SUMMARY:

• More than 10 years of experience in the Talent Sourcing & Recruiting space primarily servicing major Financial organizations.
• In - depth experience with day to day IT Recruiting & Staff Augmentation operations.
• Established the Confidential area operation from inception for the 14th largest IT Staffing firm in the US.
• Experienced in managing and leading on-site & off-shore Recruiting teams and implementing successful Recruiting strategies.
• Managed day to day operations on a branch level working with internal employees, prospective candidates and client partners (VMO & Hiring Managers).
• Basic understanding of Financial Markets Confidential ’s, Products & Services.
• In-Depth experience in using internet search engines, job portals and social media/networking tools.
• Actively participated in implementing business growth strategies and workforce retention programs.
• Knowledge of Confidential based Visa(s) / Work Authorization Process, Procedures, legal guidelines & protocols.
• Experience with multiple Application tracking systems, Candidate Management/Communication tools and Reporting & Performance tracking systems such as Bullhorn, JobDiva, MaxHire, Rhythm, Fieldglass, IQN, Beeline, Ariba, Quickbooks, etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software technologies: Java, C/C++, .NET, C#, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Teradata, Informatica, MS, SQL Server, Hyperion Essbase, JDEdwards, SAP Modules, Oracle Apps, OBIEE, Tableau, iOS, Android, UI technologies (Angular-JS, Bootstrap, Knockout.JS, EXT-JS, HTML5, CSS3, etc)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

Recruiting Strategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of Recruiters assigned to the account and defined the day to day Recruiting process.
• Interacted with the hiring managers and helped the team understand the requirements in details from a Technical and Business standpoint.
• Reviewed resumes sourced by the team prior to client submission and defined benchmark protocols to maintain a quality standard for sourcing candidates.
• Laid out the daily, weekly & monthly recruiting activity fundamentals for the team.
• Tracked the team’s performance matrix and helped the team members with their day to day struggles in identifying qualified candidates.
• Participated in the Company’s leadership weekly meeting and provided progress updates to higher management.
• Conducted weekly brainstorming & evaluation sessions with the team in an effort to bridge any gaps, increase productivity and make continuous improvements.
• Communicated with the Account Managers & Sales Executives on a regular basis and acted as a liaison between Recruiting, Sales, Human Resources & Management.

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Recruiting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Played a key role in establishing the local office from inception and heading the Recruiting Operations for the Confidential market.
• Performed daily hands-on recruiting activities while managing a team and creating a brand for the organization in the local market place.
• In-depth Full Life Cycle Technical Recruiting experience in sourcing and placement of quality candidates in various industry domains and multiple technologies.
• Extensive experience in successfully placing IT Contractors/Consultants & Direct-Hire FTE’s primarily with major Financial firms.
• Directly communicated with hiring managers to better understand their needs and accordingly worked with the Recruiting team in identifying qualified resources.
• Organized social events to enhance firm’s network of local talent pool.
• Recruited internal workforce and assisted them through the training program and further mentored them on a day to day basis to better streamline their search efforts.
• Developed effective Recruiting strategies for the local Confidential market.
• Participated in key strategy meetings for national & local clients in the Confidential area.
• Lead the day to day Recruiting operations for the newly established local office.
• Ran daily morning & mid-day meetings and allocated work to the Recruiting team.
• Helped the recruiting team with their search efforts.
• Played a key role in helping new hires become leaders and mentors.
• Adhered the matrix protocols and met fundamental requirements based on company policy.
• Liaised between the higher management, sales, recruiting and the admin/support teams based in different offices and maintained open & clear communication across the board.
• Experience with tracking & managing applicants, job postings, interviews, work orders, on-boarding process, revisions and tenure durations using Fieldglass Vendor Management System.
• Solid experience with Bullhorn for candidate & client management and Rhythm for internal KPI’s & team performance tracking.
• Lead the weekly performance KPI’s and planning meeting with the higher management.

Confidential, NJ

Talent Sourcing Specialist / Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• In-depth Full Life Cycle Technical Recruiting experience in sourcing and placement of quality candidates in various industry domains and multiple technologies.
• Extensive experience in identifying and placing exceptional contributors primarily with major Wall Street clients as well as Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Entertainment, Manufacturing and Technology firms.
• Trained and mentored new hires and successfully brought them up to speed in a short period of time.
• Developed creative recruiting strategies to attract qualified professionals for contract, contract to hire and direct-hire opportunities.
• Key contributor in recommending process changes & improvements based on Industry Best Practices protocols and active speaker in the brainstorming sessions & town-hall style meetings.
• Go-to person in the talent sourcing team for information related to market Confidential and market analysis required for RFP responses.
• Actively participated in implementing business growth strategies and key contributor in suggesting solutions for the Retention program.
• Key contributor in assisting with the Migration & Transition of internal desktop based ATS to a web based portal; performed UAT, identified problems incurred due to Confidential lapse & Confidential leakage during migration, worked with the vendor support team in resolving post-live day to day problems and trained, mentored and assisted the internal users with new application functionality.
• Experience working with MSP and VMO systems such as; Beeline, Fieldglass, etc.
• Built networks through industry networking group(s) memberships, direct contacts and re-introducing referral programs to identify qualified candidates in an effort to expand the talent pool.
• Proactively developed a pipeline of qualified candidates through various sourcing techniques.
• Successfully identified & on-boarded work force in specialized areas such as BigData, IBM ODM, IBM OpenPages, Cloud Computing, Cassandra, Manhattan Associates, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle ADF, Scala, Greenplum, Enterprise / Solutions Architecture, Mainframe Modernization, AML & Trading Compliance tools (Actimize & Mantas) and SEC Regulatory & Compliance Protocols and Framework(s) such Basel, Dodd-Frank, etc.