Global Recruitment Talent Acquisition Lead
THOMAS LAKRA
Accenture Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
Pune,MH
Work Preference
Work Type
Full Time
Important To Me
Work-life balanceCareer advancementCompany CulturePersonal development programsFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefitsStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingPaid sick leaveTeam Building / Company Retreats401k match
15
years of professional experience
2
Languages
- A passionate HR professional with over 13years of extensive experience in steering TA Operations & Strategy across various Automobile & Technology Vertical.
- High performance track record in executing the deliverables in timely manner. Have successfully delivered high stakes HR initiatives for the organization. Instrumental in streamlining the TA policies and frameworks.
- Possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills with strong analytical, team building, escalation management, resource management and stakeholder management skills.
Work History
5 Years
09.2021 - Current
5 Years
Lead Talent Acquisition
Accenture Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - Current
- Responsible for end-to-end Talent Acquisition for EMEA Market.
- End to End strategizing recruitment plan and provide the solutions for any recruitment leakages (Interview, Candidate renege, onboarding etc.)
- Engage with global business leaders on requirement scoping, hiring strategies, Accenture talent branding, alumni relationships & strategizing different ways of fulfilling the demands (social media, Agency, Employee Referral & Talent Skilling.
- Engaging and partnering with Leadership to understand business priorities and related talent supply imperatives.
- Managing Hiring plan in terms of do-ability, numbers, month wise, capability wise planning and sharing the business forecast for talent fulfilment and executing it.
8 Years 5 Months
03.2013 - 08.2021
8 Years 5 Months
Lead Talent Acquisition
IBM India Pvt Ltd
03.2013 - 08.2021
- Owned and Executed End-to-End Talent Acquisition for all lateral and Niche roles for IBM.
- Onboarded 200+ roles annually, achieving a 25% reduction in time-to-fill through process automation and proactive talent mapping.
- Drive strategic hiring decisions in collaboration with BUH/Delivery Heads, aligned to project plans-defining optimal headcount, timelines, and sourcing channels to ensure high quality of hires.
- Stakeholder Management (Gather and analyze data with useful metrics and timely communication).
- Improved offer to join ratio by enhancing, conducting effective negotiations, Managing Pre - Onboarding touchpoints.
- I have consistently partnered with ADs, MDs and corporate leaderships teams to build scalable people processes that support business growth.
1 Year 5 Months
10.2011 - 03.2013
1 Year 5 Months
HR - Recruitment & Operation
Schaeffler India- FAG Bearing
10.2011 - 03.2013
- Responsible for End-to-End Talent Acquisition & Development.
- Independently Managing the entire Recruitment life cycle for India & Far East Asia Pacific (FEAP) region.
- Establishing and maintain solid working relationships with senior leaders across to actively recruit for senior-level roles for INDIA operations and FEAP Region.
- Responsible for all levels of hiring for Manufacturing Plant, Industrial Engineering, In-Line Inspections & Sales & Marketing.
- End to End Recruitment and Selections along with Division Heads and CXO's for assigned positions. Managing both the internal and external hiring process.
- Ensuring all recruiting practices is in compliance with applicable company policy.
- Managed the campus recruitment for GETs & MT (For, Data Analyst, Production, Quality and Maintenance & Design and industrial Engineering departments).
- Managed Induction to new Hires & arrange inductions meeting with departmental heads.
- Generating Weekly & Monthly MIS for Recruitment.
- Employee On-Boarding: Created a process to ensure new joiners have access to workstation, asset, email, Sodexo Card and basic application, from the same day the employee joins the organization.
- Campus Plan of Action: Gathered data for campus placement for NITs and top regional colleges across colleges where the organization had not marked presence.
- Schaeffler Group is a German manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses.
Education
MSW - HR
Madras School of Social Work | 01.2009
B.A. - Philosophy
Madurai Kamaraj University | 01.2006
Skills
People Management
Knowledge Driven
Result Oriented
Communication
Relationship Management
Accomplishments
- Met 100% SLAs for continued 3 years.
- Onboarding Approx. 1500 employees.
- Built the complete Technology, Commercial and FNA Team.
- Awarded 'Best Recruitment Professional' for successive years between 2017 to 2020.
- Appreciated by CEO & COO on Annual Award Ceremony for ramping up new & strong Tech Team at Pune.
Languages
English
Hindi
Timeline
Lead Talent Acquisition
Accenture Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - CurrentRead more
Lead Talent Acquisition
IBM India Pvt Ltd
03.2013 - 08.2021Read more
HR - Recruitment & Operation
Schaeffler India- FAG Bearing
10.2011 - 03.2013Read more
Madras School of Social Work - MSW, HR
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Madurai Kamaraj University - B.A., Philosophy
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