Technical Recruiter Talent Acquisition

Asha Vittal

adx7rb@r.postjobfree.com 425-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashavittal/ Leander, TX

Technical Recruiter Talent Acquisition Professional

As an experienced and results-driven technical recruiter, I have accumulated over 6.5 years of expertise in hiring exceptional talent specializing in AI/ML, Cloud, and Speech domains. I have successfully led multiple significant business sourcing initiatives, demonstrating my ability to source and attract diverse talent to the organization. Alongside my technical proficiency in tools like Boolean and x-ray search, Greenhouse, and iCIMS. Through my operational excellence, I consistently achieved 100% compliance on metrics, with an impressive time to fill of under 60 days. Moreover, I reduced the percentage of unconsumed talent from 64% to just 14% within a span of six months.

Technical Skills

Boolean and x-ray search iCIMS Greenhouse Power BI Power Query Microsoft Office Suite Advanced SQL Power Apps

Areas of Expertise

Program Management Recruiting Marketing Sourcing Data Analysis & Research Metrics

Contract Negotiation Onboarding Technical Profiles Power Apps Tool Development Recruiting Operations Proficient in processing Immigration related Visas

Professional Experience

Microsoft December 2021 – March 2023

Technical Recruiter

•Lead recruiter and an expert in AI/ML, Cloud, and Speech recruitment. Recruited senior software engineers, cloud architects, and applied scientists at the principal level.

•Achieved operational excellence and compliance 100% on metrics, time to fill under 60 days.

•Reduced unconsumed talent from 64% to 14% in 6 months in SWE skills.

•Sourcing metrics - 70% -80% HM screens, 30-50% offer ratio, more than 30% of Offer Extends represent Diversity candidates.

Compass December 2020 - December 2021

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

• Optimized Greenhouse applicant tracking system, Hiretual, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Google Workplace to streamline candidate search and selection process; increased candidate pipeline by 50% and saved 10+ hours per week.

•Sourced, screened, and interviewed 50+ candidates with CLOUD skills, resulting in 15 new hires and a 30% reduction in time-to-fill engineering positions within 6 months.

•Spearheaded individual recruiting efforts for the Compass Engineering team, focusing on hiring ML engineers, computer vision scientists, and staff AI/machine learning scientists.

Amazon January 2020 – November 2020

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

•Took charge of individual and events recruiting for Amazon Fashion, overseeing the hiring process for various roles including TPMs, SDMs, Technical Product Managers, Business Intelligence Engineers, and Software Development Engineers across teams based in Seattle and San Diego.

•Utilized Microsoft Office, LinkedIn Recruiter, and ICIMS internal applicant tracking system to facilitate the recruitment process.

•Maintained over 10+ requisitions at a time and made over four hires a month (industry L6 TPM/SDM/PMT).

•Partnered closely with hiring managers and teams to build pipelines and implement hiring strategies to fill the most challenging technical positions.

Akvelon June 2019 - January 2020

Technical Recruiter

Partnered with the Talent Acquisition team and Account Managers to develop strategies that build proactive talent pipelines for our clients and internal positions. Multi-tasked to complete broader managerial responsibilities.

•Maintained over five requisitions at a time and made over three placements a month.

•Infused technology and operational improvements throughout the talent acquisition lifecycle that improve key recruiting metrics and drive business results.

Amazon November 2018 – May 2019

Technical Recruiter

Drove Individual and Events Recruiting for Amazon E-commerce. Hired TPMs, SDMs, and Software Development Engineers, for multiple teams in Seattle and Vancouver BC.

•Maintained over requisitions at a time and made over two hires a month. (Industry L6 TPM/SDM/PMT)

Microsoft July 2018 - November 2018

University Recruiter

Conducted first-round phone interviews for over 400 university students across USA and Canada (8 per day and 35+ per week) for both Technical Full time and Internship positions at Microsoft, exceeding expectations in maintaining a high Interview to Offer ratio of 2:1 (company goal was set at 3:1).

•Maintained over 20 requisitions at a time and made over four placements a month.

Bayside Solutions Inc October 2017 - July 2018

Full lifecycle Technical Recruiter

Sourced candidates using LinkedIn and job boards/Boolean Searches. Attracted candidates by utilizing established sourcing techniques including cold calling, research, marketing analysis, competitive intelligence, and list generation.

•Recruited for Software Engineers, Product and Program Managers, Java Developers, and Project Managers positions. Made over three placements a month.

•Partnered with heads of recruiting, internal recruiters, and hiring managers to develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify talent for current positions and build talent pipelines for future roles.

TechOne, Inc. May 2017 - September 2017

Recruiting Coordinator

•Scheduled and coordinated over 15 phone interviews, 10 onsite interviews, and candidate Debriefs.

•Oversaw the onboarding process of candidates including performing new-hire orientation, background checks &, I-9 paperwork.

•Managed the process from intake calls, assigning the jobs to recruiters, and sending-out offers and first-day instructions.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science (B.S.), VTU, India

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