Rakesh Bhagat

✅ Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution Develop and implement strategic hiring plans aligned with business objectives. Manage end-to-end recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding. Optimize recruitment workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce time-to-hire. ✅ Leadership & Team Management Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 20 recruiters to achieve hiring targets. Foster a high-performance hiring culture by implementing best recruitment practices. Conduct weekly and monthly performance reviews to track recruiter efficiency. ✅ Stakeholder & Business Collaboration Partner with stakeholders, business heads, and leadership teams to define talent needs. Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, ensuring the right talent is acquired. Provide regular hiring updates and progress reports to leadership. Oversee recruitment across 8 different plants and multiple ✅ Data-Driven Hiring & Process Optimization Utilize AI-driven recruitment tools and data analytics to improve hiring efficiency. Monitor key recruitment metrics (TAT, cost-per-hire, candidate experience) for continuous improvement. Implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract top-tier talent.

Skills: Talent Strategy · Team Management · Strategic Human Resource Planning · Talent Acquisition · Leadership · recruitment

✅ End-to-End Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Managed the entire recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, and coordination. Ensured all hiring processes were executed efficiently to meet business objectives. ✅ Stakeholder & Business Collaboration Partnered with HODs and business leaders to forecast talent needs and fulfill hiring requirements. Provided progress reports and recruitment insights to key stakeholders.

✅ End-to-End Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Managed the entire recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, and coordination. Ensured all hiring processes were executed efficiently to meet business objectives. ✅ Stakeholder & Business Collaboration Partnered with HODs and business leaders to forecast talent needs and fulfill hiring requirements. Provided progress reports and recruitment insights to key stakeholders. ✅ Team Leadership & Senior-Level Hiring Led and mentored a team of 4 Recruiters and 1 HR Generalist, ensuring high-quality talent acquisition. Managed senior-level hiring, ensuring leadership roles were filled with top talent. ✅ Campus & International Hiring Spearheaded campus recruitment programs across India to build a strong talent pipeline. Led hiring initiatives across the APAC region, with a focus on Manila, Jakarta, and Singapore. 🚀 Played a crucial role in strengthening the company’s talent acquisition framework, stakeholder collaboration, and global hiring strategies.

✅ End-to-End Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Operations Managed the complete HR recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, and coordination. Ensured adherence to recruitment processes and compliance standards, aligning with business objectives. ✅ Stakeholder Collaboration & Global Hiring Coordinated with stakeholders in India, the UK, and the USA to fulfill ongoing recruitment needs. Provided regular progress updates and hiring insights to business leaders. ✅ Campus Recruitment & Talent Pipeline Development Led campus recruitment initiatives across India to build a strong pipeline of emerging talent. ✅ Specialized SAP & Tech Hiring Recruited professionals for SAP modules including MM, PP, FICO, SCM, QM, as well as Data Scientists and other niche technology roles. 🚀 Focused on streamlining hiring processes, collaborating with global teams, and securing top talent across industries.

✅ End-to-End HR & Talent Acquisition Management Overseeing sourcing, interviewing, and coordination to ensure a seamless recruitment process. Developing and implementing recruitment strategies aligned with business needs. ✅ Performance Management & Employee Development Managing annual appraisals and promotion cycles, ensuring fair and performance-driven growth opportunities. ✅ Payroll & Attendance Management Handling attendance tracking and payroll processing to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies. ✅ Employee Lifecycle Management Overseeing onboarding, exit formalities, and employee engagement initiatives to enhance workplace culture and retention. 🚀 Committed to optimizing HR processes, enhancing employee experience, and driving business-aligned recruitment strategies.

✅ IT & Volume Hiring – Specialized in high-volume and IT recruitment, ensuring seamless talent acquisition. ✅ Recruitment Strategy & Process Adherence – Ensuring all recruitment processes align with business requirements while maintaining efficiency and compliance. ✅ Talent Sourcing & Acquisition – Exploring diverse recruitment channels including vendor partnerships, referrals, job portals, company websites, and direct sourcing. ✅ Process Improvement & Optimization – Identifying and implementing recruitment process enhancements to improve efficiency and candidate experience. ✅ Target-Driven Hiring – Achieving recruitment targets as per the organizational hiring plan. Specialized Hiring Domains 🔹 Investment Banking Hiring – Recruiting for critical roles within financial services and banking operations. 🔹 Campus Recruitment – Building a strong entry-level talent pipeline through university hiring initiatives. 🔹 Operations Hiring – Managing recruitment for business operations and support functions. Additional Skills & Competencies 📌 Data-Driven Recruitment – Proficient in MIS, market research, and talent intelligence to drive informed hiring decisions. 📌 Candidate Engagement & Assessment – Skilled in psychometric assessments, networking, and headhunting to identify top talent. 📌 Advanced Sourcing Techniques – Expertise in Boolean search, internet searches, and social media recruitment. 📌 Salary Negotiations & Offer Management – Ensuring competitive compensation structures while aligning with company policies. 📌 Onboarding & Employee Engagement – Managing induction sessions, documentation, and employee referral programs. 📌 Event & Social Initiatives – Leading recruitment events, employer branding initiatives, and CSR-driven hiring programs. 🚀 Passionate about scaling recruitment operations, leveraging market insights, and building high-performance teams.

✅ Specialized SAP & Tech Hiring for Middle East Recruited professionals for SAP modules including MM, PP, FICO, SCM, QM, as well as Data Scientists and other niche technology roles.

✅ Client & Stakeholder Management Managed IT recruitment for top-tier clients, including IBM, TCS, Accenture, WNS, and Deloitte, for their Pan-India hiring needs. ✅ Team Leadership & Performance Management Led and mentored a team of three recruiters, ensuring high engagement, retention, and performance excellence. Implemented performance management strategies to drive productivity and meet hiring goals. ✅ Strategic Hiring & Workforce Planning Collaborated with managers and directors to develop and execute manpower planning strategies aligned with business needs. Acted as a key member of the internal hiring, recruitment, and selection panel. ✅ Employee Onboarding & Training Facilitated induction and training programs for new hires to ensure a smooth onboarding experience. ✅ Target Achievement & Attrition Control Conducted weekly and monthly review meetings to track recruitment performance, achieve hiring targets, and implement retention strategies. 🚀 Focused on building high-performing teams, optimizing recruitment strategies, and enhancing client partnerships to drive business success.