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Bharat Chavan

Building Single Screen Trading at Punch I Bringing “Human” element in hiring strategy.

Bengaluru

9+ years of work experience

Oct 20213 yrs 1 moOct 2024

•First HR hire and head of talent acquisition for a stock broking business launched in 2021 (India's first single-screen trading app for options traders). •Built the recruitment function from scratch, defining hiring processes, standards and ways of working, and coaching leaders and team members on hiring practices to drive adoption. •Streamlined the end-to-end recruitment process, reducing time-to-hire and improving candidate experience. •Managed candidate evaluations, interview coordination and hiring manager alignment across the hiring lifecycle. •Built a strong talent pipeline and ran employer branding initiatives to strengthen market presence. •Conducted salary benchmarking to keep compensation competitive and equitable. •Acted as interim HR lead, providing HR guidance and support to the business.
Bounce
May 20191 yrApr 2020

Bengaluru Area, India

Built and lead recruitment strategy with focus on building a world class team with passion as the main ingredient. Was part of the 0-1 journey, scaled a team of 150 to 1000 in less than a year.
AB InBev
Oct 20172 yrs 1 moOct 2019

World's largest brewer; multinational consumer goods company. Owned the end-to-end recruiting process from search mandate to offer negotiation and closure, with a focus on leadership hiring in Technology, Operations and Analytics. Provided data-driven insights on recruiting metrics to leadership teams and advised senior leaders on hiring, industry trends and talent acquisition practices. Aligned hiring strategy with business and product strategy through close partnership with senior leadership.
Mast Global
Mar 20143 yrs 6 mosAug 2017

Bengaluru Area, India

Mast Global, Inc. – a wholly-owned division of L Brands – Our world-renown products and brands: Victoria’s Secret, PINK, Bath and Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel. Recognized by Charlie McGuigan - COO LBrands for setting up India business. Was responsible for building teams from scratch, played a pivotal role in setting recruitment processes and policies.
ITC Infotech
Mar 20131 yr 1 moMar 2014

Bangalore

Talent Management- Staff Augmentation •Driving a team of sourcing professionals to generate resumes from job portals/boards •Pipeline Management (which includes managing the pipeline of candidates through various rounds of interviews based on their skills) •Owned key hiring requisitions for the region and filled open positions. •Scheduled and coordinated interviews between candidates and client hiring managers. •Tracked recruiter call, submission and interview volumes; maintained candidate and client relationships.

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Education

Goa University

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Goa University

20033 yrs2006

Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

MES college

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Headline

Building Single Screen Trading at Punch I Bringing “Human” element in hiring strategy.

About

Talent Acquisition Leader with 17 years of experience specializing in the 0-1 journey for multiple organizations. Proven track record of setting up teams from scratch, building systems and processes for scaling companies, and managing end-to-end recruitment processes. Adept at employer branding, conducting interviews, leadership hiring, campus, recruitment strategy, new city launches, setting up teams from scratch.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Head Talent Acquisition at Punch (Market Pulse Securities Pvt. Ltd.), Oct 2021 - Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo, •First HR hire and head of talent acquisition for a stock broking business launched in 2021 (India's first single-screen trading app for options traders). •Built the recruitment function from scratch, defining hiring processes, standards and ways of working, and coaching leaders and team members on hiring practices to drive adoption. •Streamlined the end-to-end recruitment process, reducing time-to-hire and improving candidate experience. •Managed candidate evaluations, interview coordination and hiring manager alignment across the hiring lifecycle. •Built a strong talent pipeline and ran employer branding initiatives to strengthen market presence. •Conducted salary benchmarking to keep compensation competitive and equitable. •Acted as interim HR lead, providing HR guidance and support to the business.

Head of Talent Acquisition at Bounce, May 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr, Bengaluru Area, India, Built and lead recruitment strategy with focus on building a world class team with passion as the main ingredient. Was part of the 0-1 journey, scaled a team of 150 to 1000 in less than a year.

Recruitment Specialist at AB InBev, Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, World's largest brewer; multinational consumer goods company. Owned the end-to-end recruiting process from search mandate to offer negotiation and closure, with a focus on leadership hiring in Technology, Operations and Analytics. Provided data-driven insights on recruiting metrics to leadership teams and advised senior leaders on hiring, industry trends and talent acquisition practices. Aligned hiring strategy with business and product strategy through close partnership with senior leadership.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Mast Global, Mar 2014 - Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Mast Global, Inc. – a wholly-owned division of L Brands – Our world-renown products and brands: Victoria’s Secret, PINK, Bath and Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel. Recognized by Charlie McGuigan - COO LBrands for setting up India business. Was responsible for building teams from scratch, played a pivotal role in setting recruitment processes and policies.

Senior Recruiter at ITC Infotech, Mar 2013 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bangalore, Talent Management- Staff Augmentation •Driving a team of sourcing professionals to generate resumes from job portals/boards •Pipeline Management (which includes managing the pipeline of candidates through various rounds of interviews based on their skills) •Owned key hiring requisitions for the region and filled open positions. •Scheduled and coordinated interviews between candidates and client hiring managers. •Tracked recruiter call, submission and interview volumes; maintained candidate and client relationships.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Goa University

Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General, MES college