Ramkumar S

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader with 7+ years of experience delivering high-quality talent across Capital Markets, Banking, Financial Services, and Technology domains. Proven expertise in full-cycle recruitment, stakeholder management, and high-volume delivery within MSP/VMS environments. Specialized in hiring for trading, risk, operations, and technology roles supporting capital markets functions, with strong understanding of financial markets, trade lifecycle, and regulatory environments.

NISM-certified professional with a strong interest in aligning recruitment strategies to business outcomes in global financial institutions.

Senior IT Recruiter / Talent Lead at Trident Consulting (2025-08 – Present)

• Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery for enterprise clients including financial services and regulated industries.
• Managed 100+ active requisitions, including roles aligned to capital markets technology, operations, and risk functions.
• Partnered with stakeholders to understand hiring needs across trading platforms, financial systems, and enterprise applications.
• Delivered high-quality candidate pipelines within 24-hour turnaround SLAs across multiple VMS platforms.
• Built and tracked KPIs for submission quality, interview ratios, and offer conversion.
• Reduced submission errors by 30% through implementation of structured screening and quality frameworks.
• Represented recruitment function in client discussions, ensuring alignment with delivery expectations and compliance standards.

Senior / Lead IT Recruiter at Themesoft (2023-02 – 2025-08)

• Delivered hiring support across financial services, healthcare, and technology sectors.
• Specialized in sourcing and placing candidates for data, analytics, and enterprise technology roles supporting BFSI clients.
• Managed full-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, negotiation, and onboarding.
• Built strong pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and referrals.
• Ensured compliance with U.S. employment models (W2, C2C, 1099) and Canadian payroll structures (HST, T4).
• Maintained high submission-to-interview ratios through targeted sourcing strategies.

Senior IT Recruiter at Trident Consulting (2018-09 – 2023-01)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for U.S.-based clients across IT and engineering domains.
• Supported hiring for roles involving financial systems, ERP, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
• Built talent pipelines through job boards, networking, and direct sourcing.
• Conducted detailed screening to assess technical skills, compensation expectations, and compliance factors.
• Negotiated offers and ensured successful closures across multiple engagement models.

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical – Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore (2015)