S. Sivaraman

• Increased internal hires from 30member team to close to 200member team.
• Formulated and implemented comprehensive HR, leave, and statutory policies in collaboration with the leadership department, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency
• Managed disciplinary procedures and grievance resolutions, fostering a positive work culture through a cohesive framework for handling escalations and improving employee relations
• Led large-scale recruitment drives for Campus, Bulk and Leadership positions, optimizing talent acquisition processes to meet aggressive timelines and reduce time-to-hire, while consistently exceeding hiring targets
• Transformed high-volume recruitment processes by streamlining workflows, introducing data-driven strategies, and integrating cost-effective practices such as referral schemes and vendor partnerships
• Enhanced diversity hiring initiatives, increasing female representation across all levels through targeted strategies and improved talent sourcing
• Directed full-cycle recruitment for niche skills and leadership roles, from sourcing to onboarding, while securing top talent through campus hiring and strategic communication with stakeholders
• Developed manpower planning and budgeting frameworks, aligning recruitment goals with corporate growth objectives and optimizing the recruitment cost structure
• Provided market intelligence on industry benchmarks, compensation trends, and talent availability to influence recruitment strategies and improve outcomes
• Cultivated strong relationships with senior management and external partners, enhancing recruitment efficiency, strategic alignment, and client satisfaction
• Led and mentored a high-performing recruitment team, fostering continuous improvement, accountability, and alignment with corporate objectives
• Strengthened employer branding through targeted online presence initiatives, driving talent attraction and retention strategies
• Championed social media and digital recruitment techniques, reducing costs and improving sourcing efficiency through innovative methods
• Achieved significant cost savings by leveraging no-fee and low-fee recruitment channels and implementing high-impact, cost-efficient hiring practices
• Established recruitment standards aligned with SLA benchmarks, improving the candidate experience and reducing hiring costs through strategic negotiations
• Strategically managed vendor relationships by negotiating contracts, optimizing performance, and ensuring cost-effective solutions aligned with business goals
• Led employee engagement initiatives, significantly improving workforce morale, satisfaction, and retention through targeted interventions
• Directed recognition and reward programs to enhance team morale and drive sustained high performance, resulting in higher retention and operational excellence
• Spearheaded the automation of recruitment workflows, reducing lead times and enhancing the candidate experience with faster response times
• Led initiatives to integrate new hires into company culture seamlessly, enhancing retention rates through effective onboarding and engagement strategies
• Increased quality of hires through meticulous candidate screening, interviewing, and assessment techniques.

Accion Labs Inc Dec 2012 – Present
Offshore Recruiting Manager (Since March 14 – Present)
Principal Consultant (Dec 12 - Feb 14)
Accion Labs is a Pittsburgh headquartered global technology firm specializing in working with technology firms and IT organizations in the emerging technologies such as Web 2.0, SaaS, Cloud, Open-source, BI/DW, Mobility, Automation, DevOps and Big Data. Over 90% of our customers are software product firms, e SaaS firms, e-commerce organizations and e-business organizations.

Responsibilities:
• Experience in working with Direct End Customer (95% customers are product Development Company.
• Mind Meld with Sales, CSM and Account Manager on priority Requirements and follow the attention to details.
• Distributed and coordinated the requirements to our recruiting team on an hourly and daily basis. Experience in Broadcasting, Job Posting through ATS and other Job Boards.
• Expertise in writing customized emails and VM to candidates and had a 100% success.
• Team Handling includes training, mentoring, oversee the performance of recruiters and make sure the Quality of the submission is 100%. Oversee the 100% Deliverability of the candidates. Maintaining Candidate Check List for all the Resume Submission. Ensure the team achieves the monthly and quarterly targets.
• Experience in Technical screening on specific Technologies and expertise in identifying the fake candidates to ensure the Rejection is minimal. Ensure no one’s time is wasted (Sales, Recruitment, Tech Screener, CSM).
• Maintaining the Team Spirit within the Recruiters and help each other for their success.
• Experience in working for direct customer requirements by myself. Worked on Web 2.0, UI & UX, .net, Java, BI / BW, QA, iOS, Android, Big Data requirements

National System Inc Dec 11 – March 12
Team Lead
National Systems Consulting (NSI) is one of the most progressive consulting organizations in the country providing Information Technology (IT) services including staff augmentation, fixed priced contracts, and offshore development to a wide variety of industries.

Responsibilities:
• Lead Five-member team to recruit Consultants on contract, permanent, and CTH positions for Tier1 vendor clients.
• Analyzed and distributed the requirements received from VMS to the Recruitment team.
• Created Recruiter Guidance training manual to the team Members.
• Created Check List for our Team to maintain the Quality Submission.
• Giving training to recruiters on the Screening, sourcing techniques, negotiating rates, General Communication and things related to Recruitment aspects.
• Kept major requirements from direct clients with self and served them to the best of my ability with the right fits.
• Proven ability to identify client needs on every requirement with quick response time.
• Train the Fresher’s and newly joined recruiter on the process, business model etc.

ASM Technologies Limited is a pioneer in providing world Class Consulting Services in Enterprise Solutions for the Packaged ERP Products and in Enterprise Product Development for SMB Segment and in Technology Solutions covering Embedded Systems and System Software to its Global Clientele.

Responsibilities:
• Worked as a Sr.Recruiter (Independent).
• Interacting with the Account Managers for requirements on Daily and timely basis.
• Worked on complete end to end recruiting cycle.
• Screening, Sourcing qualified candidates through the web and utilized various job boards, industry contacts, internet research, referrals and the internal database.
• Responsible and coordinating necessary documentation like NDA, Contingency Offer Letters MSA, and Employee Authorization.
• Worked on ERP Products ( SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft).
• Worked on Full Time Hiring for our Direct Clients like Owens Illinois, Owens Cornings, Masco.

TRUGlobal is a Global IT Consulting and Professional Services. TRUGlobal’s portfolio of solutions includes implementation, integration and support for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Business Intelligence (BI), as well as Custom Application Development.

Responsibilities:
• Worked mostly on Oracle ERP based requirement for Direct Customers like Yahoo, Symantec, Facebook, GiLead Science, UT Star.com, Bare ESCENTUALS , Quintstreet, Bluecoat etc.,
• Initiated the Quality process especially for Recruiting H1b Candidates (Date of Birth, Driving License, I-797) in order to avoid fake resume submission.
• Sourcing and Screening qualified candidates through the web and utilized various job boards, internet research, referrals and the internal database.
• Responsible for arranging documentation like NCA, NDA, Contingency Offer Letters MSA, and Employee Authorization.
• Assigning and prioritizing the requirements to ensure the TAT and needs to be fulfilled.
• Experience working in ATS (Sugar CRM)

Covansys Corporation is a global consulting and technology services company, specializing in outsourcing of personnel and services. The company specializes in industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services.

Responsibilities:
• Worked for Global Recruitment team (US) on Specific Verticals – RUSH (Retails, Utilities, Service and Healthcare).
• Worked and reported directly to VP-Recruitment (US). Worked on complete end to end recruiting cycle.
• Worked with customers like GAP, Nike, Sempra Energy, SCE (Southern California Edison).
• Coordinating with the Client Partner/Manager and Hiring Managers on the open requirements and Source, screen, evaluate and select candidates through a structured recruitment process designed to obtain the best candidates.
• Worked on Project based and staffing augmentation requirements.
• Responsible for releasing and getting approval of all contingent offers and offer letters from the concerned Department/ Practice Head. Ensure the approval undergoes the correct process and the practice HR has all the required information.
• Responsible for getting the necessary background information documents such as Educational certificates, Employment History, Salary certificates / Pay stubs, H1 Documents and dependants documents duly filled by the consultant and co-ordinate with the immigration department. Responsible in coordinating with HRIS team.

Rapidigm, a Fujitsu Consulting company, has been an innovative provider of IT solutions that address our clients' business needs. The company delivers IT services on the major ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft) and other enterprise solutions, including SCM, Business Intelligence and CRM, as well as e-Business Solutions across technology platforms. The company’s three development and support centers in India were assessed at CMM Level 5.

Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain relationship with the US based Technical Managers, Practice Heads and getting the requirements both proactive and reactive.
• Worked mostly on Full Time Position.
• Analyzing the requirements received from the US based Technical Manager and delivering the right quality of resumes at the right time.
• Working closely on ERP skills (Technical and functional) such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle and other technologies across all industry verticals.
• Coordinating between the consultant and Resource management team for the evaluation process.
• Work with the candidate profiles that can be utilized for multiple positions and not for just one requirement.
• Interacting with the resources on a regular basis and build a long lasting relationship.
• Building pipeline of candidates proactively and reactively.
• Worked with clients list - Boeing, ConAgra Foods, Nike, Cricket Communications, Alcoa, Sony, Verizon, AT&T, EDGEPARK, DPI, STRIKERS, CISCO, Gentex, Harley Davidson, , Merryl Linch, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Bank of America.

Amtex Enterprises, Inc. is a professionally managed Information Technology consulting and services organization. Headquarter in Sunnyvale, CA and having offices in Texas, Iowa, New York and India. Company’s main focus is placing IT professionals in both temporary and direct hire basis.

Responsibilities:
• Worked as a Lead Recruiter. Led four-member team across three locations in US to recruit Consultants on contract, permanent, and CTH positions.
• Analyzed and distributed the requirements received from the BDM or Account Manager to the Recruitment team.
• Worked mostly on Tier1 vendor requirements like Comsys,, Modis, Sierra Atlantic and Ness Technologies.
• Screening qualified candidates through the web and utilized various job boards, the internal database.
• Understood the staffing needs of the clients and served right fits.
• Negotiated hourly rates and salaries with Consultants, vendors, and suppliers.
• Coordinated with inside sales manager for interviews between Consultant and client and updated Consultants with feedback from the client.
• Ensured that individual targets of the Recruiters were met on time.
• Conducted regular performance reviews for technical Recruiters with Director of Indian Operations and VP.
Amtex Enterprises, Inc. is a professionally managed Information Technology consulting and services organization. Headquarter in Sunnyvale, CA and having offices in Texas, Iowa, New York and India. Company’s main focus is placing IT professionals in both temporary and direct hire basis. Responsibilities: • Worked as a Lead Recruiter. Led four-member team across three locations in US to recruit Consultants on contract, permanent, and CTH positions. • Analyzed and distributed the requirements received from the BDM or Account Manager to the Recruitment team. • Worked mostly on Tier1 vendor requirements like Comsys,, Modis, Sierra Atlantic and Ness Technologies. • Screening qualified candidates through the web and utilized various job boards, the internal database. • Understood the staffing needs of the clients and served right fits. • Negotiated hourly rates and salaries with Consultants, vendors, and suppliers. • Coordinated with inside sales manager for interviews between Consultant and client and updated Consultants with feedback from the client. • Ensured that individual targets of the Recruiters were met on time. • Conducted regular performance reviews for technical Recruiters with Director of Indian Operations and VP.