Kaja ‎

Kaja

Talent Acquisition Lead @ airtel

About

Talent Acquisition Leader with 8+ years of experience across Telecom, BFSI, IT Services, FMCG and RPO environments, currently leading end-to-end hiring for large, multi-location businesses at Airtel. I bring a strong blend of execution and strategic intent, having progressed from high-volume recruitment and RPO consulting to owning TA delivery, stakeholder management and hiring strategy for critical business verticals. I'm particularly interested in the evolution of Talent Acquisition into a data-driven, business-aligned function and actively building capabilities in: - Workforce planning and demand forecasting - Hiring metrics and TA analytics - Scalable and tech-enabled recruitment models

Country

India

City

Chennai

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Interviewing, Sourcing, Client Interaction, Recruiting, HR Consulting, Bulk Hiring, Non IT Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Vendor Management, Head Hunting, Cold Calling, Hiring, Human Resources (HR), Writing, LinkedIn Recruiter, Office 365, Communication, Team Management, Interview Skills Training, Talent Pipelining

Experience

airtel

Talent Acquisition Lead

airtel

LinkedIn
2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos
DBS Bank

Talent Acquisition

DBS Bank

LinkedIn
2022-10 - 2025-5 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Responsible for hiring Financial Shared Services Group & Investment Banking operations business. • Handling a team of 2 recruiters and cater to business requirements across Chennai, Coimbatore & Bangalore. • Monthly/quarterly recruitment meets/reviews with stakeholders to understand future business and strategize prioritize hiring for the team. • Design and implement sourcing strategies to eliminate the use of outside contingent and retain searches to save on costs • Build and manage pipeline for other forecasted openings, resulting in increased quality of hires & on time hiring. Significant Highlights: • Successfully fulfilled multiple ramp ups and single handedly organized & managed Walk in Interviews across India (Chennai, Bangalore, Vijayawada & Coimbatore)

HCLTech

Senior HR Executive

HCLTech

LinkedIn
2021-2 - 2022-10 · 1 yr 9 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

BFSI recruitment - handled both Lateral and Fresher hiring. • Responsible for Managed Service Program • Managing the entire TA cycle right from understanding the business requirements, screening & interviewing candidates, negotiating offers and closing the positions. • Managing vendors to get quality profiles against each mandate. • Addressing queries from Vendors, in terms of process guidance, SLAs, & requirement clarifications technically and functionally. • Handled Weekend and Campus drives for lateral & fresher hiring for quick closures and to create pipeline. • Interacting with Executive Directors, Hiring Managers, interviewing panel & aligning with them in regards with their requirements & delivering right fit candidates. Significant Highlights: • Hired 600+ Freshers through Campus interview across Tamil Nadu between 2021 and 2022.

PERSOL APAC

HR Consultant

PERSOL APAC

LinkedIn
2018-1 - 2021-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Handled Volume & Lateral recruitment mainly from BFSI/Banking, FMCG, Energy, Technology & ITES domain. • Sourcing CV’s from Naukri, Indeed, LinkedIn & attending Job Fairs also Generating Employee References while Creating Talent Pool for buffer and future requirements • Client Relationship Management: Client Mapping, Revenue forecasting, Generating mandates and fulfilling the requirements with TAT. • Target Planning: Individual Contributor & Team player • MIS & ATS: Creating resume database and coordinating with Internal Operations team • Keeping systematic rapport with Associates who are active in system, ensuring low attrition Significant Highlights: • Assigned as HR Nobel for Chennai Branch, also served as CFO for 30+ internal associates

Education

SRM IST Chennai

SRM IST Chennai

LinkedIn

HR & MARKETING

2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

Kaja 's Contact Information

Email

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Phone

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