1. Sourcing and Recruiting: Proactively source and attract qualified candidates for open positions, utilizing various channels such as social media, job boards, networking events, and partnerships.2. Candidate Management: Manage the entire candidate lifecycle, including resume screening, conducting initial interviews, coordinating assessments, scheduling interviews, and ensuring a positive candidate experience.3. Talent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain a robust talent pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs, focusing on high-demand roles such as DevSecOps, Big Data Architects, and Cloud Engineers.4. Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and optimize recruiting processes, tools, and technologies to streamline workflows, enhance data-driven decision-making, and improve overall efficiency.5. Employer Branding: Contribute to employer branding initiatives, such as attending career fairs, organizing meetups, and leveraging social media to promote Turret Labs/Equinordic as an attractive employer.6. Partnership Management: Foster and maintain relationships with external partners, including technology vendors, educational institutions, and professional organizations, to expand candidate sourcing channels.7. Staff Augmentation: Leverage existing client relationships and explore new opportunities to provide staff augmentation services, matching qualified contractors with client project requirements.8. Reporting and Analytics: Provide regular reports on recruiting metrics, including candidate pipeline, time-to-fill, source of hire, and other key performance indicators, to enable data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service company, providing web and Internet security services. As demand for online content increased post-pandemic, Akamai’s Cloud Security business required an experienced Technical Recruiter in Cloud & Edge computing. Successfully met the needs of hiring managers by taking ownership of the recruitment process. Hired 14 full-time new members in 11 months, including diverse Java Python Software Engineers, a Site Reliability Engineer, and Software Development Test Engineers.Maintained a full pipeline by leveraging Social networks: Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, LiveJournal, Live Spaces, Xanga, Imeem, BeeboProfessional Networks: LinkedIn, Xing, Viadeo, Quora, Plaxo, VKontakte, Affinity Circles, Talent Circles and Oracle Taleo Social Sourcing Cloud ServiceJob Advertising Distribution: SmashFly, JobTarget, Broadbean, eQuest.com, Recruiting Exchanges, Splits Networks and Collaboratives: Top Echelon, BountyJobs, TalentHire, US.jobs, NPA WorldwideLeads Databases: Zoominfo, Data.com, HooversSearch Engines: Search for alternate Job Titles, Company Names, Skills, Licenses, Degrees, Certifications, Locations and geographic criteria.Advanced search techniques using syntax such as intitle:, inurl:, site:, filetype:, linkdomain:, anchor: Etc.; Former employee and corporate alumni groups Social Media: Search engine optimization, pay-per-click ads, search marketing, social ads, contextual ads, Twitter ads, Facebook ads, LinkedIn ads, online discussion groups, forums, conferences and associations, wink.com, pipl.com KPI for 2022: Target 45 FTE hires while supporting ~21 requisitions across 15 hiring managers with an Offer Acceptance Rate of > 89%, time-to-fill ~45 days.

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation Artificial Intelligence digital services and consulting.Technical RecruiterAs a Senior Recruiter, I was hired to execute Infosys' DNA Data Analytics Talent Acquisition roadmap, specifically hiring Software Engineers for Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence internal business units.I worked closely with Talent Leaders, HRBP, and Finance and Global Immigration to ensure EEO compliance, budget, and headcount accuracy. I aligned talent acquisition efforts with hiring managers' expectations by providing regular reporting and insights on the pipeline.Informed and consulted with internal partners on industry and market trends to target additional talent sources.Responsible for high-impact Software Engineering searches for roles such as Teradata Modelers, Spark Software Engineers, Microstrategy, Big Data, Hadoop Database Architects, and specialists in Snowflake, AWS, Google, and Azure in software development, data warehousing, and Hybrid-Cloud Architecture.KPI: Targeted 60 FTE hires annually. Actual hires 55. Supported ~19 requisitions across 12 hiring managers with an Offer Acceptance rate of >85%, time-to-fill ~35 days.

KnowledgeHut - Is a global tech education provider of technical hands-on learning to nurture talent for the future of work in Software Development, IT Service Management, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning / AI or Data Science. With 15 years of experience recruiting adult education professionals, I was hired to build a team of technical experts with professional learning development backgrounds. The challenge was to recruit technologists with exceptional verbal communication skills.Worked closely with the Executive Leadership Team to develop a core recruitment narrative and go-to-market strategy. Used market analysis, critical thinking, and independent judgment to make informed decisions about changes in recruitment industry trends and opportunities for additional talent solutions.Crafted a full-life cycle candidate experience that included EEO compliant job descriptions, advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing, closing, and onboarding. KPI: Targeted 26 Learning Development Trainers in 12 months. Supported ~12 product managers with an Offer Acceptance rate of >95%, time-to-fill ~60 days.

Cognixia is a digital transformation staffing partner with a focus on future-proofing the modern workforce. Hire, train, deploy programs focused on delivering native talent in Software Engineering and Cloud Computing.As a Talent Acquisition Lead, I was hired to build out an end-to-end recruiting strategy for UpGrad, a novel training practice that provides customized training and specialized certifications for engineers in Software Development, IoT, Cloud Computing, Azure, AWS, Google, and GCP. My role included recruiting a team of technical trainers and learning development experts to develop and deliver the 12-week hands-on program, preparing engineers for job deployment.I executed on recruiting priorities with established timelines, milestones, and expected outcomes. Maintained a proactive pipeline of candidates that embody the company's culture and values.Utilized personal intuition and independent judgment to make recommendations that require analytical problem-solving and people skills.

OneWorks is a professional staffing partner for adult learning and development organizations.Leveraged 15 years of recruiting in adult education to develop new business and service existing clients with consulting engagements, training, and curriculum development.Successfully generated seven new accounts through professional networking, cold calls, and perseverance, yielding $150,000 in new revenue annually from consulting engagements, training, and curriculum development. Achieved a ~75% increase in revenue from the previous year.

Managed the entire recruitment process, from sourcing candidates and developing outreach strategies, to conducting interviews, managing the candidate funnel, and extending competitive offers. Awarded cost savings recognition in 2008 for renegotiating ~300 instructor daily rates, lowering daily averages from $1000 to $850, and saving $120,000 within the first year. Develop an innovative strategy to find, engage, and hire top technical talent by re-inventing the model of a great technical instructor.KPI: ~60 requisitions spanning 120 brands. Hired 44 technical contractors and 10 FTE annually.