Ayyappa Santosh Kumar

Lead and manage a team of recruiters to deliver end-to-end recruitment across multiple roles and technologies. Drive daily/weekly hiring targets, monitor team performance, and ensure SLA and TAT adherence. Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand workforce requirements, role priorities, and timelines. Oversee sourcing strategies across job portals (LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed), referrals, and vendor partners. Conduct resume screening, interview coordination, candidate evaluation, and offer management. Guide recruiters on Boolean search techniques, market mapping, and candidate engagement. Review and validate candidate submissions for quality, fitment, and compliance before client sharing. Manage offer negotiations, onboarding coordination, and joining confirmations. Handle escalations, candidate drop-outs, and offer declines proactively. Maintain accurate recruitment data in ATS / CRM systems and prepare hiring dashboards and reports. Coach, mentor, and train team members to improve sourcing effectiveness and interview conversion ratios. Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle. Drive process improvements to enhance hiring efficiency, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction. Support vendor management, rate alignment, and compliance with recruitment policies.

Onboarding · Technical Recruiting · LOA · Operations Support · Administration · New Business Development · Attention to Detail · Interviewing · Direct Sourcing · Ops · Key Metrics · Communication · Consulting · Talent Management · HR Operations · Thorough Research · Interpersonal Skills · Affinity · Problem Solving · Repeats · HR Outsourcing (HRO) · Lead Generation · Applicant Tracking Systems · Shared Services · Job Fairs · Tracking Systems · New Hires · Networking Events · Hiring · Key Performance Indicators · Service-Level Agreements (SLA) · Job Description Development · End to End Recruitments · Negotiation · Executive Search · Competitive Intelligence · Project Management · Analytical Skills

Managing the entire life cycle of the recruitment process for clients in the US. - Working closely with recruiting leads and hiring managers. - Working on strategic hiring programs. - Using CEIPAL and NICHE platforms related to IT. - Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media, etc. - Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job boards/newspapers/colleges etc. - Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, stress, etc.)

- Managing the entire life cycle of the recruitment process for clients in the US. - Working closely with recruiting leads and hiring managers. - Working on strategic hiring programs. - Using CEIPAL and NICHE platforms related to IT. - Working on strategic hiring programs. - Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media, etc. - Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job boards/newspapers/colleges etc.