Sanal Tk

Achievement-driven HR and Talent Acquisition professional with 14+ years of experience across permanent recruitment, contract staffing, client management, end-to-end recruitment and recruitment team leadership. Experienced in managing staffing across India and UAE, partnering with hiring managers, developing talent pipelines, delivering niche and senior IT hiring, managing key accounts and driving recruitment teams toward quality and target achievement.

Manager – Global Talent Partnership at M P Dominic & Co (2020-01 – Present)

• Lead client management, recruitment delivery, team management and task management for talent partnership engagements.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business hiring needs into executable recruitment and delivery plans.
• Drive service delivery, team productivity and achievement of staffing objectives.

Asst. Manager – Recruitment & Operations at Wesearch Info Solutions / Wesearch Inc (2017-04 – 2019-12)

• Managed permanent and contract staffing across India and UAE and oversaw service delivery of client accounts.
• Worked with HR teams and hiring managers to define requirements, track requisitions and address hiring challenges.
• Planned and delegated daily, weekly and monthly tasks; monitored productivity, efficiency, quality and targets.
• Prepared recruitment reports and metrics for stakeholders and management.
• Identified sourcing channels and channel partners through cost-benefit analysis; sourced and evaluated profiles.
• Coordinated technical and HR interviews with internal teams and client stakeholders and followed up proactively.
• Identified team training needs; supported development, skill building, deployment, retention and career growth.
• Recruited, mentored and led recruiters; handled senior IT hiring for long-term contract and permanent positions.
• Managed full recruitment lifecycle using Naukri, Shine, TimesJobs, Monster and LinkedIn; created JDs and executed bulk sourcing.

Talent Acquisition Manager at Stringz (2015-04 – 2017-04)

• Managed the complete recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, target hunting, negotiation and recruitment.
• Managed multiple MNC key accounts and coordinated requirements, interview schedules, client feedback and selections.
• Led and mentored recruiters to establish an effective delivery model for external clients.
• Handled senior IT professionals for long-term contract and permanent positions and fulfilled corporate IT requirements.
• Built candidate pipelines for recurring MNC requirements; worked with Delivery and Technical Managers to screen and shortlist profiles.
• Participated in client calls, set expectations and developed hiring plans.
• Prepared employee compensation break-ups and salary structures covering gross salary, basic, HRA, conveyance and other allowances.

HR Team Lead at M P Dominic & Co (2011-01 – 2015-05)

• Led a team of junior executives and distributed manpower requisitions based on requirement criticality.
• Managed the overseas recruitment division, including foreign partner networks and candidate delivery for clients, particularly in the Middle East.
• Maintained candidate and client relationships throughout the recruitment process and managed recruitment databases.
• Sourced candidates through job portals, internal databases and references; built candidate pools and screened against JDs.
• Conducted telephonic interviews assessing communication, experience, qualifications, responsibilities, current CTC, expected CTC and notice period.
• Handled employee queries and grievances, reviewed JDs and coordinated joining formalities with managers.

MBA in Human Resource Management – Shridhar University (2013)

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering – SVCET (Anna University) (2008-12)

HSE in Science – Board of Public Examination, Kerala

10th Standard – Board of Public Examination, Kerala