Resma Surendran

Results-driven IT Technical Recruiter with 5.5+ years of end-to-end talent acquisition experience across IT, engineering, and leadership functions. Proven expertise in sourcing niche profiles—Software Developers, DevOps, Security, Cloud, and Data Science roles—using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Boolean Search, and Carerix ATS. Demonstrated success in closing 20+ vacancies in 2025 alone and coordinating multi-team stakeholder hiring aligned with global recruitment strategies.

Adept at employer branding, workforce planning, and driving diversity hiring initiatives.

Associate – Talent Acquisition (Executive HR) - CTG India Pvt Ltd (A Cegeka Company) - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

(2022-04)

• Successfully closed 20+ vacancies in 2025, including high-priority roles: e.g.: Monitoring Engineer – Dynatrace, Front-End React Developer, Information Security Officer (×2), and Business Support Center Officer.
• Managed full recruitment lifecycle end-to-end: intake calls with hiring managers → intake form completion (talent match number, salary band, career stage, cost center, department, skills) → candidate sourcing → Carerix ATS updates → screening → interview scheduling → hiring request approval → offer management → post-offer follow-up until onboarding.
• Collaborated with hiring managers, VPs, Directors, and IBM team stakeholders to understand workforce needs and align recruitment strategies with business goals; coordinated 11 IBM positions including C/C++, SAP ABAP, Data Science, Azure .Net, Java Dev, D365, and more.
• Sourced and engaged top IT talent—Python, Java, .NET, React, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, AI/ML, Data Science, Security, Cloud, Android/iOS, C/C++—via LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and Boolean Search techniques.
• Conducted competency-based technical screening interviews to evaluate skills, salary alignment (against band), notice period, cultural fit, and technology stack.
• Managed and optimized Carerix ATS: maintained candidate status from 'placed against job order' through onboarding to 'Employee In'; sent feedback invites to interviewers and ensured timely completion.
• Prepared Hiring Request Forms, obtained hiring manager approvals, and liaised with the internal CAMIS team for seamless documentation processing.
• Held weekly sync-up calls with international stakeholders (Raluca, Andreea, and team) to align on Carerix processes, recruitment best practices, and India job-site reviews; submitted weekly Naukri active-employee reports to senior leadership.
• Implemented employer branding strategies via LinkedIn, social media, talent communities, and career events including diversity hiring drives.
• Planned and executed employee engagement events.
• Managed HR operations including Appointment Letters, RO/RL Documentation, Leave Tracking, Employee Queries, JIRA Ticketing, Budget Approvals, and HRMS/GreytHR administration.

HR Recruiter - KPR Mill Limited - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

(2020-09 - 2022-03)

• Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment for mid-to-senior level roles across multiple business functions.
• Developed and maintained talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles, reducing time-to-hire.
• Partnered with hiring managers to design job descriptions, interview frameworks, and hiring scorecards.
• Negotiated salary packages based on industry benchmarking and internal parity, ensuring competitive offers.
• Managed employee referral programs, external recruitment agencies, and campus hiring initiatives.
• Conducted HR data analysis to identify bottlenecks in hiring processes and drive continuous improvement.

MBA - Human Resources Management - PKR Arts College for Women (Bharathiar University) (2018 - 2020)

BBA - Business Administration & Management - PKR Arts College for Women (Bharathiar University) (2015 - 2018)