Spearheading the entire Talent Acquisition function

Driving business growth through strategic Recruitment and HR strategies. Heading the Talent Acquisition function for GUS Global Services (GGS) India, Pearl Academy, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Edology (Edtech arm) across Business Units, both Academic & Non-AcademicPlanned and successfully executed recruitment strategies to hire 1000+ manpower across functions and levels.Responsible for various online strategies for efficient Employer Branding, leading to effective Talent AttractionDevelop & implement the right sourcing strategy for different positions and manage all candidates effectively throughout the engagement process.

Responsible for end to end delivery i.e. talent acquisition, sourcing & recruiting initiatives for global clients for leadership hiring engagements. Work closely with the clients for Strategic Consulting, building and developing strong leadership teams by managing various sourcing channels.Analyse Market Segment & identify key contacts & prospects to develop business on Retained Search model.Work on senior level mandates such as GMs/Heads/Directors/AVPs/VPs etc.

Spearheading talent acquisition, sourcing & recruiting initiatives for global clients in Sales, Operations and Technology domain (both IT and Non-IT domains)Accountable for India operation’s P&L, Production, Recruiter Productivity & Client Performance.Expertise in team, setting up the processes, system, strategic initiatives, innovation and establish best recruitment practices for Talent AcquisitionPeople & Talent Management, Process Management, Compliance Management, Service Management, Performance ManagementFormulate and implement strategies for meeting the recruiting/talent demands of the clients on pan India basis.Improve the key quality indices such as turn-around-time (TAT) to key accounts, turn-up ratio for the interviews, rejection ratio of offers and post joining backouts and hit-ratio of the team.Successfully handle recruitment/leadership hiring assignments in industries like, IT, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, FMCG, BPO, Consumer Durables, Pharmaceutical, Management Consulting, etc.

Joined as part of the start-up team and grew to a leadership role, responsible for top-line revenue growth of the entire organization from talent acquisition activitiesComplete ownership as a business head with profit responsibility, budgeting, strategic planning for the direction of the team, fulfilling the team targets.Administer operations and lead the talent acquisition team for achieving business targets & service delivery metrics.Responsible for full life cycle of recruitment process, which includes multi-channel sourcing, screening, in time closing, and negotiating with the candidates.Searching, headhunting, industry mapping, cold calling, industry networking, generating references, exploring portals and social media for effective talent acquisition.Conduct performance reviews and appraisals of the team members, set their targets and monitor the same on regular basis.Identifying and providing trainings on various key operation procedures and methods to ensure highest level of efficiency.

Conduct business and financial research using a wide array of secondary research tools and databases such as Lexis Nexis, OneSource, Thompson Business Database, Hoovers, Bloomberg, Factiva.Conduct competitive benchmarking wherein company’s performance was evaluated vis-à-vis its competitors.Write highly focused industry reports using a wide spectrum of online and conventional research tools.Formulate industry reports, which include analysing trends, opportunities, competitive landscape and other parameters.Conduct company analysis including company overview, strategies, performance analysis and company outlook.