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Asha Kumaran

London

Summary

Dynamic Software Engineering Academy Manager at Sky, adept in project management and stakeholder engagement. Successfully increased early career tech hires by 200%, leveraging data-driven strategies. Proven expertise in diversity hiring and candidate assessment, driving impactful recruitment initiatives that align with organizational goals. Passionate about fostering talent and enhancing team performance.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineering Academy Manager

Sky
London
06.2023 - Current
  • As a Software Academy Manager, I lead the Sky Software Engineering Academy team, overseeing the integration of early career technology hires into the organisation.
  • I manage the portfolio of schemes and products, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery aligned with our strategic roadmap priorities and business objectives.
  • Accountable for multiple recruitment schemes and pipelines, ensuring the acquisition of relevant roles and skills for Sky.
  • Manage relationships with senior leadership stakeholders to assess needs and prioritise required skills.
  • Direct and manage teams to meet early career hiring needs, tracking progress through KPIs in a matrix environment.
  • Deputise for the part-time Head of Department, leading sessions, meetings, and presentations, and managing departmental operations in their absence.
  • Increased tech early career hires from 50 to 150 by demonstrating the benefits and cost savings of internal schemes using historical data.
  • Implemented technology assessment centres utilising the latest technologies, tripling the quality of hired candidates.

Career Coach

Grad Career Coach(GCC)
London
02.2023 - Current
  • Assisted clients in developing personal marketing materials such as resumes, cover letters and portfolio pieces
  • Developed individualised action plans with clients to set goals for achieving desired career objectives..
  • Advised clients on how best to use social media platforms like LinkedIn for professional networking purposes.
  • Utilised job market information to advise clients on emerging job trends and opportunities.
  • Conducted mock interviews, providing constructive feedback to enhance interview performance.
  • Facilitated workshops on resume writing, job search strategies, and professional networking.
  • Worked with individuals to complete application documents for relevant vocations.
  • Assisted participants in achieving highest level of independent functioning while receiving services.
  • Provided guidance to help clients identify and pursue career paths that match their interests and abilities.

Senior Technology Recruiter

Barclays (via AMS)
London
02.2023 - 06.2023
  • Responsible for hiring c. 600 graduates and interns into Software Engineering and Technology roles.
  • Promoted, planned, resourced and ran all campus and internal events.
  • Worked with the overseas admin team to organize and deliver assessment centre.
  • Ensured the best candidate experience was delivered to candidates by use of feedback surveys.

Emerging Talent Recruiter – Software Engineering

Meta (Formerly known as Facebook)
London
03.2022 - 01.2023
  • Recruiting Software engineering graduates and interns for London offices.
  • Working closely with the attraction and sourcing teams to manage high calibre, diverse pipelines to final interviews.
  • Supporting managers and candidates through the process to successful hiring decisions.
  • Managing c. 32 interns per cohort – providing pastoral care and support during their 12 week internship.
  • Delivering end of campaign analysis to measure process effectiveness and refine year on year strategy to improve pass through rates.
  • PwD (Persons with Disability) recruitment champion, advocating working with specialist disability organisations like EvenBreak to run PwD focussed events.

Technology Recruitment Business Partner/Lead

SKY UK LIMITED (via GTI Recruiting Solutions)
Osterley
07.2017 - 03.2022
  • Responsible for the end-to-end recruitment for graduate and internship Software Engineering (Web and Mobile Developers, Automated Testers and DevOps Engineers), Technology rotational and Cyber Security roles at Sky.
  • Responsible for hiring 120 graduates and 25 interns per year with a focus on diversity.
  • Planned campus strategy and recruitment events in line with recruitment targets and budgets.
  • Promoted, planned, resourced and ran all campus and internal events.
  • Conducted strengths-based interviews and facilitated assessment centres using Agile framework.
  • Provided programme management and pastoral care for all active graduates within their scheme, supporting roll off to permanent positions following training.
  • Met gender diversity targets across software and technology graduate roles (increasing hiring from 40% to 50%).
  • Delivered Graduate welcome events (100+ attendees), insight events, and campus presentations.
  • Successfully ran a UK wide campus competition across 25 target universities, raising brand awareness.
  • Designed and ran Sky’s first university level Hackathon.
  • Developed and ran the first ‘What is DevOps’ Insight day at Sky.

Recruitment Marketing Advisor – Graduate Recruitment

HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP
London
09.2016 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for the attraction and recruitment strategy for all future trainees including organizing over 100 events including allocating spend to law/non-law insights, publications, promotion materials and face to face activities.
  • Delivered the graduate marketing campaign including oversight of the social media campaigns and print and online recruitment materials.
  • Managed the campus ambassador programme.
  • Planned and organised campus competitions through external marketing agency.
  • End to end management of key diversity initiatives including Pathways to Law, Aspiring Solicitors Open Days and Barclays Legal Skills workshop, Rare and Aspiring Solicitors ‘Talent Dinner’, OPEN disability events.
  • Conducted situational interviews and facilitated wash up meetings following assessment centres.

Graduate Recruitment Consultant

MERCER LIMITED
London
09.2015 - 09.2016
  • Graduate Recruitment Lead responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle for circa 85 graduates interns and apprentices in Retirement, Investment and Talent business areas in Mercer’s 10 office locations.
  • Planned campus strategy and recruitment events in line with recruitment budgets and staffing availability.
  • Evaluated and restructured the current recruitment process to ensure its alignment with best practice.
  • Designed, implemented, and managed the summer internship program.
  • Worked with the business to determine hiring needs.
  • Worked with diversity champions in the business to organise diversity events.
  • Worked with local schools and course providers (BPP and Kaplan) to recruit apprentices.
  • Responsible for maintaining early careers website and marketing collateral.
  • Organised and facilitated approximately 30 assessment centres across Mercer’s offices nationwide.

HR Associate – Recruitment

KBR(U.K.) LIMITED – Oil & Gas Engineering contractor
London
08.2010 - 06.2015

HR Assistant

KBR(U.K.) LIMITED
London
08.2007 - 07.2010

HR Administrator (Temporary)

WHITE STUFF LIMITED
London
06.2007 - 07.2007

HR Assistant (Temporary)

UNITED INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
London
03.2007 - 05.2007

HR Trainee

CRECENTO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai
04.2005 - 04.2006

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Human Resources

INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Chennai, India
01.2005

Bachelors - Computer Science

Madras University
Chennai, India
01.2002

Skills

  • Project management
  • Candidate assessment
  • Recruitment strategy
  • Technical training
  • Stakeholder management
  • Program development
  • Diversity hiring
  • Performance tracking
  • Interview coaching
  • Program analysis
  • Program management

Personal Information

Citizenship: UK Citizen

Timeline

Software Engineering Academy Manager

Sky
06.2023 - Current

Career Coach

Grad Career Coach(GCC)
02.2023 - Current

Senior Technology Recruiter

Barclays (via AMS)
02.2023 - 06.2023

Emerging Talent Recruiter – Software Engineering

Meta (Formerly known as Facebook)
03.2022 - 01.2023

Technology Recruitment Business Partner/Lead

SKY UK LIMITED (via GTI Recruiting Solutions)
07.2017 - 03.2022

Recruitment Marketing Advisor – Graduate Recruitment

HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP
09.2016 - 03.2017

Graduate Recruitment Consultant

MERCER LIMITED
09.2015 - 09.2016

HR Associate – Recruitment

KBR(U.K.) LIMITED – Oil & Gas Engineering contractor
08.2010 - 06.2015

HR Assistant

KBR(U.K.) LIMITED
08.2007 - 07.2010

HR Administrator (Temporary)

WHITE STUFF LIMITED
06.2007 - 07.2007

HR Assistant (Temporary)

UNITED INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
03.2007 - 05.2007

HR Trainee

CRECENTO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
04.2005 - 04.2006

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Human Resources

INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Bachelors - Computer Science

Madras University

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