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# Mrinalini Peruvaludhi on Tal

## Headline

Shaping the Future Workforce at Microsoft

## About

I am an International Recruitment expert focused on building high\-impact, future\-ready organizations through strategic hiring and inclusive talent practices\. At Microsoft, I lead University Hiring in India and work closely with university recruitment teams at APJC and EMEA, where I design and execute scalable talent strategies that enable us to attract, assess, and develop early\-career talent across diverse markets\. My work sits at the intersection of business strategy and talent, ensuring we build pipelines that are not only high\-caliber but also deeply aligned with our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion\. Over the past decade, I have built and led campus and early careers hiring across complex, multi\-market environments\. At Amazon, I contributed to scaling APAC Student Programs like national level flagship hackathons and hiring students with disabilities, driving structured, high\-volume hiring with a strong focus on quality and candidate experience\. At Deloitte USI, I partnered with global stakeholders to shape campus strategy aligned to evolving business needs\. Earlier in my career at TCS, I led recruitment teams and developed a strong foundation in delivering at scale while maintaining consistency and rigor\. A consistent thread across my work has been maintaining a high bar for talent while operating at scale, particularly in hiring top\-tier software engineering talent\. I bring a data\-driven, stakeholder\-centric approach to talent acquisition, with a strong emphasis on long\-term workforce planning and building sustainable talent ecosystems\. Beyond my core role, I am deeply invested in mentorship, community\-building, and advancing access to opportunities for underrepresented talent\. I believe that inclusive hiring is not just a priority—it is a business imperative\. Outside of work, I am a long\-distance runner and an avid learner with interests spanning literature, global cultures, and jazz\. These pursuits keep me grounded, curious, and continuously evolving as a leader\. I am always open to engaging with leaders and organizations on building globally competitive, inclusive talent strategies\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

github copilot

## Work experience

Full\-cycle Recruiter \- Early in Profession Team at Microsoft, Feb 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru · Hybrid, Talent Attraction \- 1\. Most competitive school strategy: By closely working with the India Business Leadership, I’ve strategised and executed ‘Lead the leap’ program to engage with top talent from India’s top 10 IITs as a pre\-hire strategy, resulting in top 57% of the computer science students choosing Microsoft over other competes offering a higher compensation\. 2\. Tell the Business Story: I have shared compelling business stories to attract candidates through Campus Connect 2024 & 2025 \(https://microsoft\.acehacker\.com/campusconnect/\), to position Microsoft as an employer of choice among engineering talent\. 3\. Community Outreach: Amplified brand presence through community engagement events, like AI Unlocked: Campus Edition hackathon, Intern Learning & Hackathon Week and Speed mentoring events like Coffee Connect with Microsoft Aspires\. 4\. Build strategies to attract, engage and hire diverse talent and enable accessibility support for them to bring their best selves to work\. 5\. Closely partnered with Ace Hacker and Unstop for getting candidates insights and enhance recruitment experience for early career top talent in India\. Talent Sourcing Strategy \- 1\. Understand Markets: Identify and engage candidates using market knowledge of competes and salary benchmarking to ensure we hire top talent with competitive compensation & benefits\. 2\. Identify top talent: Grow relationships with new talent pools through off\-campus and democratized hiring process\. Data Analysis & Hiring Plans \- 1\. Analyze Data & Consult with Microsoft Business units: I review trends to provide insights on hiring needs to the business, building talent strategies looking at past trends and future needs of the MCAPS & IDC businesses in Microsoft\. 2\. Improve Staffing: I use data insights to enhance staffing performance through infant attrition, candidate performance post joining and also y\-o\-y college performance\.

Recruitment Account Manager \(stretch\) at Microsoft, May 2025 \- Oct 2025 · 6 mos, Bengaluru · Hybrid, As an Account Manager \(AMR\), I work with the broader Early\-In\-Profession \(EiP\) team to ensure the right volume and mix of talent to meet these needs\. It includes: Partner with Go\-to\-Market, Corporate Functions, and Engineering leaders to define and deliver on early talent hiring strategies across Core AI, Experiences & Devices and Gaming product groups\. Lead headcount planning by aligning with HR, Finance, and Talent Acquisition to forecast, define, and manage university requisitions\. Act as a strategic advisor on sourcing, diversity, intern program design, and hiring trends; influence decision\-making across global and local teams\. Coach & educate business stakeholders on candidate experience, interviewing best practices, and university engagement strategies\. Drive intern conversion \(PPO\) and final round assessments by working closely with hiring mangers and optimizing placement programs like apprentice hiring\. Deliver high\-impact guidance on end\-to\-end university hiring, ensuring alignment with Microsoft’s talent goals and inclusive hiring practices\.

Senior Recruiter / Program Manager at Amazon, Jan 2022 \- Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Launched Enabling Abilities \(https://enablingabilitiesapac\.splashthat\.com/\) for hiring persons with disabilities at Amazon through Student Programs team\. Got awarded for successful hiring efforts through team collaborations for it\. Successfully conducted HackOn with Amazon \- Season 3 by leading a team of 2 Recruiters\. Partnered with Unstop \(https://unstop\.com/competitions/hackon\-with\-amazon\-season\-3\-amazon\-729950\)\. Planned and executed the entire event\. Single\-handedly planned, organized and conducted HackOn with Amazon S2 \(https://hackon\-with\-amazon\-2022\.hackerearth\.com/\)\. Partnered with internal and external stakeholders to make this in\-person event a grand success\. Strategized and implemented University Relation plans for top tech campuses like IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and IIT Guwahati among others for SDE hiring in Devices org PAN India Implemented large scale plans to achieve desired hiring numbers for Devices, AIGC and Amazon Entertainment Orgs and branding objectives through campus and off\-campus models like Hackathons Worked as a relationship owner of assigned campuses and built Amazon brand among stakeholders such as placement cell, placement coordinators, students to improve hiring quality and numbers Managed a group of 2\-3 businesses like Amazon Devices, Amazon Entertainment and AIGC \(Advertising, IMDb, and Grand Challenge\) and relevant senior stakeholders in those Orgs by becoming sole point of contact for their campus related activities pertaining to SDE hiring Influenced and partnered with different levels in the organization like key business stakeholders \- Org Leaders, Hiring Managers, Resourcing Managers and HRBPs to achieve SDE hiring results Hired Software Development Engineers at an entry level from top tech campuses in India \(Institutes of National Importance, Top ranked NIRF tech campuses\) while keeping the Amazon bar high Drove various branding and engagement activities across campuses in India through Pre\-placement Talks & hackathons

Campus Manager at Deloitte, Nov 2021 \- Jan 2022 · 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, As a campus recruitment specialist as a part of Talent Evolving Workforce Center of Excellence in Deloitte USI\. Assisted in the development and implementation of the Campus Recruiting Strategy for top 100\+ engineering colleges across PAN India campuses\. Ensured the collective local and vital strategic school campus recruiting programs are established and implemented\. Enabled the Campus recruitment team to hire the quality and quantity of graduate and undergraduate candidates set by firm and national leadership\. Acted as advisors to the business, instrumental in driving business growth through their acumen and application of cutting\-edge analytics\. Ensured that candidates have a signature experience and introduced them to the unique culture of Deloitte\. Partnered with university placement teams to understand challenges and build strategies to overcome them\.

Assistant Manager / Regional Campus Lead for Mumbai, MP & Goa at Tata Consultancy Services, May 2019 \- Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Led an 8\-member campus recruitment team at TCS, driving end\-to\-end hiring initiatives across multiple universities across Mumbai, Goa and Madhya Pradesh, hiring on an avg 10,000\+ candidates for entry\-level roles\. Build campus hiring strategies, driving engagement with 200\+ institutes including IITs, NITs, top B\-schools and design schools across 3 states\. Partnered with PAN India TA teams to ensure seamless execution and adherence to best practices\. Analyzed institute\-level data to forecast hiring needs and optimize workforce planning\. Implemented gamified hiring through conducting contests \- Hackathons \(CodeVita\), Case Study competitions \(HackQuest\) and paper presentations to hire interns and full\-time associates and monitor effective implementation of all plans according to procedures, adhering to the Tata Code of Conduct\. Delivered 30\+ webinars on Career building, Resume making, pre\-placement talks and post\-offer connects enhancing employer brand visibility and improving joining ratio by 10%\. Improved recruitment process efficiency by 25%, reducing time\-to\-hire by implementing new tracking systems\. Increased candidate engagement by 30%, resulting from enhanced communication strategies\. Managed a recruitment pipeline of over 500 candidates per quarter across various technical roles like SDE, Technical Support, B\.Sc\. Ignite roles, etc\. Achieved a 40% reduction in departmental recruitment costs by streamlining vendor contracts and leveraging referral programs like TCS Bring your buddy\. Enhanced quality of hire by 20% by introducing advanced assessment tools and refining interview processes\.

UK & Ireland Strategic Hiring Cluster Lead at Tata Consultancy Services, Jun 2017 \- May 2019 · 2 yrs, Mumbai Area, India, Responsibilities as a Cluster Lead and Staffing Partner for Lateral Hiring: Collaborated with UK & Ireland\-based business stakeholders to fill 100\+ niche and leadership roles across verticals for top clients like Aviva, Boots, British Airways, Lloyds Banking Group, BT, Diageo, National Grid, Marks & Spencer, and Virgin Atlantic\. Led the end\-to\-end hiring strategy for ESB, building a high\-performing team of 50\+ engineers and Pega specialists from the ground up to support global delivery centers in Dublin and Galway\. Sourced talent via LinkedIn, Twitter, and UK job boards, maintaining <21\-day TAT for closures\. Partnered with external sourcing agencies like Principle to build a diversified pipeline of candidates from across Ireland and Western Europe\.

Recruiter \- Lateral Hiring at Tata Consultancy Services, Jul 2015 \- Jun 2017 · 2 yrs, Hyderabad Area, India, Responsibilities as a Technical Recruiter: Strategized and executed hiring for BFSI, assurance, travel and hospitality, and APAC growth markets for top clients like BoA, AMEX, JPMC, etc\. Closed 1000\+ positions within 2 years for 4–15 years of experienced candidates\. Established teams from scratch for DBS in Hyderabad during their launch in 2017, ensuring the best client experience by recruiting right talent\. Shared quarterly progress reports with business leadership to track progress, highlight key recruitment efforts and follow\-up on shortcomings/challenges\. Building competitive intelligence, creating lists for future hiring, generating referrals, and mapping out local and industry hiring demand and compensation with targeted identification and profiling of top talent for critical requirements\. Using a combination of relationship\-building, social and professional networking, and targeted list generation, with the end goal of generating warm leads – i\.e\., top\-qualified candidate profiles\. Playing critical roles of part researcher, part social media strategist, part online relationship\-builder, and part marketer, all integrated into one with the express goal of qualifying candidates for potential hires\.

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Chetana's Institute of Management & Research

Bachelor of Business Administration \- BBA, Finance and Financial Management Services, E\-Commerce, Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Associations Mulund College of Commerce

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