Raman Cheruku

I drive end-to-end corporate hiring initiatives with a strong focus on aligning recruitment strategies to business objectives. My role involves a blend of strategic planning and execution, ensuring high-quality hiring outcomes across diverse domains. Led lateral and leadership hiring across multiple verticals including technology, operations, and corporate functions. Managed strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor to business leaders and hiring managers. Oversaw technology hiring for niche and high-volume roles, ensuring alignment with current and future skill demands. Successfully managed and mentored a team of recruiters, fostering a collaborative, performance-driven culture. Ensured a seamless and candidate-centric hiring experience, contributing to improved offer-to-join ratios and employer branding. Partnered with external vendors and search firms to optimize pipelines for critical and time-sensitive roles. My approach combines people-first leadership, data-driven hiring strategies, and a deep understanding of evolving business needs.

SIDGS is a premium global systems integrator and global implementation partner of Google corporation, providing Digital Solutions & Services to Fortune 500 companies. Our Digital solutions go across following domains: User Experience, CMS, API Management, Microservices, DevOps, Cloud, Service Mesh, Artificial Intelligence, RPA domains. We create innovative solutions in Digital, API Management, Cloud and DevOps space in partnership with Google. We understand that every business has a unique set of challenges and opportunities and we leverage our unique industry insights, honed through decades of combined experience in the technology sector, to deliver the products, solutions and services necessary to achieve best customer satisfaction and delivering positive impact to the communities. Responsibilities: Interacting with Stake holders on daily basis for potential requirements. Gathering the Job requirements form hiring managers, Department heads and preparing the Job description with the provided inputs. Discussing the budgets for the job requirements with the departments heads and get the approvals. Mentoring the team members in understanding the Job description and guide the team to source potential candidate using all the available resources. Screening the candidates before setting up interviews. Following up with interview panel for interview feedbacks and slots for next rounds. Negotiating salaries with shortlisted candidates and interact with them on daily basis to ensure their Joining’s. Involved in building the team from scratch. Hiring good recruiters. Having one-on-one discussion on monthly basis with the team members regarding the work & process issues, concerns, etc. Supervising the recruiting department and reporting on their work performance on weekly & monthly basis.

R3TEK is a forward-thinking technology solutions provider specializing in Managed Services, Generative AI, DevOps Automation, Infrastructure Services, Cybersecurity, Data & AI Solutions, and Application Modernization. We empower Fortune 500 enterprises with innovative, customer-centric solutions for seamless digital transformation. Founded in 2006, R3TEK has a proven track record of delivering excellence and driving client success. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and adaptability sets us apart as a trusted partner in the evolving tech landscape. With a global perspective and a focus on partnership, we aim to be the foremost provider of advanced technology solutions, helping enterprises worldwide harness cutting-edge technology for growth and success.

Scintilla is a global software services company focused on helping you make an impact on business and drive value through your IT investments.works on a wide range of technologies spanning across a variety of domains including mobile, web, server, database, enterprise, security, networking & protocols. We are driven by a passion to deliver solutions that are on the cutting-edge of technology. we work with both commercial and open source tools.It is this principle that lets us deliver best solutions we are sure we can meet the needs of any kind of solution that may be needed by the industry.

• Responsible for End-to-End recruiting process. • Exclusively working on Client’s EMC, Ebay, Novartis/alcon Labs, PayPal, Cytec Industries requirements and also worked on some prime vendor requirements Like Fujitsu, KPIT (Sparta). • Involved in Total life cycle of Recruitment like Sourcing, identifying, screening, interviewing and place technical personnel in contract, contract-to-hire and permanent positions in the Information Technology industry. • Maintain a very high degree of integrity and professionalism in all business dealings • Responsible for helping out junior recruiters in sourcing and letting them understand the client need and the requirements. • Ability to quickly understand which new technologies and solutions are driving the market opportunities. • Strong understanding of Technologies in the IT industry. • Work with H1b's, GC's and Citizens on W2, C2C and 1099 contracts and maintain a pool of active consultants.

• Exclusively working on Client NAVTEQ, Pepsi CO, MEDASSETS, Marathon OIL& Gas, State of FL, State of SC, State of NC requirements • Negotiating the rates of Consultants with Vendors. • Sourced qualified candidates by creating custom Internet postings, searching for candidates on popular Internet job boards, implementing an email blast program. • Managing all aspects of the hiring process including prescreening resumes, conducting telephone interviews. • Recruiting Citizens, Green Card Holders and H1B consultants as per the client requirement for various projects on Full Time, W2, 1099, and Corp-to-Corp basis. • Schedule and coordinate interviews with managers and candidates, maintaining relations with other agencies and consulting companies, negotiating fees and other terms for sub-contracting and closing deals • Understanding various technologies and analyzing the market for current and future needs • Conducting preliminary interviews and short-listing the candidates. Headhunting through telephone calls, references, and personal contacts. E-correspondence with clients and setting up appointments. • Knowledge of IT and Recruitment trends in Information Technology Industry. Experience in Manpower Planning, Recruitment & Selection & Resource Management • Hands on Experience in working for organizational Profitability while dealing with Internal and External Customers. • High end recruiting skills through various modalities like head hunting, Job postings, Cold callings, and broadcasting etc.

• Used a wealth of creative, professional and ethical recruiting methods to source, screen, and interview and evaluate candidates for open positions to provide the best resources to our client base (i.e. Boolean Searches, networking, etc). • Sourced and recruited top-performing professionals in response to immediate opportunities as well as on a proactive basis • Initiated contact with target candidates and develop an ongoing relationship while communicating the benefits of a career in consulting and building confidence in our organization and our clients. • Conducted reference checks, skills assessments and salary negotiations as well as telephone and face-to-face interviews • Responsible for marketing the existing consultants through bulk mailer campaign, Job postings & groups.