER - 5%, Partners - 14%

4) Implemented new AI based ATS to automate end to end recruitment process & governance

5) Enabled technical assessments through specialized partners for engineering roles to enhance the quality intake

6) Hosted CSR program at an NGO @ Bangalore

7) Partnered with Glassdoor and Ambition Box to enhance our brand

8) Launched Candidate Experience (CX) program to improve engagements and thus joining ratio

9) Represented teams to various industry events and programs to position Brand Zepto

• Head of Talent Acquisition function (Technical Roles Hiring) for India Locations for one the Business Units @ Amazon
• Worked closely with India and USA Leadership - Hiring Plans, Strategic Programs and Driving Monthly Business reviews
• Lead a team of 20+ Members (Direct & Indirect)
• Participate & Drive weekly / Monthly reviews with Leadership Teams across board
• Build, Track, Manage & Report Talent Acquisition quarterly / yearly goals - Weekly cadence with business leaders
• Develop sourcing strategies and drive Initiatives across TA Programs – 1) Diversity hiring 2) Employee Referral Program 3) Candidate Experience 4) Leverage Technology Platforms 5) social media Hiring 6) Branding & Marketing Initiatives 7) Collaborate with specialized partners etc.,
• Ensure on Recruitment Metrics - Productivity, Cycle Time, Source Mix, Cost & Quality along with timely communication to stakeholders
• Preparation and Publication of MIS for all stakeholders with weekly connect with Management teams and as well with internal teams on Performance & Productivity Management

• Heading Talent Acquisition function - work closely with Leadership / BU heads and evaluate current & future recruitment needs / Create talent acquisition strategy for all levels across businesses and Partner with Business as Talent Advisor
• Forecast Budget for TA function (Salaries, Partner Cost, Incentives, Travel, Training, Tools, Systems, awards, miscellaneous expenses)
  Manage full life-cycle high volume recruitment aligning to business priorities and needs. Accelerate supply engine by exploring innovative ways of sourcing and assessments
• Engage, Supervise, Train / Guide teams – Team & People Management – Leading a team of 100+ Members (Direct & Indirect)
• Built capacity to recruit ~1500 hires / year – Product Engineering streams / technology Hiring
• 2 Years @ Altimetrik -

1) Diversity hiring increased by 3%

2) Employee Referral Program - Improvement by 4% YoY

3) Design & Implemented "Rebound" program - Inviting women on Career Break

4) Introduced Talent Rediscovery - Activate those offer declined cases and also introduced boomerang program, targeting resigned employees

5) Conducted multiple code-a-thon as part of branding + targeting passive pool

6) Increased followers @ LinkedIn by various postings and programs

7) Leverage Technology Platforms

8) Branding & Marketing Initiatives

7) Collaborate with specialized partners etc.,
8) Driving organization towards forecasting model of hiring – Demand Vs Supply Planning etc.

• Head – Talent Acquisition

• Global Recruitment Lead for two Divisions + Head of Global Sourcing Team for one of the Technology Tower - Handling end-to-end recruitment operations, work with Various Business Leaders, Understand Business Needs / Technologies areas for the Towers and cascade the same to Team

• Involved in the Talent Acquisition process for one of the vertical business unit (Banking and Financial Services) of Satyam Computers

• Overall, in-charge for Recruitment Activities as Central HR Person (Corporate Human Resources department)
• Was ONE-MAN Army right from getting requirements to screening to assessments and till resources joining the organization.