Swetha Maria Joseph

• Strategically partnered with the stakeholders to meet aggressive hiring plans.
• Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
• Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
• Conducted research to understand talent markets, competitor strategies & industry trends.
• Acted as a brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for the company.
• Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, social networking to create a strong source mix.

• Fostered hiring to scale up the Platform Engineering team during the company's most aggressive hiring cycle, contributing to the successful onboarding of 38 engineers in 9 months.
• Partnered with VPs and hiring managers to define hiring needs and create tailored hiring strategies for Java Backend, Full-stack, Automation Testing roles.
• Optimized interview processes and introduced structured interview loops, reducing time-to-hire for hard-to-fill roles.
• Built and reported on key recruiting metrics (e.g., pipeline health, time-to-fill, diversity ratios), providing actionable insights to leadership.
• Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
• Maintained a high offer-to-onboarding conversion rate, ensuring candidate engagement and readiness through start date
• Promoted focus on DE&I, and contributed towards the hiring efforts including partnerships with affinity groups and community events.

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for both high-volume fresher hiring and experienced professional roles across multiple business functions.
• Successfully hired 549 Research Analysts over two years, with a peak of 398 hires in a single year, meeting aggressive volume hiring targets.
• Partnered closely with hiring managers to develop tailored sourcing strategies, providing regular updates on market trends, fill rates, and hiring challenges to enhance stakeholder alignment and satisfaction.
• Presented job opportunities to shortlisted candidates and negotiated compensation and offer terms to secure top talent.
• Created and shared weekly hiring dashboards and performance reports with hiring managers and business leaders, enabling data-driven decisions.
• Mentored and trained new recruitment team members on end-to-end recruiting processes, compliance standards, and company hiring policies.

Projects & Additional Responsibilities

• Played a key role in the migration of the legacy HRIS system to Workday, ensuring smooth transition with minimal disruption to recruitment operations.
• Served as the single point of contact for new hire onboarding, managing pre-employment processes, employee background checks, and orientation programs.
• Facilitated internal mobility across business units through structured Internal Job Postings (IJP) on a quarterly basis, ensuring process transparency and policy adherence.