Indira Sethumadhavan

 LGH 1102, Pennygången 51, 41482 Gothenburg, Sweden-+46 - Virtual Assistant-Administrative and recruiting support and Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience in the field of Automotive and IT Project delivery management in Manufacturing, IT solutions and Banking domains. Detail-oriented and proactive Virtual Assistant with experience in end-to-end recruitment, administrative support, and candidate management. Adept at sourcing, screening, and onboarding candidates while efficiently handling administrative tasks to streamline hiring processes. Strong technical and automotive background, ensuring a structured and data-driven approach to recruitment. Skilled in Canva, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and Trello for effective recruitment tracking and employer branding. Virtual Assistant-Administrative and recruiting support, Kemizares AB, Sweden, Gothenburg January 2024 — January 2025 Handled in end-to-end recruitment process in the company. Full-Cycle Recruitment – Developing role requirements, sourcing candidates, and managing interviews. Job Posting & Branding – Utilizing infographics and creative job postings on LinkedIn and company platforms to attract top talent. Candidate Evaluation & Selection – Conducting interviews and assessing candidates based on technical and soft skills. Applicant Tracking & Documentation – Maintaining candidate records in Trello and ensuring a seamless recruitment workflow. Reference & Background Checks – Verifying candidate qualifications by liaising with previous employers. Onboarding & Communication – Coordinating onboarding paperwork, presenting company information, and assisting with hiring documentation. Administrative Support – Managing email correspondence, scheduling interviews, and document preparation to optimize recruitment efficiency. Involved in other company tasks such as: Hands-on experience in creating company´s Power BI reports such as Cost analysis of the company. Working on the company´s SharePoint creation and content design. Including: Company news, company events, company teams, company calendar etc. Used code script for calendar creation. Market research and company business development overseas, including. Building relations and discussing with future partners. Establish way of working. Gathering national and international legal requirements and documenting them for future use. Creation of guidelines for company´s operations. Got certificated in Python programming at Zero to mastery academy (Udemy platform) Tools: JIRA, Trello, Power BI, Office365,Teamcenter Language: Python Confluence Business Analyst, Volvo Group Trucks Technology (GTT), Sweden, Gothenburg September 2022 — December 2023 I worked as a Business Analyst/Epic Owner in Product cost and planning team in GTT. Involved in end-to-end business analyst process like starting from pre-study, requirement gathering, documentation, implementation, testing and maintenance. Cost estimation tool pre-study and Project implementation. PTM (Project Time Management) investigation pre-study & training and PMR pre-study and next steps. Created Power BI reports with PTM data using DAX and power query and Power BI Self Learning was created and shared with the teams. Creation of internal processes, e.g., onboarding. Guided the developers to implement the solution based on the architecture guidelines, security, quality and business requirements as expected by the stakeholders. Involved in integration testing Handled the troubleshooting and production issues. Workshops are conducted individually with the stakeholders whenever required. Cross functional cooperation with different stakeholders at Emob, Powertrain, GTT finance, VE, VT and buses. Worked on UML design, flowchart and process models. Tools: JIRA, PTM, Modpack, MS-Office,SQL, Power BI, Mindmap, MS-Visio/Miro, SAP S­/4 Hana Agile Methodology (SAFe) Confluence Business Analyst, Verizon, Chennai December 2017 — August 2019 Effectively collected and understood the business needs, structured the requirements, and clarified the requirements to be implemented. Documented the functional and non-functional requirements. Worked closely with Developers, Architects, Product Owner and clients. Followed agile methodology within the team. Conducted demo session with the stakeholders. Used Azure DevOps tool for tracking the status of the projects. Tools: Azure DevOps, MS-Office, MS-Visio/Miro, MS-Excel(Advance Power query and Macros) Agile Methodology Confluence Business Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai February 2015 — November 2017 Understood the business requirements from the stakeholders and performed the requirement analysis and documentation. Conducted workshop with the stakeholders. Used the Scrum methodology to achieve teams deliveries and goals. Utilized JIRA tool for tracking, planning, prioritizing and follow up project’s status. Also worked on planning, finance (budget forecasting) and the actuals in Lloyds Account (Banking & financial Services) and involved in raising a PO, Journal transfer etc. Tools: JIRA, Microsoft Planning, MS-Office, MS-Visio/Miro Agile Methodology Confluence Software Developer and Virtual Assistant-Administrative and recruiting support, Wipro Technologies, Chennai September 2007 — January 2015 As a Software Developer: Generated TL1 Commands from PDF data into XML script by using JCreator. Executed Unit testing in TL1 Editor (Command Builder). Tested the Integration in the NE topology window using Oracle and MySQL environment. Executed and documented all files in Clear Case version control tool. As a Virtual Assistant-Administrative and recruiting support: Define and establish job requirements to create an ideal candidate profile that aligns with organizational needs. Leverage advanced recruitment techniques, including infographics and engaging job postings on LinkedIn, the company website, and other platforms to attract top talent. Screen and shortlist qualified candidates based on job criteria, ensuring a strong talent pipeline. Conduct interviews and assess candidates, utilizing my technical expertise to evaluate their skills and suitability for the role. Maintain and track candidate progress in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and Trello recruitment dashboard. Present company insights to candidates, offering a clear understanding of the organization and role expectations. Perform comprehensive reference checks by verifying a candidate’s background, experience, and qualifications with previous employers or professional contacts. Involved in other tasks such as: Handled Internal & External Audits. Worked on Zcop (billable & non billable resource details), ERD (Effective Release Date) and EBD (Effective Billable Date) reports, client-end reports (Citrix outage details) and Ad hoc reports. Created AI KPI´s standard report and the same report was used by other teams. Awarded for the creation of the first standard routine in NPDI team. Developed internal improvements by automating weekly/monthly reports & data quality check reports using VBA code in MS-Excel. Tools: ClearCase, JCreator, NPDI, JIRA, Microsoft Planning, MS-Office, MS-Visio/Miro, SQL, Oracle Languages: XML Script, VBA/Macros, MS access queries Bachelor of Engineering – Information Technology, Panimalar Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai May 2004 — April 2007 .NET programming-IT-Hogskolan, Göteborg May 2019—November 2020 SFI – Introduction & C Level, Hermods, Göteborg January 2020—January 2021 Python programming-Udemy platform (Zero to Mastery Academy) November 2024 English, Swedish, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, French Singing (Carnatic Singer) and dancing (Jazz), Playing Badminton, Travelling