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Viswanath Thyagaraju

Viswanath Thyagaraju

Bangalore

Summary

  • Senior Manager in HR with expertise in volume hiring and operational strategy at Zepto Café. Spearheaded recruitment initiatives for high-volume staffing across diverse locations, leveraging data-driven approaches and automation tools. Streamlined HR processes to ensure compliance and enhance employee experience, while utilizing analytics to manage attrition and optimize hiring costs.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager – HR (Volume Hiring & Operations Strategy)

Zepto Café's(South & East Regions)
Bangalore
06.2025 - Current
  • Directed high-volume recruitment for café staff across multiple locations.

Constructed data-driven hiring engine using ATS and sourcing automation tools.

  • Collaborated with store operations to dynamically forecast manpower needs.
  • Developed scalable hiring playbooks and onboarding models to enhance local recruitment partnerships.
  • Led Zonal HR and Recruitment Team in achieving daily and monthly hiring targets.
  • Managed employee work cycle effectively to optimize productivity.

Coordinated with multiple hiring vendors across all locations in both regions.

Sr Manager HR & Admin

Roastea
05.2024 - 03.2025
  • Handling end-to-end recruitment, handling compliance and licenses, and government audits. Responsible for South Region admin activities. Vendor management.
  • Successfully established Roastea Brand presence in the market by utilizing the expertise of a proficient and knowledgeable team.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Delightful Gourmet India Pvt Ltd
12.2019 - 04.2024
  • Leadership hiring for Corporate and Factory's across all plants in pan India, Handling team of 4 Zonal recruitment leads and driving front end hiring's, Stake holder management, Vendor Management, Team Handling & Driving Pan India hiring's across all levels

Manager Hiring & Vendor Management

KarvyNext Limited
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Handling KarvyNext Pan India Hiring's for all E – Commerce and Non-IT requirement's, Driving 20 + Hiring vendors and partners in hiring for DE's across country for last mail operation, Handling 5 Regional Recruitment team and 20 + Filed Recruiter's Pan India

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition South Regional

Curefit Healthcare Pvt Ltd
08.2018 - 06.2019
  • Determining current staffing needs and producing forecasts, Developing talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans, Leading employment branding initiatives, Souring and Payroll Vendor Management

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition for KA region

Sodexo on-site Services Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 08.2018
  • Manpower planning & budgeting, Planning for all departments manpower requirement in consultation with the stakeholder / HOD's, Panning the new store opening manpower in accordance to the store grade, size & sales, Ensure workforce planning through the facilitation of succession development processes and the provision of necessary training, Working on job portals and social media sites to attract the best available talent in the market, programs and internal job postings. Working knowledge of Head Hunting as well as expertise in screening candidates, interview, sourcing strategies and gauging requirement fit. Hands on knowledge of working on Workday (internal recruitment portal) Multi-talented Senior Manager well-versed and highly effective at developing, executing and directing key improvements to enable business enhancements and growth. Visionary leader with solid success leading business operations toward growth. Skilled Senior Manager skilled in cross-functional collaboration. Optimizes processes and communication and drive results. Dedicated to continuously improving professional knowledge and business operations by applying top-notch skills.

Sr. Executive HR Recruitments for KA Region

Compass Group
02.2013 - 12.2016
  • Manpower planning and Recruitment -advertise- screen -shortlist and recruit eligible candidates, Fulfill the joining formalities with the necessary forms, Orient and induct new employee regarding training, roles & responsibilities/reporting and deliverables expected, Reviewing the probation report by taking input from reporting manager and issuing the confirmation letter, Maintaining employee's daily attendance time in and time out sheet calculating work hour, Maintaining Leave details of all employees, Calculating monthly Payrolls with the necessary deductions like PF, ESI, PT, etc.

Education

Bachelor's degree BBA - Business Administration

Periyar University
Salem

Skills

  • Corporate and startup hiring
  • Leadership and bulk recruitment
  • Ecommerce and logistics management
  • Sales and technical skills
  • Facility management
  • FMCG and hospitality services
  • Food and beverage operations
  • Non-IT recruitment strategies
  • Banking sector recruitment
  • Campus selection and job fairs
  • NOG recruitment processes
  • Recruitment strategy development
  • Vendor management expertise
  • Employee onboarding processes
  • Manpower forecasting techniques
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team leadership skills
  • Compliance oversight
  • Talent acquisition strategies
  • Employee engagement initiatives
  • Process optimization techniques
  • Project management skills
  • Performance management systems
  • Workforce planning strategies
  • Operations planning

Languages

Telugu: First Language, English: C2 Proficient (C2), Hindi: C2 Proficient (C2), Tamil: C2 Proficient (C2), Malayalam: C1 Advanced (C1)

Hobbies and Interests

Playing cricket & chess, Collecting Stamps & coins, Watching news & Movies

Timeline

Senior Manager – HR (Volume Hiring & Operations Strategy)

Zepto Café's(South & East Regions)
06.2025 - Current

Sr Manager HR & Admin

Roastea
05.2024 - 03.2025

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Delightful Gourmet India Pvt Ltd
12.2019 - 04.2024

Manager Hiring & Vendor Management

KarvyNext Limited
06.2019 - 12.2019

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition South Regional

Curefit Healthcare Pvt Ltd
08.2018 - 06.2019

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition for KA region

Sodexo on-site Services Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 08.2018

Sr. Executive HR Recruitments for KA Region

Compass Group
02.2013 - 12.2016

Bachelor's degree BBA - Business Administration

Periyar University
Viswanath Thyagaraju