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MANJULA SETHUMADHAVAN

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/manjula-sethumadhavan/ TALENT ACQUISITION EXPERT

Talent Acquisition expert with over 16+ years of proven expertise in recruiting across diverse divisions at all levels of the organization to build a robust pipeline of high potential talent. Core strength in leading focused and large-scale Talent Acquisition strategies and initiatives to attract, enrich, and retain the best talent needed for sustainable growth and profitability. PROFILE SYNOPSIS

§ Recruitment experience in banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing and IT

§ Proven expertise in diverse aspects of recruitment lifecycle, beginning from sourcing and screening of candidates to conducting interviews and making successful hires.

§ Proficient in utilizing various recruitment tools and techniques to attract top talent.

§ Analyzing recruitment metrics and trends to optimize processes, improve candidate quality, and reduce time-to-fill.

§ Excels in contributing to productivity, diversity, and culture awareness with a focus on organizational development in competitive environment.

§ Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders, including hiring managers, recruiters, HR professionals, and diversity affinity groups. WORK EXPERIENCE

Talent Acquisition Specialist Crowddoing Feb 2024 – Present

§ Reviewing applications and interviewing potential volunteers with specific skills required for the role – Data Analyst, Project Managers, Team Leaders, UI/ UX designers.

§ Assist with sourcing candidates through various channels, including online job boards, social media platforms, and professional networks.

§ Engaging in discussions related to Recruitment strategies and retention of existing volunteers.

§ Conducting training sessions for entry-level HR professionals to enhance their knowledge, skills, and competencies in Hiring process.

§ Designing various volunteer engagement activities involving regular communication, recognition programs, training and skill development Manager - Recruitment Capgemini Jul 2017 – Aug 2023

§ Leading and managing a team of recruitment professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to support their professional growth and performance.

§ Design and implement effective strategies for transition (Pilot) projects for niche and non-niche demands and recruitment strategies to hire high-level resources within the set time frame.

§ Regular process improvement to streamline recruitment process with the aim to track the recruitment cycle on the ATS without deviation.

§ Support the team for swift and smooth closures while handling escalations.

§ Handling freshers hiring for graduates from finance and accounts backgrounds through "Hire Train Deploy" model.

§ Facilitate cost-effective sourcing through minimum vendor usage and increased social media visibility of open demands.

§ Display market intelligence data and regular study of best practices in recruitment with the aim to boost hiring decisions for new deals.

§ Build quality relationship with businesses to fulfill manpower requirements within the SLA followed by recruitment team.

§ Participate in the internal recruitments within the organization by conducting behavioral assessments.

§ Develop and design Diversity and Inclusion specific recruitment events.

§ Conduct thorough investigations into escalated issues pertaining to hiring and identify the root causes.

§ Build candidate experience strategy and regularly review the effectiveness of the same.

§ Participating in review meetings with leadership to provide updates, discuss progress, address challenges. Assistant Manager - Recruitment Page Industries Aug 2015 – Jul 2017

§ Recognized manpower requirements of departments to ensure timely delivery and conducted periodic reviews with team members.

§ Managed weekly reports to deliver insights to the senior management while handling team escalations and rendering support to the team.

§ Effectively worked on the development of operational activities including confirmations, exit interviews, and final settlements

§ Conducted final rounds of the shortlisted candidates to complete the hiring process which included salary negotiation, background verification coordination and onboarding.

§ Keeping track of recruiting metrics like cost-per-hire and time-to-hire to determine the scope of improvement and make recommendations.

§ Evaluating current recruiting procedures to determine whether they can be modified for increased efficiency and effectiveness. Senior Officer-Recruitment ANZ Bank Nov 2013 – Jul 2015

§ Handling end-to-end hiring of niche skill resources in Risk Services, Analytics and support verticals

§ Recruited credit analyst, market risk analyst, and risk modelling analyst through both external and internal job search.

§ Monitored recruitment projects for Investment banking to build capability and hiring of finance professionals like Chartered Accountants with regulatory reporting and analytics experience for investment projects.

§ Conducting candidate sourcing by utilizing channels like LinkedIn, Portals, and Employee referrals, asking for referrals from current employees and external networks

§ Handled leadership hiring and volume hiring for various business units like Retail and Wealth operations.

§ Rendered support to stakeholders by providing market information/recruitment trends.

§ Researching competitors and marketplace to understand the trends of sourcing, compensations in different functions like sales, marketing technology.

§ Conducting communication assessments using Buplas assessment tool Assistant Manager-Talent Acquisition Payback Aug 2010 – Apr 2013

§ Handled end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including gathering specifications from the hiring manager, sourcing, interview coordination, offering negotiation/closure, and onboarding.

§ Developed a search strategy aimed to recruit senior and niche candidates from a pool of Retail based candidates within loyalty space.

§ Sourcing candidates through Internal Database, Job Portals, Postings, Employee/Network Referrals, Networking Sites, and external networks

§ Piloting the internal job posting process by drafting the IJP process and policy

§ Created vendor management processes such as verification for background checks, monitoring them on SLAs and initiating contract with new and existing vendors.

EARLY CAREER

§ Team Lead Convergeon Consultancy Aug 2003 – Jan 2005

§ HR-Executive Aviva Global Services May 2005 – Apr 2008

§ Sr. HR-Executive Flatworld Solutions Aug 2009 – Sep 2010 ACADEMIC CREDENDIALS

§ Masters in Human Resource Management Pondicherry University 2003

§ Bachelor of Commerce Bishop Cottons Woman’s College, Bangalore University 2001 § Pre-University St Anne’s Woman’s College, Karnataka Board 1998

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