Sujeeth Kumar Aakula

A results-driven and strategic Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 12+ years of comprehensive experience in HR transformation, end-to- end talent management, and recruitment strategy development with expertise in hiring for leadership, middle-management, and entry-level positions across IT and non-IT domains, including niche and hard-to-fill. Streamlined talent acquisition by leveraging ATS for resume screening, candidate profiling, and contact management Proficient in maintaining meaningful candidate relationships, ensuring exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle

Talent Acquisition – RPO - MSPC Services (RPO for ITC Infotech) Contract

• Worked closely with Project Managers and business stakeholders to understand and collect detailed hiring requirements, skill expectations, and project-specific needs.
• Coordinated with interview panel members to schedule and manage technical and functional interviews based on their availability.
• Managed end-to-end interview scheduling and coordination between candidates, Project Managers, panel members, and HR teams.
• Followed up with interview panels to collect timely feedback and updated candidate status accordingly.
• Coordinated with candidates throughout the interview process, ensuring availability and smooth communication at every stage.
• Collected and verified candidate documents required for HR processing, background verification, and onboarding.
• Coordinated HR discussions with selected candidates and ensured completion of required formalities.
• Collected compensation, employment, identity, and other required documents from candidates and submitted them to the respective HR teams for further processing.
• Prepared and shared candidate details and documentation with internal stakeholders for approvals and offer processing.
• Followed up with HR and relevant stakeholders for candidate approvals, offer release, and joining formalities.
• Maintained regular communication with candidates to keep them engaged throughout the hiring and onboarding process.
• Supported the complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering and candidate coordination through interviews, HR discussions, approvals, and onboarding.

Talent Acquisition - iPlace India Pvt Ltd (RPO for ITC Infotech)

(2021-09 - 2026-02)

• Managed ATS updates, interview coordination, salary negotiation, and background verification.
• Coordinated with Account Managers and ensured timely follow-ups and interview scheduling.
• Sourcing candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, and internal databases.
• Screening resumes and conducting initial HR interviews.
• Maintaining candidate data in ATS and updating recruitment trackers.
• Ensuring timely closure of positions as per client requirements.

Freelancer - Freelancer

(2020-09 - 2021-08)

Talent acquisition - Sageable Technologies

(2019-05 - 2020-08)

• Utilized diverse sourcing tools including Naukri, LinkedIn, IIMJobs, Employee referrals, and vendor support to effectively source qualified resumes for various roles.
• Handled full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing to onboarding.
• Conducted pre-screening, interviews, and salary negotiations for IT professionals.
• Developed and maintained relationships with vendors and hiring partners.

Senior Recruiter - Metanoia Solutions- Sageable Technology

(2018-10 - 2019-04)

• Identify and attract qualified candidates through job portals, referrals, social media, and ATS.
• Evaluate resumes and profiles to ensure alignment with job requirements and client expectations
• Execute hiring volumes recruitment drives effectively,
• Work closely with top tier clients like Morgan Stanley.
• Maintain accurate records of candidate pipelines, interview outcomes, and hiring metrics for internal and client reporting.

Senior Recruiter - Sankara IT Solutions (VLS Systems)

(2017-03 - 2017-06)

• Giving closures to the organization with a good rate and placing the consultant, mostly in long term projects
• Taking Interview feedback from Vendors, Managing, coordinating, and processing of the selected candidate
• Analyze Requirement. Finding and matching prospective candidates by telephone, e-mail, and the Internet to determine skills, experience, and areas for geographic employment, preferences, and availability with the requirement.
• Interact with American staffing companies and get the priority requirements.

Senior Recruiter - Metanoia Solutions

(2011-12 - 2017-02)

• Handling the entire recruiting cycle, Sourcing, Screening, Interviewing, and placing qualified Candidates.
• Training fresher’s
• Manage client accounts and develop new relation with clients.
• Responsible for Searching, identifying new consultants for current job openings.
• Maintaining Up to date records of whole recruitment activities.
• Maintaining the relationship with Direct Clients & Tier One Vendors
• Improve recruitment workflow.

Bachelor's in engineering - IT - Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (2012)