GEETHA RAVULA
Professional Experience
●** years of experience as a Technical Human Resource Manager, Recruiting Manager and Technical Recruiting Lead
Recruiting Director/Human Resource Manager
●10 + years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Team Leader, Stakeholder Management
●Managed full cycle recruiting teams, identified resource needs across the enterprise, delivered on time adhering to budget and scope of work.
●Managed the end-to-end recruitment process, hiring, performance management, employee relations, compliance, Strategic planning, Employee Engagement.
●Responsible for tracking project milestones and maintaining project plans and resources to meet the needs of hiring managers.
●Supervised Sourcing, Pipeline Management, Candidate Engagement, Mentoring, Manage Interview Process with Client and Candidate.
●Developed and edited recruiting procedures, established KPIs, recorded recruiting metrics, supervised the recruiting team and monitored the recruiting team's performance
●Monitored work efforts on a daily basis, held stand up meetings, identified resource needs by holding meetings across functional teams, performed quality review and escalated issues that required immediate attention.
●Monitored market, discussed sourcing strategies to align with hiring managers or clients.
Technical Recruiting Lead
●5+ years of experience in building passive pipelines for C-level executives.
●Reviewed applicants, scheduled preliminary interviews, coordinated candidate assessments, gathered feedback, extended offer letters, negotiated and coordinated the onboarding process.
●Built recruiting teams, implemented recruiting strategies to evaluate the gap, created job descriptions, managed, sourced and filled the needs of Hiring Managers at different departments.
●Provided ongoing coaching and training to further the development of the recruiters.
●Worked with external third party agencies and managed contracts and service agreements.
●Sourced technical and non-technical candidates.
●12 + years of experience with immigrant attorneys to initiate employment sponsorship and sponsor green cards for employees.
Technical Expertise
●5 years of development experience in Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL and SAP.
●Experience with MS Office Suite, Jira, MS Project, Monday.com
●Waterfall and Agile Methodologies
●Agile Change Management
●Experience with Oil and Gas, Federal, Financial, Accounting, Manufacturing, Health Care, Education, Accounting, Information Technology, Air Force Base, Logistics, Infrastructure Market, Government and more
Technical Sr Human Resource/Recruiting Manager Aug 2023 to present
Frontier Global IT Consulting, Inc Part Time
●Managed a team of recruiters to recruit for startups and international companies.
●Effectively communicated and held meetings with Hiring Managers to assess and fulfill their needs.
●Managed the end-to-end recruitment process, hiring, performance management, employee relations, compliance, Strategic planning, Employee Engagement.
●Responsible for tracking project milestones and maintaining project plans and resources to meet the needs of hiring managers
●Used Agile Methodologies, Agile Change Management
●Worked with vendors, VMS, payments to vendors, client logistics and worked with quickbooks to balance sheets, generate profit and loss reports and communicate with accountants.
●Managed a team of recruiters, held stand up meetings, assigned & monitored their job orders, interviews, submissions, closes and starts on a day-to-day basis.
●Provided ongoing coaching and training to further the development of the recruiters; identified skill gaps and recommend appropriate bridge opportunities that promote innovation, partnerships, and goals
●Configured Greenhouse ATS to setup the Dashboard for various Jobs, Templates, Agreements and Interviewers
●Integrated Linkedin and Hired with GreenHouse
●Implemented ATS and streamlined the recruiting process of startup companies.
●Maintained ownership of the Applicant Tracking System and related workflows, functionality, reporting and security
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Technical Sourcing Lead Feb 2022 to Jan 2023
●Trusted Advisor for Business Leaders regarding talent and sourcing needs, with a deep understanding of Google's industry landscape, Product Areas, Business Strategy, and Domains and Roles.
●Responsible for identifying gaps in pipeline, building proactive sourcing initiatives, track and report hiring trends, and all while maintaining a strong partnership with the Cloud Products Leadership team and Recruiting stakeholders.
●Compiled employment related tracking, metrics reports and recommended improvements as needed to meet business goals.
●Provided coaching and training to onboarding sourcers and recruiters.
●Maintained pipelines for L4/L5/L6/L7 candidates for Google’s YouTube and Platform & Ecosystems PA and held meetings with hiring managers and recruiting leads on SR priority, Pipeline health and Sourcing strategy.
●Hired Staff Software Engineer, Senior Staff Engineer and Systems Research Engineer with Backend, Android/iOS Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analytics, Infrastructure, Embedded Systems/Firmware, Security/Privacy stack for Google Cloud and Technical Infrastructure across the United States.
●Maintained pipelined and met the needs to source DEI talent.
●Awards & Recognition:
**Surpassed Q4 2022 quarterly hiring goals (1200% towards goals)
**Received Green light awards in Nov 2022 and Q4 2022 for achieving (98%+ to goal) in a Underrepresentation Pipeline Building
Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist June 2021 to Dec 2021
Amazon
●Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting for a competitive group called FinTech.
●Discussed requirements with hiring managers and developed strategies to maintain healthy pipelines.
●Developed marketing campaigns, interviewed candidates, managed the interview process from preparing the candidates, debriefing hiring manager till onboarding.
●Maintained pipelines and sourced SDEs the toughest to find for Amazon, since Amazon’s bar for hiring an SDE is to hire top 10% with ultimate leadership skills.
●Recruited Software Development Engineers level 3,4,5 with experience in latest technologies like Python, Microservices, Java, Kubernetes, Big Data, AWS, Azure methodologies, Machine Learning, C#, C++.
●Coached and trained new onboarding recruiters.
●Worked with ATS Hire, iCIMS and sourced through Hiretual, Beamery, LinkedIn Recruiter and Amazon’s internal candidate engagement tools.
Senior Human Resource/ Recruiting Director
Frontier Global IT Consulting, Inc – Houston Oct 2020 to May 2021
●Meet with hiring managers to evaluate the needs and establish recruiting strategies to fulfill their needs.
●Managed various web development projects and delivered them to clients
●Implemented Greenhouse ATS and streamlined the recruiting process of startup companies.
●Developed passive pipelines, screened and scheduled interviews for multiple executive level positions - COO, CTO, VP, Director of People, Chief Security Officer, Director of Technology SAP HANA Director.
●Worked with VMS, vendor logistics, client logistics, paid vendors, billed clients, received payments, paid employees using Quickbooks. Generated quarterly and annual reports.
●Managed new hires, employees and junior recruiters. Follow up with clients to confirm staffing plans and candidate’s needs.
●Managed candidate process and acted as a candidate advocate.
Senior Technical Recruiter / Offshore Recruiting Manager Apr 19 to Mar 20
Paladin Consulting, Inc.
●Managed the end-to-end recruitment process, hiring, performance management, strategic planning, Employee Engagement, Client Management
●Supervised Sourcing, Pipeline Management, Candidate Engagement, Mentoring, Managed Interview Process with Client and Candidate.
●Monitored work efforts on a daily basis, held stand up meetings, identified resource needs by holding meetings across functional teams, performed quality review and escalated issues that required immediate attention.
●Managed a team of recruiters, monitored their job orders, interviews, submissions, closes and starts on a day-to-day basis.
●Established important recruiting KPIs to monitor and track the progress of the recruiting team.
●Met with hiring managers to evaluate the needs and established recruiting strategies to fulfill their needs.
●Developed passive pipelines, screened and scheduled interviews for multiple executive level positions - COO, CTO, VP, Director of People, Chief Security Officer, Director of Technology
●Worked with VMS.
●Maintained pipelines and sourced candidates through ATS Job Diva, LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Career Builder, Zip Recruiter, networking and internet postings.
●Conducted phone screens, video interviews, phone interviews as well as in-person interviews. Mentored and provided guidance and direction to junior and senior recruiters.
●Reported to CEO
Director of Recruiting / President
Frontier Consulting, Inc. – Houston (Part Time) Sep 15 to Apr 18
Frontier Consulting, Inc. – Houston Mar 08 to Aug 15
●Overall coordination and evaluation of the department's functions. This includes planning, organizing, developing, implementing, facilitating, managing and directing all aspects of Human Resources. Department functions include recruitment, policies and procedure development and implementation, job evaluation and analysis, benefit negotiation and administration, compensation administration, employee relations, regulatory compliance, records maintenance and performance appraisal.
●Managed recruiters and W2 employees and their enquiries regarding Employee Salary and Benefits. Managed Immigration Enquiries.
●Ran biweekly payroll for over 100 W2 employees, payroll for 1099 employees, reimbursed travel expenses, invoiced clients, paid vendors, generated balance sheet, profit & loss, 940, 941 for accountant and deposited payroll taxes.
●Sourced candidates that require sponsorships such as H1B, L1 and H4. Worked with immigration attorneys and supervised paperwork for H1B, H4, labor, I-140, I-485 stages.
●Recruited for executive level, technical, sales and marketing roles.
●Implemented staffing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool. Ensure hiring manager and team preparedness during the interview process and that interviews are conducted efficiently and professionally. Interface to negotiate and exchange information with all levels of management.
●Managed candidate process and acted as a candidate advocate. Evaluate skill level, manage offer process, including reference checks, salary recommendations, offer letter generation and offer acceptance/declines. Negotiate offers by partnering with hiring managers and other groups as necessary.
●Managed various web projects and delivered them on time.
●Responsible for sourcing candidates through networking, internet postings, university relations, etc. Mentor and provide guidance and direction to junior and senior recruiters.
●Improving the customer experience with customers broadly defined as candidates, new hires, hiring managers and recruiters. Continuous follow-up with clients to confirm staffing plans and candidates needs are met.
●Compiled and updated reports for job openings, hires and post-hire summaries for hiring managers.
●Possess a wide range of experience on current external recruiting policies, practices and trends.
●Proposed and implemented ongoing improvements to recruitment efforts.
●Proven ability to consistently and positively contribute in a high-paced, changing work environment.
●Accompany Hiring Manager for necessary Client meetings.
●Mentored recruiters and Collaborated with the entire recruiting team to help meet staffing deadlines.
●Worked directly with Hiring Managers and managed full life cycle recruitment
●Industries – Oil and Gas, Financial, Manufacturing, Health Care, Education, Accounting, Information Technology, Air Force, Logistics, Infrastructure Market, Government and more
Head of Recruitment / HR Manager / CEO
Frontier Consulting, Inc. – Houston May 99 to Sep 07
●Overall coordination and evaluation of the department's functions. This includes planning, organizing, developing, implementing, facilitating, managing and directing all aspects of Human Resources. Department functions include recruitment, policies and procedure development and implementation, job evaluation and analysis, benefit negotiation and administration, compensation administration, employee relations, regulatory compliance, records maintenance and performance appraisal.
●Sourced candidates that require sponsorships such as H1B, L1 and H4. Worked with immigration attorneys and prepared paperwork for H1B, H4, labor, I-140, I-485 stages.
●Implement staffing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool. Ensure hiring manager and team preparedness during the interview process and that interviews are conducted efficiently and professionally. Interface to negotiate and exchange information with all levels of management.
●Manage candidate process and act as a candidate advocate. Evaluate skill level, manage offer process, including reference checks, salary recommendations, offer letter generation and offer acceptance/declines. Negotiate offers by partnering with hiring manager and other groups as necessary.
●Responsible for sourcing candidates through networking, internet postings, university relations, etc. Mentor and provide guidance and direction to junior and senior recruiters.
●Designed database in Oracle for internal Applicant Tracking System and recruited programmers to develop the front end.
●Industries – Oil and Gas, Financial, Manufacturing, Health Care, Education, Accounting, Information Technology, Air Force, Logistics, Infrastructure Market, Government and more
Previous Technical Experience
SAP Technical Lead Feb 97 to Feb 98
Accenture - Houston, TX
●Wrote technical specifications. Wrote User Exits and Sap Scripts.
●Reported to Functional Lead.
●Managed a team of 20 SAP programmers
Oracle Developer July 95 to Aug 96
NASA, Oracle Corporation - Houston, TX
●Developed Oracle Forms & Oracle Reports, Supported backend and Designed ER diagrams using Oracle designer
Education
●Management in Business Administration - University of Houston
●Marketing Information Technology - University of Houston
●Bachelors in Computer Sciences - Kakatiya University, India
Certifications:
PMP - 2005
ABAP/4 Certification – SAP Partners Academy - 1996