
Gagandeep Singh
Director of Talent Acquisition @ Programming.com
About
Seasoned Recruitment and Staffing Expert with 10 Years of Experience | Global Expertise • I am a seasoned recruitment and staffing expert with 10 years of experience in IT, Non IT staffing, collaborating with US-based Fortune 500 clients and emerging India based startups. My expertise spans team management, end to end recruitment, service delivery, client handling, VMS, MSP, ATS, contract/salary negotiations, employer branding, onboarding, volume hiring, client delivery, data driven hiring insights, talent acquisition, AI powered candidate assessment, executive hiring, GCC & succession planning. • In my current role at a leading IT consulting company, I am leading 4 recruitment teams with 20+ senior and junior recruiters, consistently achieving outstanding results in talent acquisition. My approach involves a keen focus on meeting and exceeding client expectations, ensuring seamless service delivery, and fostering long-term partnerships. • I have deep knowledge of various IT, Engineering, & Fintech technologies, including Gen AI, ML, NLP, Blockchain, Crypto, Data Science, Cyber Security, software engineering, DevOps, JavaScript, Java, Android, iOS, cloud computing, Site Reliability, etc. I leverage advanced AI tools for candidate screening, including personality and psychometric assessments, and technical coding tests, ensuring a precise match between candidates and client's job requirements. • My extensive experience includes implementing innovative sourcing strategies, utilizing ATS systems and databases, and optimizing recruitment processes to reduce time-to-fill and improve quality-of-hire. I have successfully managed global requisition loads under tight time constraints and high demands, with experience in diverse markets such as India, UAE, USA, Canada, Ukraine, and Germany. Let's connect to explore how my strategic approach to IT, Healthcare, Engineering recruitment, technical acumen, and proven leadership can elevate your organization's recruitment efforts.
India
Chandigarh
Information Technology & Services
Mass Hiring, Healthcare Staffing, Stakeholder Engagement, Talent Pool, Skill Development, Diversity, Candidate Experience, HR Metrics, Client Onboarding, Digital Marketing, IT Consulting, Business Networking, Lead Generation, Engineering Hiring, Tech Hiring, NaukriGulf, LinkedIn Recruiter, Performance Motivation, New Business Opportunities, Market Research
Experience

Director of Talent Acquisition
Chandigarh, India
Domestic Staffing: Currently handling 4 recruitment teams with 20+ recruiters. Collaborating with project managers, client relationship managers and delivery leaders to translate roadmap requirements into realistic hiring plans.

Talent Acquisition Manager/Project Manager
Valour Interiors
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
▪ Lead talent acquisition efforts for various roles in the Interior & Fit-Out, Construction & Real Estate industries, including job description optimization, candidate sourcing, assessment, and interview scheduling. ▪ Negotiate contracts & employment terms, ensuring optimal terms for both the organisation and new hires/contractors, leading to improved offer acceptance rates. ▪ Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key clients in the industry. ▪ Act as primary contact for clients, addressing inquiries and ensuring satisfaction. ▪ Develop project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. ▪ Coordinate project kick-off meetings, defining scope and deliverables.

Director - US Recruitment
India
▪ Spearheaded, trained and scaled an ever growing team of 25+ seasoned & amateur recruiters spread across India through effective selection, continuous training, performance planning, delegation and leadership. ▪ Strategic Partnerships: Established trusted, consultative relationships with executive management, senior leaders, and internal teams to identify needs, analyze metrics, and implement strategies to achieve goals. Also skilled in managing external vendors in India and the US to swiftly fulfill urgent hiring needs. ▪ Implemented Metrics/KPIs to track, observe, report team’s performance level. Daily data tracking & maintaining candidate pools/databases. ▪ Implemented, administered, and trained on ATS (applicant tracking system) & VMS - vendor management system (Eastridge, Fieldglass & Beeline). ▪ Client Delivery/Handling - Delighted the clients with hundreds of exceptional candidates irrespective of the technical skills and achieved a high success rate. ▪ Business Development - Collaborated with our US based client relationship managers, during client discovery calls/meetings to provide inputs from the staffing perspective as a staffing SME, built a strong image of the company and accelerated the overall business development process. ▪ Specialised in recruitment for various industries & verticals such as IT, Healthcare & Automotive.

US Recruitment Manager
▪ Built, trained & managed a team of 8 recruiters from scratch to achieve & successfully deliver monthly targets. ▪ Closed hundreds of candidates for various positions from Fortune 500 clients & emerging startups: Executive Level, C-Suite, VP, Senior Management, Contractors, Hourly, Mid-Level and Entry Level etc. ▪ Focused mostly on IT, Real Estate, Engineering & Fintech industries. ▪ Responsible for client delivery, constantly supported US based sales team comprising 12 CRMs located all across the US. ▪ Analyzed data to optimize full-cycle recruitment processes and efficient recruitment strategies for maximum ROI, return on investment. ▪ Directly reported to the CEO & CTO regarding the fulfillment of monthly targets & margins/ROI. ROI.

Recruiter/Talent Acquisition
▪ Sourced suitable candidates through effective boolean strings & networking, for various IT & non IT contract & permanent staffing roles for our clients spread across the US. ▪ Closed 100+ positions in the year 2018 & was by far the best performing recruiter in the company. ▪ Due to my exceptional performance, I was given the additional responsibility of an unofficial team lead from May 2018 till July 2019.
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