Rakesh (Rick) Dhar Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, In

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Spearheaded the Talent Acquisition management and operations for Deloitte ( USI), ensuring a seamless and efficient experience for TA (COE) candidates and internal stakeholders.I act as an integrator, connecting various work streams such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal, IT, Administration, etc. thereby streamlining business processes and delivering key strategic imperatives.Acted as an escalation point for process owners, regional recruiters, internal Global People stakeholders, and external service providers.Identified bottlenecks and areas of improvement, partnering with process owners to implement solutions for enhanced efficiency.Implemented and managed recruitment coordination and operations processes, tools, and systems to improve efficiency and provide real-time visibility into recruitment activities.Designed, deployed, and leveraged data analytics to assess key recruitment metrics, scorecards and identified areas for improvement, and developed data-driven operational solutions.Managed all high-level escalations and inquiries from the Compliance Help Desk. Lead immediate resolution efforts and address and resolve issues leading to applicable escalations.Collaborated with the Office of General Counsel and Risk around Client Recruiting Protocol.Point of contact for cross-business reporting requests, and cross-business budgeting, including Plan and Forecast, Headcount plan and forecast.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Designed, developed and implemented the complete "Standard Recruitment Process".Coach, train and encourage team members.Created and implemented reporting and performance matrix for monitoring and analyzing requirements (clients) as well as of recruiters on an individual basis.Developed and standardized Complete Recruitment Life Cycle process including sourcing, screening process, interviewing process, Selection, Onboarding & offboarding.Own the overall recruitment cycle from workforce planning to Candidate Onboarding with special focus on the vitality of the recruitment metrics covering Quality of Hire, Turnaround time, Recruitment channel efficacy, Diversity Hiring, Onboarding efficacy and compliance to the recruitment policies and fair employment practices. Defined & monitored recruiting and staffing SLAs, KPIs & KRAs and provide direction to recruiting teams.Facilitated ongoing and regular one-on-one interactions with direct reports designed to enhance awareness, support, and accountability of job performance, professional growth, and contributions on organizational results.Resource allocation, team time management, productivity tracking and timely delivery of quality target resources.Ensure that the team works in accordance with the plan and delivers within time schedules and budgets, and major variances are escalated appropriately Developed and drive effective Recruitment Channel Management Strategy for the business ensuring best in class talent for the organization at optimum cost. This also included articulating and implementing an effective strategy for driving performance of the recruitment function through channels like Referrals, Social Media & Job boards.Elevated team performance via strategic planning and coaching in areas of prospecting, sales and value-added presentations

Plymouth, Michigan

Lead the Talent Management (Business Unit) with a team of 90+ Team members and held responsibility for operations of the Talent Acquisition Team, achieving high performance through effectiveleadership.I was responsible for overall delivery for Talent Management (Business Unit, and to manage a team of 90+ recruiters to scale up the entire recruitment processes & also upscale per person productivity. Developed the organization's short and long-term strategy and directedsubordinate towards accurate and timely implementation of the same. Oversaw the overall performance of subordinates and ensureddivisional and departmental KPI's are well designed, communicatedand monitored with realistic Approach. Supervised and managed positions to help executive management plan and implement strategic organization-wide growth initiatives. Proposed various processes to the company & made sound business decisions which resulted in growth & enhancement in short span. Partnered with CXO's & Business Leaders to determine the current and future leadership and executive staffing needs and accordingly building a pipeline of executive talent aligned to future business priorities. Managed end to the end recruitment process, handling the large teamfor volume hiring's at front line positions. Was directly involved in Process improvement and Automation of Recruitment by ensuring the integration of Technologies and Processes. (Career Site, Employee Referral, University Program, Alumni Network, Social Network, Assessment Tool, ATS). Developed and maintained exceptional customer working relationshipsand ensures the delivery of contracted and new services. Worked on creating a strong structure and process support for business performance and in providing and evaluating administrativeinformation to monitor business performance Recruiting Staffing.

Cerritos, Ca

Worked Onsite form our Los Angeles Branch in California Interacted with human resources, hiring managers and other key stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction. Built and maintained solid relationships with prospective clients, existing clients, C-level business leaders in the community and corporate Joulémanagement. Responsible for development, growth and overall performance of thebranch. Managed and lead the entire offshore recruiting resource team. Negotiated, developed and managed contracts with Largest Tier one recruiting corporations to maximize IT staffing solutions. Coordinated with the offshore development team to review projects along with in-house and offshore recruiters. Led and participated in continuous process improvement initiatives with a focus on industry best practices and client satisfaction. Led regularly scheduled (daily/weekly) team meetings attended by Account Managers and direct reports including recruiting Leads and recruiters. Participated in quarterly supplier review calls with clients/MSPs. Developed, implemented and managed KPI's. Designed and delivered quarterly business reviews (QBR) to key stakeholders representing previous quarters' efforts specific to KPI measures, process improvements, time-sensitive sub measurements, and partnership highlights.I was responsible for building and maintaining a competitive intelligence database qualifying and extracting information from multiple data sources to create a candidate pipeline for current andfuture hiring needs. Spearheaded the end-to-end implementation and administration of ATS for 4isoft for Capturing business requirements, working with the key stakeholders and conduct workshops. Architected solutions required to address the client's requirements assess the client's needs and recommended solutions that optimized value for both the customer and the firm.

Pittsburg, Pa

Responsibilities – Sourcing candidates using all channels namely portals/ Google search/ LinkedIn etc. Attending conference calls with the hiring managers for better understanding of the requirements.Interview confirmation with consultant and client side, post interview feedback and relevant details updation. Dealing with New Hire formalities and all the required paper work, post joining.Coordinating with Onshore Management during all the stages of recruitment from beginning to the end. Interacting with junior recruiters/trainee and mentoring them to be able to work independently on client's staffing requirements.Hands on Experience with Fieldglass, Beeline, IQNavigator etc.Responsible for Leading and mentoring of a team of 6 recruiters.Supporting to Account Manager of above mentioned clients and client interaction in absence/presence of him. Communicating with Account Manager/VP of Sales for specific requirements/submittals/ or any other recruiting need.Updating Daily PO Status and other details in company reports.Follow ups on all contract agreements, background checks and PO's with internal on-boarding team and consultants.Providing training to new hires regarding the recruitment processPeople Management: Planning and managing the career growth of AssociatesWorking actively and placing candidates through passive recruitment (Linkedin and Facebook).Effectively recruited candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, and networking. Conducted in depth interviews with candidates both in-house and by telephone to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value, and availability.Managed the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing and administrative components of hiring.

Plymouth,, Michigan

Technical Recruiter with focus on supporting IT Clients with their need for IT Recruiting spanning high-end technical professionals including Software Developers/Architects (Distributed and Mainframe), Business/Systems Analysts, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, Web Developers, Programmers, Network/System/Security Engineers, Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers, Technical Writers, Online Banking Portal Architects and other IT professionals.Technologies:Java, J2EE, JavaScript, Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JBoss, JQuery, JDBC, Caching (ehCache, Coherence), Messaging (Tibco, JMS, MS-MQ, MQ Series), EJB, Business Objects, SAML, SPML, Multi-Threading, Flex, SOA, GWT (Google Web Tool Kit), Remoting, AJAX, GUI, Web Services, Websphere, Weblogic, Tuxedo, Oracle RAC, Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, C#, .NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, ADO.NET, SharePoint, XML, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Visual Studio, XSLT, MVC2, MVP Framework, SWIFT, WCF, WPF, Win Forms, Web Forms, MOSS, C/C++, Objective C, Cocoa Touch, ETL, Shell, UNIX, Linux, AIX, Solaris, PL/SQL, Scripting, Version Control (CVS, PVCS), Source Control, Batch, Tibco BW/EMS, PEGA, Ab Initio, x509 Certificate, ISO20022, Security Authentication, Smart Card, CAPI, PKCS, PKI, Tomcat, Eclipse, PHP, MySQL, LAMP, Perl, Ruby on Rails, Silverlight, JSP, Agile/Waterfall/RUP methodologies, MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook), Rational Requisite Pro, Test Director, Mercury Quality CenterTitles:Software Developers/Architects (Distributed and Mainframe), Business/Systems Analysts, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, Web Developers, Programmers, Network/System/Security Engineers, Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers, Technical Writers, Online Banking Portal Architects and other IT professionals.

Master'S Degree, Advanced Strategic Management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Human Resources Management And Services, 7.8 Gpa

Bachelor Of Information Technology, Information Technology, Honours

BS - Information Technology