Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Strategic Talent Acquisition Manager with 13+ years of cross-industry experience spanning IT services, product/SaaS, BFSI, consulting, and high-growth startup ecosystems. Proven expertise in leading end-to-end recruitment operations, designing scalable hiring frameworks, and building high-performing teams that deliver both volume and niche talent across technology and business functions. Adept at collaborating with senior leadership to forecast workforce needs, implement data-driven hiring models, and elevate candidate quality while optimizing speed, cost, and stakeholder alignment. Recognized for driving operational excellence, improving offer-to-join ratios, strengthening employer branding, and enabling sustainable organizational growth in dynamic, fast-paced environments. My mission is to empower organizations by connecting them with top-tier talent, fostering collective success and sustained growth. This goal is achieved through innovative engagement strategies and refined recruitment methodologies developed during my tenure at Collabera, Epictenet,Primus,Quess Corp and further honed at Talpro. Our team's commitment is evidenced by robust hiring frameworks and the effective management of client escalations, ensuring a seamless bridge between outstanding candidates and leading opportunities.
During my career break, I’ve been actively enhancing my knowledge of recruitment tools, employer branding, talent engagement strategies and personal commitments. I also started mentoring students interested in the HR and recruitment field — helping them understand sourcing, interviewing, and candidate experience. This period has allowed me to reflect, learn, and realign my career goals toward strategic Talent Acquisition and leadership growth.
Talpro is a leading human resources consulting firm based in India, specializing in recruitment, staffing, training and development, and HR outsourcing solutions. Established in 2010, Talpro has been catering to the recruitment and staffing needs of businesses across various industries, including IT, healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing. With a team of experienced HR professionals and consultants, Talpro is committed to providing customised and comprehensive HR solutions to its clients. The company's recruitment and staffing services include executive search, volume hiring, temporary staffing, and campus recruitment. Roles & Responsibilities: 1. Led Recruitment Efforts Led recruitment efforts for both service and product-based companies, ensuring alignment with business needs and timely fulfillment of job openings. 2. Strategic Workforce Planning Understanding the short-term and long-term staffing requirements of the business. Conducted a thorough analysis of job roles to define clear expectations, responsibilities, and qualifications. Forecasted talent needs based on business goals and projected growth, ensuring the organization has the right people in the right roles at the right time. 3. Sourcing & Talent Pool Development Used a combination of traditional job boards, social media platforms, Boolean search, and talent databases to source candidates. Strengthened the employer brand through social media engagement, content creation, and company reviews, to attract top-tier talent. 4. Candidate Engagement & Experience Maintained a strong database of candidates for future opportunities, keeping them engaged throughout the hiring process. Maintained clear, consistent, and transparent communication with candidates, ensuring they have a positive experience. Streamlined the interview and hiring process to avoid losing top talent due to delays.
Quess Corp Limited (Quess) is India’s leading business services provider, leveraging our extensive domain knowledge and future-ready digital platforms to drive client productivity through outsourced solutions. We provide a host of technology-enabled staffing and managed outsourcing services across processes such as sales & marketing, customer care, after-sales service, back office operations, telecom operations, manufacturing operations, facilities and security management, HR & F&A operations, IT & mobility services, etc. Roles & Responsibilities: 1)Client Relationship Management: Acted as the primary point of contact between the client (the company outsourcing recruitment) and the RPO provider.Understanding the client’s business needs, organizational culture, and hiring goals. 2)Recruitment Strategy Development: Design and implement effective recruitment strategies tailored to the client's business objectives and hiring requirements.Conduct workforce planning, analyzing current and future talent needs.Work with hiring managers to create job descriptions, qualifications, and competency profiles. 3)Team Leadership and Management: Lead and mentor a team of recruiters, coordinators, and other recruitment staff.Provide training, guidance, and performance management to ensure high-quality service delivery. 6) Data and Reporting: Track and analyze key recruitment metrics, such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and quality of hire.Prepare regular recruitment performance reports for clients and senior management. 7) Talent Pipeline Management: Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for future hiring needs.Ensure there is a proactive approach to talent acquisition, especially for high-demand roles or critical positions. 9) Employer Branding: Promote the client’s employer brand to attract top talent, both passively and actively.Ensure that job advertisements, interviews, and hiring processes reflect the client’s values and corporate culture.
PRIMUS was established in 2002 in Irving, Texas. From this beginning the company has grown to include services and support locations in the US, UK, Germany, Poland & India. With over 3000 consultants deployed “on project” daily worldwide, PRIMUS brings together the right people and technologies to deliver the results our clients are seeking across a broad range of business initiatives. Roles and Responsibilities: 1)Account and Delivery Management: Managed key accounts for Oracle Entities & PWC,overseeing the delivery of contingent workforce solutions across Pan India.Ensured alignment with client expectations and the successful execution of recruitment services, maintaining high satisfaction levels. 2)Workforce Strategic Planning: Collaborated with business leaders and hiring managers to forecast staffing requirements and align recruitment efforts with business objectives. Developed and executed recruitment strategies based on workforce projections. 3)Pipeline Development and Talent Sourcing: Proactively built and maintained robust talent pipelines through diverse sourcing techniques, including websourcing, networking, candidate referrals, and group research. 4)Referral Programs: Advocated for and implemented employee and institutional referral programs, driving a 35% reduction in cost-per-hire.Enhanced the recruitment process through targeted referral strategies, improving overall hiring quality. 5)Stakeholder Management: Maintained proactive communication with clients to ensure satisfaction with recruitment services and resolve any issues or challenges.Collaborated closely with clients to provide customized solutions, ensuring the success of recruitment campaigns and long-term client relationships. 6)Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitored the performance of recruitment efforts, identifying areas for improvement and implementing process enhancements.Leveraged data-driven insights to optimize hiring workflows and consistently deliver improved results.