Ujjwal Kumar
Noida
Summary
A Management graduate from NMIMS Mumbai with specialization into Talent Acquisition, Team Management, strategy, HR Consulting and TA Transformations related roles. Certifications: LinkedIn Certified Recruiter, Lean Certification and Six Sigma Green Belt trained by Optum. Currently associated with Optum India (Part of UHG) as Deputy Manager -Talent Acquisition. Possess strong communication & interpersonal skills. A dynamic go-getter & quick learner with ability to work under pressure & meet deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager - Talent Acquisition and Strategy
United health Group , Optum
3 2022 - Current
- Responsible for end-to-end recruitment process for technology roles, from sourcing and screening to offer management and onboarding
- Utilizing various sourcing channels and techniques to identify and attract top technology talent, including direct sourcing, social media, professional networks, job boards, referrals and internals
- Collaborating with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand the various hiring needs, developing job descriptions, and provide guidance on recruitment best practices
- Establishing a strong relationship across the business, providing strategic guidance and making recommendations to leaders to enhance the acquisition of talent through data driven insights and market research
- Develop and maintain relationships with external vendors, recruitment agencies and technical communities to enhance talent acquisition efforts
- Tracking and analyzing recruitment metrics, preparing reports, and presenting insights to management to drive continuous improvement in the recruitment process
- Maintaining prompt and effective communication with executive candidates and stakeholders, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience from initial contact to start date
- Leading all internal and external candidate interview coordination, stand up calls to facilitate a streamlined interview process, including scheduling and communication
- Initiating the background verification process for new hires, ensuring compliance and due diligence.
Assistant Manager- Talent Acquisition
EY India
06.2021 - 03.2022
- End to end recruiting Process (from sourcing till Onboarding of candidates)
- Offer Management
- Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Well versed with ATS Tools Like Taleo, Kenexa, SuccessFactors, Taleo
- Compensation Discussion, Market Mapping and Talent sourcing
- Collaborated with Partners to understand the hiring needs and goals
- Sourcing relevant profiles through various channels like job portals, employee referrals, IJP's & vendors
- Corresponding with relevant candidates to understand their capabilities, interest and analyzing against the business requirements.
Senior Specialist-Talent Acquisition
Protiviti
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Accountable for end-to-end hiring (Bilingual, Westerner, Asian and other nationals) for Cyber Security Software Developers, System Administrator, Digital Transformations, Internal Audit, Risk Management, IT Auditors, Telecom Security, Support professionals (HR, Finance, Admin etc.)
- Formulating regular interfaces with the stakeholders/ business (Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, Managing Directors and Country Director) to ensure seamless connect
- Managing Campus relations and drives-Top Tier 1 Colleges-SP Jain, IITs, and IIMs etc
- Analyzing and presenting market hiring trends and best practices
- Ensuring and implementing regular flow of appropriate profiles for meeting diverse requirement from cost Effective sourcing mix, including the use of professional sites like LinkedIn (well versed with LinkedIn Recruiter), Job portals, Internal Database, Networking Leads, Referrals, Campus and Agency
- Ensuring that we maintain the diversity mix while hiring across levels for various verticals
- Responsible for timely closures of staffing requirements within SLA
- Understand the trends in the external marketplace to ensure the continued ability to hire best people
- Provide strategic market data and competitor intelligence to the Staffing Head and the senior leadership team
- Sharing weekly workbench reports for various active positions.
Senior Associate- Talent Acquisition and Diversity
Ameriprise Financial
03.2016 - 06.2019
- Assist business leaders and HRBPs with sourcing unique, specialized or hard-to-fill roles to align with short- and long-term business objectives
- Managed staffing activities for unique and specialized positions, either sourcing and talent acquisition directly or working with a niche (non-RPO) external provider
- Source and screen candidates from various sourcing channels including Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Job board searches, Referrals
- Capture data and disposition candidates in Kenexa related to strategic sourcing campaigns
- Maintain sourcing databases to ensure all data is captured, updated and reported accurately Meet expectations for quality and quantity of candidates, deadlines, and assignment priorities
- Effectively leverages referral sourcing for additional leads and pipeline building
- Understanding the organizations plans, objectives and expansion plans to evaluate the required manpower at various locations
- Mentored a team of 8 resources for 1.5 Years
- Responsible for managing and ensuring strong performance on time to fill, cost per hire, and quality of candidates
- Drive the best possible candidate and referee experience, delivering on key internal SLA
- Developing innovative sourcing strategies, meeting service goals and providing exceptional customer service
- Working on various strategic pipeline projects to fulfill the future hiring needs of the Organization
- Arranged management interviews by coordinating schedules
- Co - ordinated with the campuses to fill the fresher's (B.Tech and MBA) Level openings
- Documentation and onboarding
- Well aware of the Sourcing tools like Hiretual, Lusha, Contact ME out, Prophet apart from Naukri
- Hands on experience with LinkedIn recruiter for active and passive sourcing
- Campus Recruitments: Planned and managed recruitment drives for Entry/Associate level positions for Technology and finance related teams
- Maintaining the track and records of all the necessary information for campus hiring
- Coordinating with interviewers for recruitment drives
- Establishing relations with graduate/Post Graduate colleges.
Education
B. Tech-Information Technology -
Punjab Technical University
Post Graduate Diploma in Human resource Management - Human Resources Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
07.2020
Hometown
Patna, Bihar
Passport
Yes- XXXX0795
Currentaddress
Noida, India
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Baleshwar Jha
- Date of Birth: 08/15/1992
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
LinkedIn Certified Recruiter
Timeline
LinkedIn Certified Recruiter
07-2023
Assistant Manager- Talent Acquisition
EY India
06.2021 - 03.2022
Senior Specialist-Talent Acquisition
Protiviti
06.2019 - 06.2021
Senior Associate- Talent Acquisition and Diversity
Ameriprise Financial
03.2016 - 06.2019
Deputy Manager - Talent Acquisition and Strategy
United health Group , Optum
3 2022 - Current
B. Tech-Information Technology -
Punjab Technical University
Post Graduate Diploma in Human resource Management - Human Resources Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
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