Purnendu Shakunt, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Purnendu Shakunt

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

UrbanPiper Technology Pvt Ltd

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Master's degree, Human Reources
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at UrbanPiper Technology Pvt Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since July 2022

Heading the global TA function with pivotal contribution in setting up the teams in geos like LATAM, MEA & Europe from a headcount standpoint.

• Part of TA strategy with HR & BU Heads
• Rich flair of Stakeholder management experience (extensive exp of working with CXOs and handling their dynamics and chaos)
• TA Analytics and Reporting -
o Metrics driven reports on hiring funnel, cost- burn, req summary which includes source mix,
turnaround, open versus closed mandates etc.
o Custodian and creator of hiring reports (TA function within People & Culture) for MBR at BU level.
• Process Champion
o Have been part of ATS implementation process and training right from requirement gathering till the UAT phase and user training.
o Champion internal TA processes namely ER, ATS usage, Campus Connect Program etc. within the org.
o Own and created the hiring workflow and make sure it is followed.
• Managing and handling a team of TA specialists to prioritize and drive hiring across functions/BUs.
• Identify, engage, and maintain a robust vendor pool for hiring reqs.
• Actively participate in non-TA HR projects.

Achievements
Scaled the headcount from 100 to 250+ globally in a span of 8 months.
Picked up and completed HR Connect (1:1 meetings) for Product and Engg. team.
Instrumental in getting the FBP Benefit implemented in the org.
Given the successful accomplishment of hiring the targeted headcount, got promoted to Senior Manager, TA in 9 months.

Talent Acquisition Supervisor at Antuit.ai - now a Zebra Technologies Company
  • India - Bengaluru
  • October 2019 to June 2022

Built robust talent pipeline for hiring across BUs at antuit.ai.
Built credibility of TA brand with the hiring stakeholders through data-driven and outcome-based engagement.
Built analysis on hiring data-points which ultimately paved the way towards comp benchmarking discussions including comp revision for 9-10 high risk-high critical Data Science candidates in Forecasting & Digital Supply Chain vertical.
Brought metrics driven hiring approach (quantified evaluation, compa ratio etc.) thereby enforcing scalable hiring work.
Chalked out the campus plan from scratch thereby re-initiating the program.

Recruiter at Flipkart
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2019 to October 2019

• Collaborate with hiring stakeholders to recruit the right talent across BUs in the corporate functions at Flipkart primarily Corporate Strategy, Corp Development, Corp Affairs/Govt Relations, Sustainability.
• Handled and successfully delivered results for leadership mandates.
• Helped drive culture of excellence with peers in recruiting.

Associate Manager, Recruitment at Borderless Access Pvt Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2017 to February 2019

Own the hiring function including stakeholder engagement across levels for business units. Coordinated & led the international hiring piece along-with onsite stakeholders (actively involved in doing the due diligence for identifying a key client development resource to be remotely based out of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Romania). Accountable to track & capture the hiring metrics and review reports on a periodical basis.

Member of Staff (Talent Partner) at ClearTax - now Clear
  • India - Bengaluru
  • February 2017 to June 2017

Drive non tech hiring for consulting/strategy and operations requisitions across mid-senior level.
Own the hiring cycle starting from requisition indent till onboarding.
Stakeholders connect through hiring catch ups/stand ups.

Talent Acquisition Lead at Fission Labs
  • India - Hyderabad
  • September 2016 to January 2017

Lead and execute the recruiting practices and action plans. Effectively manage stakeholder and candidate relationships being the face of organization for both internal and external clients.

Founder at Hirewire Solutions
  • India - Bengaluru
  • August 2011 to August 2016

Started and led the hiring value add offering to the partners/clients.
Instrumental in client acquisition followed by hiring for them.
Hands-on exposure in successfully working on a plethora of requisitions across tech/non-tech space.

Associate Consultant at CareerNet Technologies
  • India - Bengaluru
  • February 2011 to August 2011

Part of the Learning and Development team involved in managing the training needs and delivery for the organization. Capture and convey the training feedback to the stakeholders. Create pool of external training partners/vendors.

Education

Master's degree, Human Reources
  • at IIPM
  • August 2011

Integrated program comprising of Bachelor of Business Administration & Master of Business Administration.

Specialties & Skills

Metrics
Talent Acquisition
Team Management
Vendor Management
Recruitment Operations
Talent Acquisition
Hiring Metrics
Team Management
Stakeholder Management
Leadership & Lateral Hiring

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Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Cricket
    Play and watch this sport as a hobby.