Ayush Saxena

Dynamic and results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with 7+ years of experience in Recruitment Operations, Talent Acquisition, Team Leadership, and Staffing Delivery. Proven expertise managing recruitment teams of up to 26 recruiters, delivering end-to-end hiring across multiple industries and levels from entry-level to CXO. Experienced in stakeholder management, workforce planning, recruitment analytics, KPI management, process optimization, and AI-enabled recruitment.

Head – Talent Acquisition & Operations at Urban HR Pvt. Ltd. (2024-12 – Present)

• Led and managed a 26-member Talent Acquisition team delivering end-to-end recruitment across multiple clients and business verticals.
• Owned full recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, onboarding and joining.
• Handled volume hiring, niche hiring, leadership hiring and executive search mandates.
• Built recruitment SOPs, KPI dashboards, recruiter scorecards and productivity reports.
• Managed stakeholder relationships with founders, HR leaders and hiring managers to ensure SLA and TAT adherence.
• Coached and mentored recruiters through regular training, performance reviews and quality audits.
• Worked on domestic as well as selected international hiring mandates across the USA, Australia, Canada, Gulf region and Europe for client requirements, supporting sourcing, screening and talent pipeline development.
• Improved sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Boolean Search, referrals and AI-enabled recruitment tools.
• Drove recruitment analytics, process improvements and team performance initiatives.

Team Lead – Recruitment at Profile Enterprises (2017-06 – 2024-12)

• Led a recruitment team and allocated requisitions based on recruiter expertise and workload.
• Managed end-to-end hiring across multiple industries and experience levels.
• Reviewed resumes, conducted screening interviews and coordinated interview schedules.
• Monitored recruiter KPIs, submissions, interviews, offers and joining ratios.
• Built sourcing pipelines using Naukri, LinkedIn, job portals, referrals and database mining.
• Maintained strong client communication and provided regular hiring status updates.
• Resolved hiring bottlenecks through market mapping and alternative sourcing strategies.
• Mentored new recruiters on ATS usage, Boolean search and recruitment best practices.

Bachelor of Business Administration in HR

Higher Secondary in Commerce