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Summary
Strategic Talent Acquisition and HR professional with 11+ years of experience across Pharma, Healthcare, Fintech, BFSI, NBFC, E-commerce, Retail and FMCG. Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment, high-volume and mass hiring, workforce planning, stakeholder management, vendor management, employee retention and HR business partnering. Experienced in leading PAN-India field-force, corporate, plant and support-function hiring, using ATS/HRIS, recruitment analytics and AI-enabled assessment tools to improve hiring efficiency, candidate experience and business outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Talent Acquisition
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (CPL)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
07.2025 - Current
Partner with hiring managers and Business HR to develop recruitment strategies for Sales & Marketing, Corporate Functions, IT, Quality, Regulatory and Supply Chain.
Lead talent review activities for leadership positions and support succession planning for business-critical roles.
Manage role intake, candidate screening and assessment using Thomas assessments and AI-driven assessment centers.
Drive adoption of Phenom Scheduler and CRM workflows to streamline interview scheduling, feedback collection and candidate experience.
Use people analytics to monitor attrition, offer-to-join ratio and hiring efficiency; present actionable insights to leadership.
Translated senior management directives into actionable front-line policies and implemented changes with staff.
Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
Coordinated hiring, recruitment and training strategies to build successful administrative team.
Designed and implemented training to further develop staff based on business goals.
Drafted procedural statements and guidelines for company-wide use.
Established clear budgets and cost controls strategies to meet objectives.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (JPL)
Gurugram, Haryana
01.2024 - 07.2025
Led end-to-end PAN-India recruitment for Field Sales, Field Staff from ground to senior levels, Head Office support functions, Formulation and API functions.
Managed plant hiring across Production, Maintenance and Quality functions to support manpower requirements.
Developed and executed manpower planning and sourcing strategies aligned with business hiring targets.
Built candidate pipelines through job portals, campus recruitment, professional networks, recruitment consultants and employee referrals.
Designed screening, aptitude testing and background verification processes to improve selection quality.
Managed Recruitment and Onboarding teams to support manpower planning, induction and new-joiner experience.
Built recruitment analytics dashboards tracking hiring versus attrition and supported HRBP activities including HRIS, exits, onboarding and induction.
Reduced attrition from 49% to 35% during tenure and improved achievement against hiring targets from 70% to 90% in Apr 2025.
Assessed needs of current employees to adjust benefits and job description.
Conducted interviews to screen potential candidates suitable for job.
Formulated employee satisfaction surveys to gather feedback.
Utilised recruitment marketing tools to optimise process.
Junior Manager
One97 Communications Ltd. (Paytm)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
10.2019 - 12.2023
Managed PAN-India end-to-end recruitment for FSE, Senior FSE, TSM, KAM and Senior KAM profiles, with strong focus on bulk and mass hiring.
Created job descriptions and recruitment action plans in partnership with business teams.
Executed multi-channel sourcing through job portals, employee referrals, recruitment vendors, walk-ins and campus recruitment.
Identified and onboarded 300+ vendor partners to support blue-collar hiring initiatives.
Conducted HR interviews through physical and virtual modes for candidate screening and selection.
Supported career progression initiatives to improve candidate retention and maintained hiring trackers covering joining, mandates, attrition and pipeline data.
Pioneered paperless onboarding and document verification processes and processed vendor payments through SAP with end-to-end reconciliation.
Created a milestone in Paytm history by completing 7,000+ hires in a single month (Sep 2023), the highest volume hiring achievement cited in the source resume.
Developed organisational policies for administrative oversight and internal controls.
Established clear budgets and cost controls strategies to meet objectives.
Sr Talent Executive
Quess Corp Ltd. (IKYA Human Capital Solutions Ltd.)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
06.2015 - 10.2019
Managed recruitment delivery and client relationships across E-commerce, BFSI, NBFC, Healthcare, Pharma, Telecom, Fintech, Retail and Manufacturing.
Built relationships with prospective employers to understand hiring requirements and deliver recruitment solutions.
Developed strategies to combat attrition and improve talent retention metrics.
Coordinated campus recruitment events connecting employers with graduating students.
Analyzed occupational, educational and economic data to optimize job placement activities.
Designed recruitment tools and assessment methods aligned with client and business requirements.
Architected streamlined operational processes, resulting in significant cost savings and increased organisational efficiency.
Coordinated crisis management efforts to minimise reputational damage.
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