Suresha Govindappa

Suresha Govindappa-| - | Visa Status – Work Visa Partner Seasoned technology and digital Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Partner with over 15 years of experience in hiring with a passion to find great talents in alignment with business objectives. Worked in fast-paced, high-volume, challenging & multicultural environments bringing recruitment acumen to the business. Key Skills / Competencies Full Cycle Recruiting | Sourcing | Candidate Management | Pre-employment Checks | Market Trend Analysis | Application Tracking System (ATS) | Stakeholder Management | Problem Solving | Relationship Management | Training & Mentoring | Onboarding |Vendor Management | Immigration Profile Synopsis Successfully led full recruitment life cycle in the technology and digital hiring in the UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa & India. Worked as a Talent Adviser for business by providing an in-depth understanding of talent availability, onboarding timelines, current market trends and best practices. Strategically led new projects for various clients in different countries to win new business. Experienced in managing niche skills, volume hiring, working with diverse stakeholders, guiding, and coaching hiring managers. Experience in sourcing candidates through social media, job portals and building relationships with prospective candidates. Supported Delivery Head and Sales teams with the market inputs & benchmarking for RFP to bid for new customers. Good experience and knowledge in Application Tracking System (ATS), Interview Platform and other recruitment tools. A consistent performer - ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and produce high-quality results despite deadline pressure. MIS report preparation & presentations for the various leadership. Managed teams across Europe, India and supported them to achieve their full potential. Education: Master’s degree in social work - Industrial Relations & Personnel Management,- Bachelor’s Degree - Technical Skills Tools: Application Tracking System – IBM Kenexa (BrassRing) | Interview Platform – Talview | Screening Tool – HireAlchemy, Smart Recruit & Smart Verify (in-house) Windows - MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint Technologies and Domains: JAVA, J2EE, Microsoft, DevOps, Data Warehousing, Data Science & Big Data, Testing, Technical, Solutions & Enterprise Architects, Cloud Architects, Project/Programme Management, Business Analysts -Investment, Corporate & Retail Banking & Insurance, Pega, Salesforce, UX/UI, SAP, Workday, JDA , MuleSoft, Agile couch & consulting, Delivery Managers / Heads. Employment History: Oji Fibre Solutions, New Zealand Oct – Nov 2022 Recruitment Coordinator/HR Administrator Supported Recruitment Business Partner as required, including phone screening, and organising interviews. Coordinated with hiring managers to obtain feedback, test results and required paperwork from temp agencies for temp to permanent appointments. Organised pre-employment checks, online assessments and ensured that they are completed on time. Prepared letters of offer and employment agreements, ensuring the accuracy of information. Prepared and sent out new starter packs to ensure new employees received all documents. Followed up with new employees prior to starting to confirm documentation and ensured they feel welcomed. Coordinated with the Payroll team for new employee ID creation and payroll set-up. Worked on employee change forms and prepared variation letters for employment agreement changes. Maintained employee file compliance and reports. HCL Technologies BV, The Netherlands Jan 2019 to Aug 2022 Recruitment Manager & Senior Recruitment Manager – Technical Recruitment UK&I & EMEA Geo Hiring Led lateral technical hiring for Digital Business-Financial Services & D&A practice across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and South Africa. Trusted advisor and subject matter expert that builds strong and credible relationships with senior leaders, hiring manager and critical stakeholders. Adaptable in providing business wide support for various clients, skillsets, and positions in different countries. Partner and advisor to hiring manager and teams in educating on an effective, fast faced, and efficient recruitment process. Skilled in building talent pipelines in niche skillsets and strategic hires by executing effective recruiting and sourcing strategies. Responsible for workflow and process improvement as key member of application tracking system and recruitment tools. Ensuring optimum fulfilment with channel mix, diversity & inclusion, SLA & cost matrix is being followed & executed. Led teams across Europe & India through mentoring, monitoring & driving them to achieve their and team targets. Supported Delivery Head and Sales with market input for RFP [ Request for Proposal] and led new projects strategically to win new business. Preparing various recruitment/hiring reports for management reviews. HCL Technologies Ltd, Bangalore Feb 2010 – Dec 2018 Part of Application Services – External fulfilment team and managed end-to-end recruitment for Database, Diversified & Domain related skills across India. Managed hiring for multiple businesses/Clients across India Responsible for the channel, gender mix, cost-effective hiring, timely fulfilment, process, and compliance adherence As a Lead, engaged in a discussion with the Business Units Head /Practice Leads/ Hiring Managers for their hiring plan and fulfilment. Organized and handled various recruitment drives across locations i.e., Bangalore, Chennai, Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, and other Cities Sourcing resumes through social media & professional sites Team Management-Leading, mentoring, monitoring & drive the team to achieve their individual targets. Excellent working knowledge of ATS -Kenexa [ITAP] and Smart Recruit (in-house) Etc. Analyse market /competition and segment market for speed of sourcing and reduce recruitment cycle time Organization –Carnegie Consulting Pvt, Ltd. Bangalore Designation - Consultant- Jan 2006 to July 2008 & Feb -2009 to Jan 2010 Worked as a Consultant and handled the end-to-end process of recruitment for Clients. Handled requirements of several Tier I Organizations and coordinated large-scale recruitment assignments Developed a strong communication channel between Carnegie and clients Sourced resumes through Portals, Head Hunting, Reference, Networking sites and Internal Database, screened and assessment of technical, Management strength and communication skills required by the clients. Followed up with the selected candidates till joining.