Headline

Talent Acquisition, Campus recruiting and employer branding expert Ex-HSBC, Ex-Deloitte, Ex-Capgemini.

About

With over 11 years of experience, I have focused on developing and scaling talent acquisition, early careers recruitment, sourcing strategies and employer branding strategies. My efforts included deploying comprehensive employer branding strategies, engineering engagement initiatives, and forging strategic partnerships with universities to foster a robust talent pipeline. My expertise spans early careers recruitment, recruitment marketing, and growth initiatives, as well as managing and mentoring teams to connect with diverse talent pools effectively. I am committed to designing and implementing impactful talent strategies that align with organizational goals, attract high-potential candidates, and empower organizations to nurture future leaders.

Location

India

AI stack

claude code

Work experience

Freelance Recruiter at Freelance | Self-Employed, Jun 2026 - Present · 4 mos, APAC, Independent recruiter helping companies close hard-to-fill roles across IT infrastructure, product management, sales, and technical/non-technical functions. Full-cycle ownership sourcing, screening, stakeholder alignment, negotiation, and closing with a track record of redesigning sourcing strategy to lift hiring ratios. Data-driven, hands-on, and focused on getting the right hire signed, not just candidates in the pipeline. Open to freelance/contract recruiting engagements, reach out if you've got roles to fill.

Recruitment Manager at Amura Health, Jul 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, University Recruitment Manager at Amura Health - Built the campus recruitment function from the ground up, establishing structured hiring processes that improved the hiring ratio from 20% to 65%. - Deployed comprehensive employer branding strategies at the campus level, enhancing Amura Health's appeal to early-career professionals. - Engineered end-to-end campus engagement and graduate hiring initiatives, including pre and post-engagement activities and industry-academia partnerships. - Led strategic partnerships with universities to cultivate long-term talent pipelines. - Managed and mentored a team to execute recruitment marketing and university relations initiatives, connecting with diverse talent pools. - Optimized recruitment marketing using Applicant Tracking Systems and iCIMS Recruitment Marketing Suite to streamline candidate pipelines.

Recruitment Marketing Manager at [24]7.ai, Sep 2023 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As Lead for Employer Brand and University Relations at [24]7.ai, I shaped and revamped strategies that positioned the company as an employer of choice. I partnered closely with business leaders to ensure our employer brand showed up consistently in the market and resonated with the talent we wanted to attract. I led the design and execution of both online and offline talent attraction campaigns aligning storytelling, digital presence, and campus engagement with [24]7.ai's innovation-led culture. Budget optimization was a constant part of the job, getting high-impact results while staying aligned with global brand standards and the realities of the local talent market. On the employer branding side, my focus was content strategy, social campaigns, thought leadership, and experiential activations that built visibility across talent segments working with external partners, agencies, and media platforms to extend our reach and improve ROI. On university relations, I owned end-to-end campus engagement and graduate hiring initiatives like pre and post engagement, Industry academia partnership meets. I built long-term relationships with key universities so [24]7.ai stayed top-of-mind for emerging talent, through consistent campus presence, faculty engagement, and industry collaboration. As a people leader, I managed and mentored a team that brought creativity, precision, and strategic thinking to every initiative together connecting [24]7.ai's purpose, technology, and people stories to the right audiences, attracting diverse, high-potential talent, and strengthening the pipeline for the future.

University Recruiter at Capgemini, Nov 2019 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Recruiter at HSBC, Aug 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos, Asia

Education

PGDM, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, XLRI Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Business management, Marketing & Human resource, bangalore university