Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
With over 14 years of experience in the computer networking industry, I am a Talent Acquisition Manager at Infoblox, a leader in cloud-native network security and management solutions. I lead the hiring efforts and participate in strategic decisions pertaining to the growth of Infoblox's R&D operations in Bangalore, India. My core competencies include technical recruiting, screening, benefits negotiation, and human resources management. I have successfully set up and scaled the engineering, QA, finance, and business operations teams at Infoblox, growing the headcount from 5 to 300+ employees. I have also led the campus hiring program and initiated employee engagement activities to enhance the employer brand and retention. My mission is to attract, develop, and retain the best talent in the market and foster a culture of innovation and excellence at Infoblox.
As a Talent Acquisition Manager, I drive the end-to-end recruitment strategy with a focus on hiring for leadership roles and building future-ready teams. I partner with key stakeholders to align talent strategies with business objectives, ensuring the right talent is in the right place at the right time. Beyond hiring, I take pride in mentoring and empowering my team—transforming recruiters into strategic talent advisors. I cultivate a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and consultative excellence. My approach blends data-driven decision-making with a human-centric mindset, ensuring every hire is not just a fit for the role, but a catalyst for growth.
Leading the hiring efforts and involved in strategic decisions pertaining to the growth of Infoblox, Bangalore.
Part of this company's amazing journey from the time it started its R&D operation in Bangalore. Joined as a Technical Recruiter, was part of setting up the Engineering teams and has seen it grow from 5 employees to 300+employees now, still growing. Hands-on recruiting experience and has been part of the initial set up and growth in QA, Development, Finance & Business Operations. Led the Campus hiring program at Infoblox, Bangalore and got exposure in getting involved in Employee engagement activities too.
Talent Acquisition Advisor for R&D division: -Maintains relationships with hiring managers within the R&D business and sub-region; develops relationships with key decision-makers. -Drives and supervises the achievement of the hiring targets for the sub-region, including time to fill, cost per hire, graduate, diversity and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction. -Manages the beginning to end staffing process within the sub-region; implements sourcing strategies within the sub-region, screens candidates, provides a short list of candidates, coordinates interviews, creates offer letters, and facilitates relocation. -Counsels with managers on the hiring process and ensures that managers are in compliance with corporate and government policy. -Establishes relationships with vendors and BPO to meet the needs of the staffing plan. -Provides support on hiring initiatives where there is staffing impact. -Uses significant business knowledge and subject matter expertise to contribute to the execution of the staffing strategy, including talent attraction, hiring, relocation, and the contingent workforce
Corporate Recruiter: - Handling the end to end corporate requirements right from Sourcing till the candidate joins the organization which involves HR discussions, Offer letter roll out process, Updating of Tool, HR discussion. - Involved in closing requirements for Marketing, HR, Finance, CIS, Quality, Operations, Travel, Knowledge Management, etc. Campus Recruitment: - Handling the recruitment cycle- end-to-end, from budgeting to final joining - Identifying campuses for engineering, management & Niche roles - drafting the process manual for internal stakeholders - Assisting in finalizing dates and traveling to campuses as the HR anchor - Ensuring smooth joining by phasing it out across different dates & locations Campus Engagement : - Strategizing and designing the engagement calendar for the year - Develop and implement strategies for engagement programs in order to maintain and enhance company image, brand and best in class employer status across campuses - Internal branding, Vendor Management, - Plan and implement Internship programs at all levels- engineering and management
Worked as an Intern as part of my academics in MindTree Ltd