Riya Garg

• Address: West Hollywood, Los Angeles 90048 • E-mail: adye7y@r.postjobfree.com

• Phone: +1-310-***-**** • www.linkedin.com/in/riyagarg279/

Personal Statement

An MBA in HR & Finance and Certified Agile HR Practitioner with diverse experience in HR &Talent Acquisition in the UK, US, Europe and India.

Experienced in-house and agency recruitment with implementation and seamless execution of complete recruitment cycle. Skilled in utilizing HRIS systems, conducting comprehensive data analysis, and delivering compelling reports and visualizations. Demonstrated ability to build productive and sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders, enabling organisations to fulfil their mission to hire and retain the best talent.

Relocated to USA in April 2023. I have a valid US Work Permit under L2 visa (L1 Spouse visa) category and do not require sponsorship for employment.

Key Skills

● Talent Acquisition ● Recruitment ● Headhunting ● CV Sourcing & Screening ● Headcount Budget ● Candidate Screening ● Interview ● Recruitment policies ● Salary Negotiation ● Talent Pipeline ● HR Systems ● Onboarding ● Campus Placement Drive ● Succession Planning ● Stakeholder Management

● Offer & Contract Management ● HR Generalist ● Compensation & Benefits ● Payroll Admin

● Training and Development ● Performance Management ● Performance Management● Diversity & Inclusion ● Compliance ● Excel- Pivot tables, VLOOKUP ● HRIS ● Tableau, Power BI ● Data Analytics and Dashboards ● HR Metrics & Analytics ● HR Systems ● Data Analytics

Employment History

VIRTUS Data Centres, Head Office – London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Talent Sourcing Specialist - (February 2022– April 2023)

(VIRTUS Data Centres is a trusted global leader in the data centre industry and the UK’s and Europe leading data centre. A part of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) which more than 140 data centres worldwide).

• Established team members of the Talent Acquisition team, including the Talent Acquisition Manager and Talent Sourcing Specialist.

• Designed the Recruitment Process and Hiring Manager Guides to educate various departments on the in-house recruitment function, reducing reliance on external recruitment agencies.

• Managed the Headcount Budget and initiated the approval process for backfill or new role business cases through Recruitment Request Forms (RRF) using DocuSign.

• Scheduled Recruitment Strategy Discussion (RSD) calls with Hiring Managers to understand role requirements and recruitment processes, followed by regular touch base calls across different time zones.

• Proactively sourced and identified candidates through diverse channels, targeting specialist or niche talent and utilizing job portals.

• Engaged with identified candidates, shared potential candidates with Hiring Managers, scheduled interviews, and provided feedback to ensure a high-quality candidate experience.

• Collaborated with the Marketing Team to promote Employer Branding and leveraged social media platforms to raise awareness of VIRTUS and recruitment opportunities.

• Developed a strong pipeline of permanent candidates, focusing on deep technical roles within the niche Data Centers Industry, while also managing onboarding and updating the HRIS.

• Created reports and dashboards for LinkedIn Analytics, utilizing key metrics and Talent Insights to share market intelligence and hiring trends with the business.

• Presented key recruitment and HR metrics, including cost to hire and savings generated by the internal hiring team on a quarterly basis.

• Developed a business plan for adopting an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and various job boards, including calculating the ROI for ATS adoption and utilization of different job boards.

• Effectively managed headcount, forecasted hiring needs, and allocated hiring budgets for each department to optimize staffing levels and ensure cost-effective recruitment practices.

• Presented findings and recommendations to the HR Director and stakeholders, emphasizing the benefits and potential cost savings associated with the proposed initiatives.

Industries- Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, IT, Civil), Design and Builds, Construction, Commercial, Legal, Finance, HR, Technical Operations, Marketing, Compliance and Audits,

Roles – Directors, SVP, Senior Managers and Executive function and hiring from Royal Army, Navy and Airforce

Allegis Global Solutions Ltd, London, United Kingdom and EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa)

Recruitment Sourcing Specialist (June 2021– February 2022)

Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) is a leading provider of talent solutions and with services across 60+ countries.

• Designing and implementing the sourcing strategy to identify qualified candidates for open positions with various clients.

• Utilizing a variety of sources while adhering to client branding and social media policies, with a focus on directly sourcing passive candidates.

• Serving as the initial point of contact for candidates, providing exceptional candidate care and conducting effective pre-screening before advancing them in the recruitment process.

• Assessing candidates for skill, cultural, and motivational fit using a behavioral-based approach and client-defined screening criteria.

• Updating the ATS (Smart Recruiters) and CRM systems in real time to maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate information.

• Recording all candidate interactions in the database in a timely and accurate manner. • Proactively building and maintaining a talent pipeline, creating pre-qualified candidate talent pools aligned with the client's workforce plans.

• Maintaining regular contact with candidates in the talent pool to gather market intelligence and provide updates on potential current and future opportunities.

Industries- IT, Pharmaceuticals, Banking, Consulting, Insurance, Luxury Brands, Publishing, Environmental and Technology.

Locations – London and rest of UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Scotland and EMEA.

Moved to London, United Kingdom with family (February 2021)

HDFC Bank Ltd Nagpur, India

Assistant Human Resources Manager / Recruitment Officer

(March 2019– November 2020)

HDFC Bank Limited is an Indian banking and financial services company. India's largest private sector bank by assets and world's 10th largest bank by market capitalisation.

Responsible for managing recruitment for 12 business verticals of the bank in the state of Maharashtra and Goa region, handling the complete recruitment cycle (from campus recruiting to executive to middle management) from sourcing to salary/offer negotiation, onboarding, and retention.

● Creating and publishing job advertisements on social media and various job portals and boards.

● Collaborating with hiring managers and HR business partners to determine recruitment strategies.

● Screening resumes and job applications, conducting screening interviews to shortlist potential candidates, and providing timely feedback to ensure a positive candidate experience.

● Maintaining an active database and talent pipeline of potential candidates for future job openings.

● Assigning aptitude and psychometric tests to candidates, coordinating document verification and background checks with third-party suppliers.

● Managing salary negotiations, processing appointment letters, generating employee codes, and updating employee details on HRIS to assist in completing onboarding procedures and coordinating candidate training.

● Building and reporting quarterly and annual hiring forecasts and tracking key HR and Recruitment hiring metrics, including time to hire, cost per hire, offer acceptance rate, source of hire, new hire turnover, and hiring demographics.

Achievements:

● Received an "Exceptional" performance rating for the annual appraisal in the year 2020.

● Released the second-highest number of appointment letters pan India in the month of July 2019.

● Became the first recruiter in the India team to participate in the Bharat ke Veer Initiative (Indian veteran recruitment drive).

● Maintained key recruitment hygiene parameters, such as managing over 90% of incremental positions, closing positions within 30 days, reducing costs, maintaining a balanced source mix, promoting diversity and inclusion, and managing employee turnover ratio.

● Managed campus recruitment drives for MBAs and graduates at renowned colleges in India. Organized walk-in interviews for more than 100 candidates in a single day and conducted an exclusive International Women's Day drive for female candidates.

HR Softwares Used

LinkedIn Recruiter, Smart Recruiter, HiBob HRIS, HireAlchemy, SAP HCM, Salary Fitment, AMCAT, Callify.Ai, DocuSign, ATS, Tableau, Power and various HR Systems.

Education and Certification

Pursuing Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate and SHRM-CP 2023 – present

Certified Mental Health at Work first Aider QNUK Level 3 2023

Certified HR Agile Practitioner 2022

Masters of Business Administration, Nagpur University, India July 2015 – July 2017

(Dual Specialization in Human Resources Management and Finance) Distinction 77.10% 8.46 CGPA/3.58 GPA

Bachelor of Commerce, Nagpur University, India July 2012 – June 2015 - First Division

Distinction in Higher Secondary Certificate Exam (A-Levels) and State Secondary Certificate Exam (GCSE)

Co-Curricular Activities and Achievement

● Trainer at UTC Heathrow, London for Mock Interview Skills sessions.

● Panelist for an E-discussion for MBA School September 2020.

● Presented Business Plan at IIM Calcutta in Carpe Diem 2016.● Student Representative –Reframing of Vision and Mission statement of DMIMS.● Student Editorial Team Member at DMIMS college magazine KRUTI. ● Library Committee Member Secretary at college (2015-2017).● Research and Consultancy Committee-Member (2015-2017).

References

References are available upon request.

Contact this candidate