Akansha Agrawal

• Global Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders within India and across diverse regions (UK, USA, China, Malaysia) to ensure seamless communication and alignment of talent acquisition strategies with business goals. • Operational Support for Talent Acquisition: Provide end-to-end operational support for Talent Acquisition, driving the recruitment lifecycle and maintaining efficient HR processes. • Strategic HR Partnership: Partner with HR leadership to define salary structures, develop policy frameworks, and ensure compliance with local regulations, enhancing organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction. • Organizational Design: Design and update organizational charts for multiple business entities, ensuring alignment with organizational growth and strategic objectives. • Project Management & Resource Optimization: Accelerate project completion through meticulous planning, prioritization, and resource allocation, optimizing timelines and driving operational success. • Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing: Promote job opportunities across social media platforms and job boards, enhancing employer brand visibility and attracting high-quality candidates. • Interview Coordination: Coordinate and schedule interviews with management, ensuring timely engagement with top-tier candidates and smooth recruitment operations. • Talent Pipeline Development: Develop and implement recruitment strategies to build a strong network of capable candidates, driving sustainable talent acquisition. • Screening & Evaluation: Conduct thorough screening and assessments to evaluate candidates’ strengths and areas for development, ensuring the right fit for each role. • Process Streamlining: Identify inefficiencies within recruitment processes, continuously optimizing and streamlining workflows to improve time-to-hire and overall candidate experience.

• HR Operations Oversight: Ensured smooth HR operations for a diverse workforce, maintaining strict compliance with state and federal employment laws, thereby reducing legal risks and enhancing organizational credibility. • Policy Development & Implementation: Developed and implemented streamlined HR policies and procedures that optimized operational efficiency, improved employee satisfaction, and aligned with company goals. • Talent Acquisition Leadership: Led full-cycle recruitment, attracting and hiring top-tier talent for critical roles, contributing to the growth of the organization by ensuring high-quality hires across multiple business functions. • Performance Management: Spearheaded performance evaluation processes, providing actionable insights to leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and driving individual and team development. • Training & Development: Designed and executed training programs that significantly upskilled employees, leading to a noticeable increase in productivity and workforce competence. • Employee Engagement & Workplace Culture: Fostered a positive and inclusive workplace culture by proactively addressing employee grievances, implementing targeted engagement initiatives, and enhancing overall employee morale and retention.

• Strategic Talent Acquisition & Client Partnership: Collaborated with clients to identify hiring priorities, successfully filling key positions while consistently exceeding recruitment targets. • Technical Recruitment Excellence: Built high-quality talent pipelines for specialized technical roles, surpassing monthly hiring goals through proactive sourcing and screening. • Seamless Interview & Selection Process: Orchestrated end-to-end interview cycles, ensuring a seamless experience and strong alignment between client expectations and candidate potential. • Data-Driven Talent Matching: Utilized cutting-edge recruitment tools, AI-driven platforms, and market intelligence to enhance candidate-job fit, optimizing hiring outcomes. • Contract & Project-Based Hiring: Recruited for contract and contingent roles, ensuring swift and strategic placements to meet dynamic business and project demands. • Candidate & Client Experience Management: Maintained high satisfaction levels by delivering an engaging recruitment experience, fostering trust and long-term partnerships.

• Talent Sourcing & Screening: Managed end-to-end sourcing, screening, and hiring processes for multiple roles annually, ensuring timely placement of high-quality candidates aligned with organizational needs. • University & Organization Partnerships: Established and nurtured strong relationships with universities and professional organizations, creating a consistent and robust talent pipeline to support future hiring demands. • Process Optimization & Efficiency: Streamlined recruitment processes through the strategic use of ATS tools and continuous optimization, reducing time-to-hire by X% and enhancing overall hiring efficiency. • Behavioral & Competency-Based Assessments: Conducted in-depth behavioral interviews and developed customized competency-based assessments, ensuring a well-rounded evaluation of candidate skills and cultural fit, leading to improved employee retention and performance

• Office Operations Management: Efficiently overseeing daily office activities, ensuring smooth workflow, and optimizing resource allocation for maximum productivity. • Lead Conversion: Spearheading the conversion of inbound leads into high-potential business prospects, utilizing targeted strategies to drive sales growth. • Employee Training & Development: Designing and delivering training programs to enhance employees' lead generation skills, ensuring they are equipped to meet business development targets. • Performance Coaching: Providing continuous guidance and support to the team, fostering a culture of high performance and goal achievement in lead conversion and business growth. • Process Improvement: Identifying and implementing operational efficiencies to streamline lead generation processes, improving overall team performance and results.

Employee Management & Development, Continous Improvement

• Export Shipments Management: Efficiently planned, coordinated, and executed export shipments, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with international shipping regulations. • MIS Reporting: Generated and analyzed detailed Management Information System (MIS) reports tracking shipment performance, identify bottlenecks, and provide actionable insights to senior management. • Export FCL Planning: Strategically planned Full Container Load (FCL) shipments, optimizing cargo space and cost-effectiveness while maintaining adherence to delivery schedules and client requirements.