Velayuthem K
Talent Acquisition Lead
Chennai
Summary
With 10+ years of progressive, proven leadership experience in Human Resources, achieving cost reduction through HR & niche hiring(IT Hiring,Product & SAAS Hiring)/employee engagement across various levels and functions. Successfully builds future leadership by elevating talent. Experienced in full cycle recruiting to source, select and hire top talent. Establishes and maintains effective recruitment metrics, processes, systems and tools to deliver five star candidate experiences and contribute to company employment brand. As an Experienced Talent Acquisition Lead devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent bench-marking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Select qualifications include: HR Spanning Planning, Management & Development, Hiring & Employee Management, End-to-end recruitment process, Procedures Development Employee Relations/Employee Welfare
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Talent Acquisition Lead
Mitsogo Technologies | HEXNODE
Chennai
09.2022 - Current
- Manage the recruitment process for the organization including Campus Hiring,Lateral Hiring & Leadership Hiring
- Cross Functional team leadership by managing the in-house recruitment team both in India and USA as well as the vendor team
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development, and succession.
- Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
- Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
- Creating job descriptions and proposed salary structures for each opening by coordinating with Stake Holders and Account managers and plays a major role in Strategic human resource planning
- Creating a hiring plan, thereby streamlining the entire hiring and retention process.
- Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.
- Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Created effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives.
- Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
- Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts.
- Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
- Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
- Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
- Reduced expenses by analyzing compensation policies and implementing competitive programs while ensuring adherence to legal requirements.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
- Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
Senior Executive Human Resources
Photon Interactive Pvt.Ltd
Chennai
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Handle End-to-End recruitment lifecycle right from sourcing, screening & shortlisting candidates and HR discussions & compensation.
- Fostered cross-functional relationships to connect with top leaders and hiring managers and improve overall efficiency of the recruitment process.
- Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
- Designed robust compensation and benefits packages to attract top employees.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Designed and implemented region-wide recruitment, behavior-based interviewing and skill matching procedure, decreasing employee turnover.
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
- Interviewing shortlisted candidates and selecting the most suitable individual.
- Partnering with Delivery Managers and BU Leaders to understand the requirements and mapping
talent according to the business needs of the organization
Enlisting the support of Recruiters, who will source and vet applications initially. - Creating job descriptions and proposed salary structures for each opening by coordinating with Stake
Holders and Account managers. - Updating the progress of hiring plans on daily/Weekly/Monthly basis to Account Managers & Stakeholders / Client.
- Creating a hiring plan, thereby streamlining the entire hiring and retention process.
Senior Recruiter
FAWZ HR
Coimbatore
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
- Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
- Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
- Advertised job opportunities on social media platforms and job boards.
- Started my career by handling a client in Dubai and later shifted to handle Qatar client wherein the main focus was on Residential Permits.
- Gather hiring requirements from clients & deliver resources on time
Instituting change management practices in the organisation, including organizational restructuring & manpower rationalisation initiatives. - Assisting in talent acquisition and recruitment processes
Driving weekly calls with client on the status of the hire report - Handled critical niche technology requirements and
Quality audit on the profiles proposed with respect to profiles sourced - Led daily, weekly and monthly feedback sessions
Sourcing profiles from portals during the need of the hour - Handling client calls for JD Clarification and gathering requirements for closing contract,contract to hire as well as full time positions
- Developed and maintained relationships with external recruiters to obtain referrals to qualified candidates.
- Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
- Emphasized job benefits and perks to applicants to improve organization's attractiveness.
Senior Coordinator
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai & Coimbatore
11.2014 - 12.2018
- ATS portals, Job portals, Quality Audit, Employee Onboarding and exit formalities,Employee Trainings
- Source candidates for the open positions and schedule interviews
- Carrying out induction / orientation program to the new recruits
- Scheduling & Conducting training's for associates like Behavioral & Communication
- Provide clarification for associates across organization as a part of L2 Global Service Desk
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
- Handle critical queries within stipulated SLA
- Quality Audit for a team of 5 and handle quality meeting
Led daily, weekly and monthly coaching & feedback sessions. - Plan BCP - Business Continuity Plan at times of Emergency
Floor Handling & Team Handling Seasoned Synchronous Facilitator in conducting High Profile meetings - Host Meetings and training's over WebEx to associates
- Planning Personal Development Skills programs for associates from various background
- Provide tech support for WebEx platform
- Provide Academic related support to associates like update them on new trend
- Evaluated the effectiveness of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management
- Developed surveys to identify training needs based on projected production
- Identify and assign instructors and trainers to conduct programs
Tested all training software and hardware prior to the training program - Updating all new staff details in HRMS (Human Resource Management System)
- Ensuring adherence to the statutory compliances
Designer & HR Executive
Infinite Designz Organisation
Coimbatore
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Recruiting technical associates for company
- Conducting On-boarding formalities for the Newbies
- Handling Client calls & Client Meetings on updates and changes
- Handle Weekly calls from Client and Coordinate with Tech Team on updates
- Evaluated the effectiveness of training programs and recommended improvements to the top management
- Reviewed and edited all behavioral & communication training materials for accuracy
- Trained new hires to perform cross-training exercises with experienced workers
- Multitasking on deliverables
Education
Master of Science - Software Systems
PSG College of Arts And Science
Coimbatore 06.2008 - 05.2013
Skills
Talent management
undefinedAffiliations
- International Association of Administrative Professionals
- Society of Human Resource Management
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Lead
Mitsogo Technologies | HEXNODE
09.2022 - Current
Senior Executive Human Resources
Photon Interactive Pvt.Ltd
03.2022 - 09.2022
Senior Recruiter
FAWZ HR
01.2019 - 03.2022
Senior Coordinator
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2014 - 12.2018
Designer & HR Executive
Infinite Designz Organisation
07.2013 - 10.2014
Master of Science - Software Systems
PSG College of Arts And Science
06.2008 - 05.2013
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