Sunaimalar A
Chennai
Summary
10+ years of Experience in the Human Resource department with specialization in IT Recruitment, Post recruitment.
- Expertise in strategic sourcing of candidates for Leadership Hiring (C Level), middle and senior management.
- Handling the full recruitment cycle from initial Requirement Gathering and screening until the final onboarding of resources.
- Expertise in Pan-India and Middle East Hiring.
- Expertise in Job Portals such as Naukri, Monster, LinkedIn, AngelList, GitHub, Stack Overflow and Hirst.
- Strong in Data Management (MIS) and take decisions based on Data Analysis.
- Complete end-to-end experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment for Pan India and the Middle East region.
- Good Experience in Vendor Management.
- Having diversified experience in domains like IT Software - E-Commerce, Engineering, BFSI(Banking and Financial) Hospitality, Energy, Logistics Industry
- Leading Recruiters including Recruiter, Senior Recruiter, and Recruitment Lead.
- Expertise in IT Volume Hiring and Quality Hiring.
- Coordinated Multiple Technology Weekend Drives.
- Ability to build and develop strong relationships with all levels of management and candidates.
- Experience with both Product & Services organizations.
- Hands-on leadership hiring experience & hired resources at Director & VP
- Successfully manage the recruitment cycle independently including resource requirement gathering, sourcing, initial screening, shortlisting, pre-and post-interview follow-ups, negotiation
- Finding applicants through hot lists, via bulk Emailing, and by building references.
- Having a passion for recruitment.
- Specialist in unique senior-level requirement which directly reports to the top management and is to be hired secretly.
- Good in stakeholder Management and Hiring high scale recruitment targets.
- Taking care of joining formalities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager - Talent Acquisition
Hapag Lloyd Technology Center
Chennai
04.2023 - Current
- End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the complete hiring lifecycle, from requirement gathering with business stakeholders to offer rollout and onboarding.
- Specialized IT Recruitment: Thorough expertise in recruiting for diverse IT skill sets including Java, Android, iOS, Web Application, ITSM, and ITSC requirements.
- Team Leadership: Established and developed a high-performing hiring team to meet aggressive growth targets.
- Headcount Growth: Successfully increased headcount from 134 to 330 within 1.5 years, covering both backfilling and new hire requirements.
- Sourcing Strategy: Designed and implemented sourcing strategies that resulted in 73% internal hires and 27% vendor support. Utilized platforms like LinkedIn, Naukri, and Softgarden to identify top talent and build a robust, passive candidate database.
- Onboarding Excellence: Seamlessly onboarded up to 100 colleagues in a single day, ensuring a smooth transition and a positive candidate experience.
- Interview Process Enhancement: Revamped the interview process by introducing structured workflows, feedback sheets, and incorporating coding challenges during assessments to enhance the quality of hires.
- Global Projects: Actively contributed to global initiatives including:
HIP to Hub onboarding processes
Career framework development and role mapping
Global IT Career Framework implementation
Employer branding campaigns to position the company as an employer of choice.
Manager - Talent Acquisition
Information Dynamics
Chennai
01.2019 - 03.2023
- Reporting to the Director, Complete Recruitment Life Cycle – Sourcing, Short-listing Profiles,
- Candidates Tracking, Follow-ups, till Joining.
- Close 85% of Position in Quick TAT.
- Requirement Gathering, Key account management.
- Good in Sourcing Leadership Profiles and IT Volume Hiring.
- Managing, Leading, mentoring &monitoring the performance of the team to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of individual and team targets.
- Recruiting and Training executives within the Recruitment Team.
- Mentoring the team with respect to end-to-end recruitment.
- Vendor Management.
- Sourcing resumes (browsing, contacts, and references) and conducting personal interviews
- Identifying & implementing high leverage Talent Acquisition/ Recruitment strategies that are sustainable and meet recruitment delivery expectations.
- Communicating with Client/ Technical Panel getting detailed specifications about the requirement for various positions.
- Have Good Experience in Vendor Management and Campus drives.
Senior IT Recruiter
Future Focus Infotech Private Limited
Chennai
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Sourcing, screening the resumes according to the requirement.
- Submit screened and short-listed profiles/resumes to client for technical evaluation.
- Develop and maintain relationships with channels and external recruitment agencies.
- Acquiring Exclusive Agreement from consultants on representation.
- Timely submission of qualified candidates for open requirements.
- Hiring Contract/fulltime consultants and negotiate compensation and pay-rate of consultants with respect to requirement.
Senior IT Recruiter (Recruitment Lead)
Valuewing Consultancy services
Chennai
03.2014 - 04.2016
- Stakeholder Interaction, Gathering Requirements and Distributing to the Team. Leading a Team.
- Posting the requirements in the jobs sites like Naukri, Monster and Social networking sites like LinkedIn.
- Using internal database, Employee references.
- Recruiter having ability to understand technical terms and learn new technologies on recruitment standpoint.
- Experience in Job Boards like Naukri, Monster etc
- Convincing the candidates on the respective offers.
- Screening and Short listing of CVs, Interview Scheduling and all follow Up actions thereafter.
- Hiring First round of HR Interview in order to assess the candidate’s suitability, attitude, academic and professional Qualifications, Experience, Communication skills. Etc.
- Expertise in Senior Level crucial requirements which are treated confidentially.
- Involving in End to End Recruitment in India.
- Good in Walk in Interview Process (Weekend Drive/Exclusive Drive).
- Follow Up, Reference Checking and Employment offer Co-Ordination.
- Manage Resume Database and Trackers
- Set up interview between applicant and client.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Development
Anna University
Sivakasi03-2014
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computers
Madurai Kamaraj University
Sivakasi05-2012
Skills
- IT Recruitment / IT Hiring
- Sourcing Strategy Development
- Salary bench Marking
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Leadership and Team Management
- Data-Driven Decision-Making (Strong in Excel and MIS)
- Employer Branding (Engaged in global project)
- Negotiation and Offer Management
- Market and Industry Awareness(Staying informed about IT market trends, emerging skills, and competitor hiring practices)
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Beginner
A1
Affiliations
- Talent Acquisition Expertise: 10+ years in IT hiring, specializing in leadership and volume hiring across India and the Middle East.
- Strategic Growth: Increased headcount from 134 to 320, achieving 73% internal sourcing efficiency.
- Industry Focus: 10+ years in IT hiring and 6+years for the IT shipping industry, contributing to global projects like HIP to Hub,career framework,employer branding.
- Leadership: Built and led high-performing recruitment teams, aligning strategies with business goals.
- Employer Branding: Spearheading initiatives to promote the organization as an employer of choice.
- Community Outreach: Organized job fairs in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities to access diverse talent pools.
- Networking: Strong LinkedIn presence with 30,000+ connections to sustain a robust talent pipeline.
- Work-Life Balance: Active in cultural committees, training workshops, and employee engagement programs.
Certification
LinkedIn Certification :
Become a Tech Recruiter
Coaching and Developing Employees
Talent Sourcing
Tech Recruiting Foundations
Technical Skills Sets Hired
Web Technologies : Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, C++, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Python, Angular , Nodejs ,VueJS, SQL, .NET, C#,FileNet, SFDC.
Mobile : J2ME, IOS, Android, Hybrid Windows.
Business Intelligence : DW – Cognos, Informatica, Abinitio, Teradata, BO, SAS, SSIS/RS ,MicroStrategy , Tableau, Power BI.
Testing : Automation and Manual Testing - Selenium, QTP, Load Runner, Silk,
white box testing, Black box testing, Performance testing, Regression Testing etc.
Infrastructure : Build & Release Engineer, Devops, AzureDevops, SOC, SIEM, Security
Engineer, Linux Admin, and SUSE, Networking and Administration,LAN, WAN, SAN, Control Area Network, Cluster Area Network.
ERP : SAP, ADF, Oracle Financials, Oracle Apps (Functional/Technical/Techno-Functional), SOA, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards.
Cloud Technologies : AWS,Azure,GCP
Timeline
Manager - Talent Acquisition
Hapag Lloyd Technology Center
04.2023 - Current
Manager - Talent Acquisition
Information Dynamics
01.2019 - 03.2023
Senior IT Recruiter
Future Focus Infotech Private Limited
05.2016 - 07.2018
Senior IT Recruiter (Recruitment Lead)
Valuewing Consultancy services
03.2014 - 04.2016
LinkedIn Certification :
Become a Tech Recruiter
Coaching and Developing Employees
Talent Sourcing
Tech Recruiting Foundations
MBA - Human Resources Development
Anna University
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computers
Madurai Kamaraj University
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