Ajinkya Thombre

Experience

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  Ascent Management, Pune

  Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

  Jr. HR recruiter
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  SQS-India

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2011

  HR Executive

   Owned full recruitment cycle: collecting requirements, studying, analyzing, screening, sourcing, short listing, scheduling and closing positions for assigned requisitions. Reducing the dependencies of Job Boards through Smart Sourcing Techniques. Closely worked with the interview panel while scheduling the meetings/appointments with the candidates and collected the feedback of the candidates interviewed. Extensive Experience in handling and managing Campus Interviews, Interview drives successfully. Conducting HR interviews as well as Salary Negotiations. Preparing Salary structures and getting approvals from management. Preparing tentative offers and dispatching them to the respective selected candidates. Preparing final offers and dispatching them to the respective selected candidates. End- to- End follow-up of the candidates (pre and post offer related issues). Conducting the induction program for new joiners. Manage & update various MIS reports & ISO tracker sheets Show less

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  Syntel

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2014

   Owned full recruitment cycle: collecting requirements, studying, analyzing, screening, sourcing, short listing, scheduling and closing positions for assigned requisitions as well as managing the team activities. Reducing the dependencies of Job Boards through Smart Sourcing Techniques. (LinkedIn, Open sites, Blogs, networking, head hunting etc.) Handling end to end Recruitment Life Cycle- for I.T. Recruitments, right from working on job portals, posting job requisitions, screening profiles, evaluating, short listing candidates, interviews and salary negotiations and releasing the offer letter. Involved in India Hiring [Offshore] & USA Hiring [Onsite] Regular meeting with the delivery teams and the PDAC teams for forecasting the requirements & making strategies for fulfilling the current open requirements.  Recruitment, including drafting advertisements, through consultants and in-house resources, walk-in-interview, internet, employee referrals and through networking sites. Ability to understand project requirements & identify key skills so as to be able to picture the ideal candidate to the match the requirement. Closing the positions within the stipulated SLA’s. Sourcing quality candidates & completing the initial screening in terms of their fitment, aspirations, CTC expectations & relocation constraints. Well versed with People soft HRMS module and HireCraft for managing requirements as well as recruitment cycle. Worked for closing of Niche Skills. Actively taken part in outstation campus hiring events along with the campus hiring track and other stakeholders Have reduced the cost per hire by maximizing the use of Job portals and minimizing the agency hire to minimum.  Manage & update various MIS, requirement as well as Service Order reports. Show less  Owned full recruitment cycle: collecting requirements, studying, analyzing, screening, sourcing, short listing, scheduling and closing positions for assigned requisitions as well as managing the team activities. Reducing the dependencies of Job Boards through Smart Sourcing Techniques. (LinkedIn, Open sites, Blogs, networking, head hunting etc.) Handling end to end Recruitment Life Cycle- for I.T. Recruitments, right from working on job portals, posting job requisitions, screening profiles, evaluating, short listing candidates, interviews and salary negotiations and releasing the offer letter. Involved in India Hiring [Offshore] & USA Hiring [Onsite] Regular meeting with the delivery teams and the PDAC teams for forecasting the requirements & making strategies for fulfilling the current open requirements.  Recruitment, including drafting advertisements, through consultants and in-house resources, walk-in-interview, internet, employee referrals and through networking sites. Ability to understand project requirements & identify key skills so as to be able to picture the ideal candidate to the match the requirement. Closing the positions within the stipulated SLA’s. Sourcing quality candidates & completing the initial screening in terms of their fitment, aspirations, CTC expectations & relocation constraints. Well versed with People soft HRMS module and HireCraft for managing requirements as well as recruitment cycle. Worked for closing of Niche Skills. Actively taken part in outstation campus hiring events along with the campus hiring track and other stakeholders Have reduced the cost per hire by maximizing the use of Job portals and minimizing the agency hire to minimum.  Manage & update various MIS, requirement as well as Service Order reports. Show less

  • Asst. Manager - Recruitments

    Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Sr. Executive - Recruitments

    Aug 2011 - Mar 2013
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  CDK Global

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2017

  Candidate Manager - Global Product & Technology

  As Sr. Associate HR, I hired a diversified candidate for the multiple product teams within the organizations as well as I commenced and piloted Diversity hiring program across product lines and closed by improving overall Diversity from 10% to 30%. Scheduled and implemented complete campus hiring by hiring freshers from various collages/campuses from multiple locations. I also operated internal audits to ensure the processes are followed uniformly across both locations.My job duties at CDK Global India (Formerly ADP Pvt. Ltd.) include: Recommended clients who are considering a career change. Built a relationship of trust and respect Initiated floor walks to increase awareness for the referral program, drafted internal communication emails. It helped in improving overall referral hiring from 12% to 27%. Accountable for ensuring a strong connect with the leadership team with weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly 1-1, Status meetings to share the requirement/hiring development. Controlled automation projects for few HR processes for easy workflow (comp tool for internal parity, Recruitment specific upgrades in the inbuilt tool- Ikare, Participated in India specific recruitment tool building at a global level) Set up a recruitment department at Pune location by managing logistics, hiring, training, managing, and mentoring new team members to the level where they started to deliver quality work. In addition, I also proposed various policies (Secondment, Alumni/Rehire, Onboarding process/checklists, BGV process) & created workflows (hiring) for the same. Assisted the external auditor in recruitment audits. Show less

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  SLB

  Jan 2017 - now

  At Schlumberger, I support the HR policies and practices to effectively balance the needs of employees with goals. I also built and initiated a Centralized PowerBi Dashboard for management and hiring managers and recruitment team to track/understand and improve on the day to day basis.My job duties at Schlumberger include: Develop & execute interventions for enhancing organizational capability & establishing high performance mindset Manage end-to-end HR processes at different levels in a matrix structure and ensuring risk mitigation & compliance Create and implement crucial recruitment policies and programs Initiated Recruitment stand up and introduced effective usage of office 365 tools to record the meetings, structured Performance review meeting with all staffing and recruitment agencies. Launched mobile referral app and dedicated recruitment SharePoint Improve on diversity hiring and achieved 41% in the year 2019 Built center as COE for UX and Data Science with strategic planning focus and hiring Diminish Contractor Headcount and improved employee headcount with strategic hiring without impacting business delivery. Reinitiated Campus relations which helped in securing day 1 in prestigious IIT institution. Accomplish 50% gender diversity in fresh out hiring Deliver leadership and guidance on defined strategies, policies, and programs. As Recruitment Lead, I built recruitment ATS and reduced vendor dependency and improved on internal referrals directly impacting the cost-saving per year. I also enhanced on Diversity hiring on year on year basis 100% target achieved. Additionally, I am recognizing, securing, leading, and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, including individuals with a wide range of specialist knowledge, managing Workforce Talent Acquisition activities like Diversity Hiring. I also initiate new T&D objectives, customizing, and driving the team to execute training and development programs. Show less

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    May 2023 - Sept 2023

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    Apr 2021 - May 2023

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    Oct 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Recruitment Lead

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