Designing dashboards & reports of Talent Acquisition to enhanceinternal branding and enable data driven decisionsAs a key member of the recommendation panel, decided on ATS optionfor TA and as a Project Director driving its implementationMarket Sensing of Products to enhance hiring throughput as part of digital transformationInvolved in key initiatives such as mentoring interns on Campus Hiring,implementing BOT interviews for freshers and SMS & WhatsApp blastLead the… Show more Designing dashboards & reports of Talent Acquisition to enhanceinternal branding and enable data driven decisionsAs a key member of the recommendation panel, decided on ATS optionfor TA and as a Project Director driving its implementationMarket Sensing of Products to enhance hiring throughput as part of digital transformationInvolved in key initiatives such as mentoring interns on Campus Hiring,implementing BOT interviews for freshers and SMS & WhatsApp blastLead the budget planning of TA for 2023Audit & Governance of TA Processes & Policies Show less

Responsible for leading resource management of India demands for UKI customers across large, multi-geography business verticals. Plan and implement sourcing, deployment and utilization strategies with a strong focus on cost optimization and risk management.

Managed High Ageing process & Bench Optimization Program for5885 associates leading to 3814 deployments and 2823 separationsProgram managed Unbilled governance process for pan India, tracking billability for 12885 out of 19509 unbilled associates and released1400+ associates

Responsible for devising Corporate strategy to improve proactive hiring across India and governance of Demand & Supply chain in Retail Business Unit ($2.5 Billion BU). Analyzing proactive hiring data for Cognizant India for 2019, providing insights and devising a strategy to improve the proactive hiring target from 25% to 35% across Service LinesEnabled Integrated Workforce Management model for Retail BU by enhancing collaboration with Talent Supply Chain, Talent Acquisition Group &… Show more Responsible for devising Corporate strategy to improve proactive hiring across India and governance of Demand & Supply chain in Retail Business Unit ($2.5 Billion BU). Analyzing proactive hiring data for Cognizant India for 2019, providing insights and devising a strategy to improve the proactive hiring target from 25% to 35% across Service LinesEnabled Integrated Workforce Management model for Retail BU by enhancing collaboration with Talent Supply Chain, Talent Acquisition Group & Talent Management to instill an inclusive approach in Demand & Supply chainIncreased fulfillment velocity by 10% and reduced backlog (overdue demand) by 50% between 2018 & 2019Forecast, planned, hired and built proactive pipeline of associates for the top skills in the Vertical. Hired 600+ associates since Q4’2018 till Q1’2020Enhanced the collaboration with Horizontal ecosystem to improve the fulfillment. Retail BU (~20% of Org Fulfillment) had the highest fulfillment rate alongside the largest BU-BFSImproved the offer to joining ratio by 10% through Metamorphizant – Initiative to connect and engage with offered candidates to provide an overview on Organization growth, Retail growth and associate career pathEnabled improvement in Turn Around Time of candidate selection to offer from 16 days to 3 daysEnabled focused skilling programs. Skilled and deployed 450+ resources for niche demandsInitiated the centralization of Demand creation & validation to improve the Demand Hygiene. Reduced quality validation rejection by 67%Initiated the Early Engagement Program to partner with Colleges and train around 100 Campus selects during internship and make them deployable and billable ready at the time of joiningReceived the ICON - Star of the Quarter– Operational Excellence Individual award for Q2 2019 Show less

Responsible for leading the staffing function for Java Practice across India for FS group. Lead the Staffing team for Java Practice of headcount 3400+ and responsible for fulfillment of Java demands across IndiaResponsible for fulfillment of major accounts in PuneDrove FLP deployment across accounts in Pune

Responsible for business development, recruiting strategy & talent acquisition for technology companies, and client service. Established the Recruitment service line from ground-up, focusing on supporting the growth strategies of small & medium companies, as well as established organization entering new geographies. Served more than 5 technology companies across domains with end-to-end responsibility for sourcing.Enabled the development of Talent Element as an integrated HR… Show more Responsible for business development, recruiting strategy & talent acquisition for technology companies, and client service. Established the Recruitment service line from ground-up, focusing on supporting the growth strategies of small & medium companies, as well as established organization entering new geographies. Served more than 5 technology companies across domains with end-to-end responsibility for sourcing.Enabled the development of Talent Element as an integrated HR consulting company. Show less

Responsible for leading resource management function for multiple, large, multi-geography business verticals. Plan and implement sourcing, deployment and utilization strategies with a strong focus on cost optimization and risk management.Achieved corporate leadership recognition winning resource utilization with an increase from 71% to 82%, resulting in significant impact on bottom line. Spearheaded resourcing function for two of the largest business verticals in the organization –… Show more Responsible for leading resource management function for multiple, large, multi-geography business verticals. Plan and implement sourcing, deployment and utilization strategies with a strong focus on cost optimization and risk management.Achieved corporate leadership recognition winning resource utilization with an increase from 71% to 82%, resulting in significant impact on bottom line. Spearheaded resourcing function for two of the largest business verticals in the organization – Consulting & Enterprise Services and Engineering Services – accounting for 12,000+ associates.Led resource management, end-to-end, for multiple business units, including SAP and Infrastructure Services, accounting for about 5,000 associates. Implemented rotation plans, sub-contracting, and effective management of business wait associates, training/re-skilling/cross-skilling.Designed and implemented effective strategies for resource utilization, including Technical Mentorship, Custom Planning, Talent Cost Analysis, and Cross-skilling.Supported effective service delivery for platinum clients through business-critical deployment strategies, including cross-skilling, rotations, resource mobility, and supply-chain management. Helped in informed decision-making through analytics for management on resource demand-supply, fulfillment, GAP analysis of resource projections vis-à-vis hiring, and status of sourcing & deployment against corporate growth strategy.Received Best Team award for onboarding more than 100 sub contractors (2014-15) aimed at optimal resource utilization and on-time resource deployment. Recognized with STAR performer award for 2011-12 and BRAVO award for Outstanding Performance in Resource Fulfillment (2010-11). Show less

Responsible for leading a team of recruiters, lateral hiring in support of business plans, reporting & analysis on talent acquisition.Built and mentored a team of 12 recruiters at offshore to collaborate with onsite recruitment teams and meet business demands.Implemented a key organization wide campaign in North America region – Return to India – as an innovative resource utilization and deployment strategy. Managed diverse areas of sourcing – vendor management, lateral hiring… Show more Responsible for leading a team of recruiters, lateral hiring in support of business plans, reporting & analysis on talent acquisition.Built and mentored a team of 12 recruiters at offshore to collaborate with onsite recruitment teams and meet business demands.Implemented a key organization wide campaign in North America region – Return to India – as an innovative resource utilization and deployment strategy. Managed diverse areas of sourcing – vendor management, lateral hiring for generic & niche skills, building visa ready associate pool, job fairs, and annual and quarterly hiring reports. Served as the single point of contact for Referral Tracking SystemReceived the North America Talent Management Leadership – WOW Award (2006) Show less

Worked in multiple areas of HR Management, including:Confirmations of Trainees & Probationers Performance Management (Annual Appraisals) Employee Welfare (Leave, LTA & Loans) Mentoring Process (Conducting PEEP [1-1 Sessions] & PROPEL [Group Sessions])Separation Process (Resignation, Breach Cases & Termination)