VIKAS KUMAR

Strategic Talent Acquisition: Devise and execute comprehensive recruitment strategies aligned with company goals, focusing on sourcing top-tier talent for corporate-level positions for the biggest vertical in Paytm.
Leadership Recruitment: Spearheading the selection and onboarding process for executive and managerial roles, conducting interviews, negotiations, and finalizing terms of employment.
Process Optimization: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine recruitment workflows, reducing time-to-hire and enhancing the quality of candidates.
Employer Branding: Cultivate and enhance the company's employer brand by employing innovative recruitment marketing techniques and fostering relationships with potential candidates.
Team Development: Mentor and train recruitment teams, facilitating their growth in sourcing, interviewing, and candidate management, ensuring a high-performing recruitment function.
Metrics and Reporting: Implement and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate recruitment effectiveness, providing regular reports to stakeholders for informed decision-making.
Managing PAN India Recruitment team of 15+ corporate recruiters, managing 300 - 400 closures per month.

Developing and managing all recruiting activities for company by
implementing innovative company-wide recruiting strategies, processes
and procedures

Industries Catering - Retail, Manufacturing, Delivery, Logistics, FMCG/FMCG

Mandates Catering - Corporate Hiring, Sales Staffing, Temp/Contractual Staffing, PERM Hiring

• Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
• Managing PAN India recruitment team of 50+ recruitment professionals
• Established and maintained contacts with colleges, employment agencies and other public organizations to find and attract applicants.
• Worked with senior leadership in overhauling Salesforce.
• Reviewed resumes and employment applications and interviewed applicants to evaluate work history and other qualifications.
• Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 8000+ employee company.
• Maintained optimal staffing levels by tracking vacancies and initiating recruitment and interview processes to identify qualified candidates.
• Supported market expansion initiatives while implementing process improvements to execute demand analysis and drive bottom-line growth.

Developing and managing all recruiting activities for company by implementing innovative company-wide recruiting strategies, processes and procedures.

• Reviewed applications and resumes to support hiring activities.
• Performed sourcing, interviewing, negotiations and hiring activities for all internal/external leadership positions.
• Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 6000+ on-roll employee company.
• Successfully managing PAN India recruitment team of 30 Field Recruitment Managers
• Set and conveyed recruitment goals to downstream staff.
• Designed, developed and implemented successful recruitment process to fill more than 5000 vacancies each year.
• Industries Catering - Retail, FMCG, Telecom, Consumer Durables etc.
• Supporting market expansion initiatives while implementing process improvements to execute demand analysis and drive bottom-line growth
• Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
• Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change and assess progress.

Worked at the capacity of Sr. Manager Recruitment, managing end to end recruitment activities for multiple clients across PAN India locations

Team Managed: 15 members (Including TLs & AMs)

Key Customers Managed: ABSLI, AXIS Bank, IDFC Bank, MAX Life Insurance, Indorama Ventures, Reliance JIO, MINDA

Recruitment Mandates: Volume Hiring for BFSI, FMCG, FMCD, Manufacturing Customers, Lateral hiring (Mid to Senior) & Executive Searches

Key Deliverable:

• Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
• Sourced and screened candidates for Managerial & Leadership roles, worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
• Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
• Strong Process Adherence, SLAs & TAT Adherence
• Projects Governance (Internal & External Reviews)
• Vendor Development & Management
• Managed team of 15 recruiters, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees
• Monthly Closures: 400 - 500 per month, across PAN India locations
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
• Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.

Manager - Recruitment : Responsible for managing Talent Sourcing/Acquisition & Talent Management activities for PAN India & Overseas locations.

Team Managed: 10 Recruiters (PAN India)

Key Customers Managed: Reliance JIO, Adani Wilmar, Indorama Ventures & Skill Centres (PMKVY, UDAAN etc.)

Key Deliverable & Mandates -

• Performed sourcing, interviewing, negotiations and hiring for Perm Hiring business (mid to senior positions)
• Managed overseas hiring for Perm Hiring customers, across Middle East & APAC
• Bulk Hiring (FLS), Lateral Hiring (Mid - Sr. Level)
• Met with managers to discuss vacancies, applicant qualifications and characteristics of top candidates.
• Building and nurturing high performing Team
• Set and conveyed recruitment goals to downstream staff.
• Reviewed applications and resumes to support hiring activities.
• Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.

Portfolio with PeopleStrong - Successfully managed Non-IT recruitment portfolio for the organization

Team Managed: 20 Recruiters (Including 4 TL); were operating from multiple geographies

Key Customers Managed: P&G India, MSD Pharma, Kotak Life Insurance, TATA AIG General Insurance, NSDC & BITS Pilani

Recruitment Mandates: Volume Hiring (BFSI/Sales), Campus Recruitment, Lateral Hiring, Executive Searches and University Faculties (Lecturers to Sr. Professors)

Key Deliverable:

• End to end recruitment life-cycle, including offer generation & new hire on-boarding
• Stakeholder Management (i.e. client teams, vendors etc.)
• Strong Process Adherence, SLAs & TAT Adherence
• Projects Governance (Internal & External Reviews)
• Team Management
• Profit & Loss Governance
• Built and strengthened successful relationships with external recruiters and agencies.
• Set and conveyed recruitment goals to downstream staff.

Worked with Global Resource Career Management Team, wherein was closely associated with Client Delivery Teams for ongoing & upcoming projects in North America, for all their manpower requirements.

Clients Managed – State farm Insurance, Morgan Stanley, Whirlpool & Oracle

Mandates Managed - Perm./Cont. Staffing, Junior, Mid Level profiles (IT+Non IT)

Key Deliverable:

• Resource Management, Resource Allocation, Project Movement, Bench Employees Management & Tracking
• Co-ordination with different teams, i.e. Benefits, Tax, Recruitment, Training & other departments for employee’s concerns & issues.
• Worked as one POC for all rotational employees traveling for onsite projects on B1, H1 Visa’s; handling their queries regarding project alignment, travel, compensation etc.

• Worked as a Third party Mortgage consultant for a North American Firm.
• Responsible for Inbound/Outbound calls to customers for their Mortgage concerns & provides them with the best plan as per their needs.
• Was awarded as the best employee for the month of March 2006,