Regional Talent Governance: Managed requisitions, hires, and delivery for the Midwest, including Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minneapolis.Revenue Optimization: Oversaw revenue governance for the Midwest, aligning with strategic financial goals.Recruitment Leadership: Directed recruitment for a team of 12, including Talent Specialists and Experts.Global Coordination: Collaborated with Nearshore (Latin America) and Offshore (India) teams for timely staffing.Stakeholder Engagement: Worked with Engineering Managers, Client Partners, Market Leaders, and Client Executives on RFPs and project deliverables.Full-Time Hiring: Hired full-time talent to ensure project continuity.Onboarding Excellence: Coordinated with Operations and US HR for smooth candidate onboarding.Market-Aligned Pricing: Developed competitive pricing sheets with Pricing Operations, maintaining project margins.Requisition Management: Qualified requisitions with Account Managers, Client Executives, and Hiring Managers.Timely Talent Delivery: Ensured timely delivery of talent to meet project timelines.Performance Management: Managed fill ratios and Gross Profit Margins (GPMs) to meet targets.Resource Optimization: Collaborated with HRBPs on resource and people management, fostering career growth.Problem Solving: Acted as a problem solver for the Midwest region, liaising with VMO, Accounts, ER, and Timesheet Teams.Senior Leadership Collaboration: Engaged with senior leadership, including Directors, AVPs, VPs, HR Heads, and Talent Heads.Industry-Specific Recruitment: Specialized in BFSI, Airlines/Aviation, Product and Resource (P&R), Manufacturing, and HCLS.Technical Talent Acquisition: Expertise in Platform Engineering (Java, .Net, Python), Product Management, Project Management, Platform Operations (DevOps, SRE), Experience Engineering (UI/UX, Front-end, Mobile), AI & Data Engineering, and Quality Engineering (QE Automation, Performance Testing).

Associate Manager Talent Acquisition | Digital and IT Recruitment SpecialistHighly accomplished Associate Manager Talent Acquisition with a strong focus on digital and IT recruitment. Proficient in utilizing cutting-edge technology stack to enhance sourcing activities, optimize search queries, and validate candidate profiles. Skilled in second-level closing, recruitment prioritization, offer closing, and sales coordination to drive successful talent acquisition outcomes.Committed to continuous learning and development, dedicating a minimum of 1 hour every month to stay updated on the latest trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in digital and IT recruitment.Adept at measuring and ensuring adherence to high-quality recruiting practices within the team. Facilitates role-plays with recruiters to enhance their skills and performance, leveraging technology-based simulations and tools.Experienced in fostering seamless interdepartmental coordination to streamline recruitment processes and deliver efficient results. Strong in gaining leadership capabilities through active participation in cross-functional projects and initiatives.Collaborates closely with the Manager to support people-related responsibilities and contribute to fostering a positive team culture, even without direct managerial authority.

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• Training and mentoring 3 recruiters with regards to the end to end recruiting process and ensuring they meet their recruiting matrix.• Supporting clients from various domains which includes manufacturing, airlines, chemical, pharmaceutical, hospitality, banking, insurance, finance and IT services.• Supporting team manager/delivery lead and performs management duties in the absence of the manager.• Communicating requirement related deadlines and sales goals to recruiters.• Answering recruiting questions and helping with recruiting related problems, and overseeing the overall quality and guideline compliance.• Working closely with account managers in qualifying requisitions with hiring managers of fortune500 clients of Collabera.• Performing full life-cycle of recruiting which includes: Sourcing, Job Posting, Screening, Reference Checking, Negotiating compensation packages, Presenting Candidates, Scheduling interviews, Collecting and Delivering Feedback, Closing and Co-coordinating the Paperwork once the candidate gets an offer from the client.• Hands on with IT requirements like Software Engineers in SDET, Automation Engineer, Java, .Net, Hadoop C and C++, QA Engineer, Access Developers, User Experience Designer, UI Developers, Art Directors, System Administrators, Project Manager, Mobile Applications Developer along with infrastructure requirements like network engineers, network analyst, network architects, system architect, system engineer, Microsoft architect, desktop engineers etc.• Recruited for niche skills like Business Intelligence Developer, tableau developers, qlikview developers, Workday Consultant, etc.• Proactively develop and maintain collaborative relationship with the consultants and assure high level of satisfaction and employee retention.• Successfully placing US Citizens, Green Card Holders, H1B and TN Visa candidates.

• Partner closely with recruiting managers and business leaders to execute to hiring goals and targets• Mentor junior team members and help them develop their skills and careers• Responsible for performance / targets of recruiters aligned and making sure their performance meets the organizational expectations• Monitor requisition volume and assigns requisitions to junior team members based on volume, expertise, skill level, etc.• Constantly improve recruiting processes, existing programs and develop innovative strategy around finding top talent• Understand key requirements and develop sourcing strategies to ensure strong candidate flow that will deliver key results• Manage all phases of candidate interviews including phone interviews, on-site interviews, and debrief meetings• Develop metrics and reporting to drive continued process and strategy improvement• Stay abreast of market trends• Sourcing and screening resumes through Job Portals, LinkedIn and Social Media basis proper understanding of Job roles. • Effective first level screening and interviewing candidates to assess skill and cultural fit• Consult & Build a Sourcing & Interviewing plan for every open position• Work with clients by presenting them qualified candidates for existing and future requirements• Engage with Candidates post Offer release and continue engagement with candidates till they join• Explore direct sourcing methods to find qualified passive candidates• Managing and evaluating external recruiting agencies