Riya Sharma

Experience

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  Merkle Sokrati

  Feb 2015 - Oct 2021

  +Administering complete recruitment in the organization. Working closely with the Business Unit Head in hiring prediction, hiring results and retention planning+Directly reporting to the CEO and being a part of the senior management discussions in the hiring decisions and employee Lifecycle management+Counselling and coaching employees and managers regarding HR issues, practices and policies; educating and advising employees on group health plans as well as voluntary benefits+Leading and mentoring interns and executives to ramp them up to grow to the next level of their career+Ensuring to elevate and improve employee morale and relations through various techniques like employee surveys, developing and enforcing policies related to human resource activity+Liaising with the business to develop plans for critical roles; driving employee engagement activities; analyzing the attrition and preparing reports; conducting exit interviews and analyzing the same to take corrective measures if required+Administering complete employee Life-cycle in the organization from On-boarding till Separation+Rendering service within agreed SLAs & timeliness and adhering to quality, accuracy & TAT processes; assisting employees with benefit changes and modifying benefits for the cost effectiveness of the company+Managing social media profiles of the company from the HR team+Training new interviewers and identifying employees who can be added to the panel basis performance and feedbackHighlights: +Leading the recruitment of 5 new business verticals and Global Delivery Centre from scratch – SEO, Branding, Programmatic, Hyperlocal, CRM+Restructured policies rather guidelines that suits the best interest of employees as well as the company Show less +Conducted HR Induction and BU Orientation+Owned campus hiring – Campus prediction, relationship management, offer rollouts and offer to join conversion+Owned recruitment reporting and analytics – conversion ratio, funnel analysis, funnel movement, source analysis+Conducted referral programs to ensure a healthy mix of source that worked the best for us+Liaised with stakeholders for rewards & recognition for the interviewers+Took care of employee letters from onboarding to exit – offer letters, appointment letters, bonafide, employment proofs, exit letters+Contributed towards smooth functioning of HR initiatives such as Induction & Orientation, Employee Relations, Employee Grievance & Implementation of Change Initiatives+Collaborated with business leaders in managing end-to-end recruitment cycle process for selection of middle and senior leaders+Conducted exit interviews for the employees leaving the organization; provided recommendations & suggestions to the management to take corrective actionsHighlights: +Received a milestone award to close Sr. Management hire in 2 weeks +Restructured Joining forms and feedback survey to ensure proper reporting and analysis of the data captured +Involved in CSR activities such as Blood Donation and Environment Awareness Drives Show less +Monitored end-to-end recruitment, sourcing, screening, and shortlisting candidates through portals+Collaborated with Business Services Department for hiring managers to understand the skills and background required+Conducted salary negotiations and after offer acceptance from the candidate, discussed on the possible date of joining+Engaged with the candidate until onboarding and helping & supporting them with the initial joining formalities before the formal induction program+Prepared Job description, interviewed prospective candidates, used internal benchmarking to Fit/Map the candidates+Leave and attendance management and providing necessary inputs for payroll every month+Maintaining Mediclaim and Employee Master DataHighlights: +Owned the growth of employee strength from 100 to 250 with total number of hires around 150 within 90 Days Show less

  • Head of Talent Acquisition

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Manager - Human Resources

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Asst. Manager - Human Resources

    Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Sr. Execuitve - Human Resources

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Human Resources Executive

    Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Talent Acquisition Intern

    Feb 2015 - Jul 2015
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  Livspace

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Sr. Manager - Talent Acquisition (TA Leader for Central functions)

  Heading Talent Acquisition for Central Org - Marketing, Sales, Category, Finance, HR, TechLeading a team of 24 Recruiters and TLs

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  Pixis

  May 2022 - Oct 2023

  Talent Acquisition Head - Global (Non tech)

  Hiring and engaging smartest talent in US, LATAM, Europe and Australia

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  Self-employed

  Nov 2023 - now

  Recruiting Partner

  Hiring key talent in India, US, LATAM, Australia