Vijayram Singh

Talent Acquisition Leader with 15+ years of experience leading recruitment delivery, talent acquisition strategy, recruitment operations, workforce planning, technical and engineering hiring, corporate recruitment, leadership hiring, stakeholder management and team leadership across India, Middle East, US, EMEA and APAC. Experienced in managing recruitment teams of up to 20 recruiters, building scalable talent pipelines, improving hiring efficiency, strengthening recruitment governance, and using data-driven hiring practices to improve time-to-fill, conversion and recruiter productivity. Strong background across IT Services, Engineering, BFSI, Automotive, Aerospace, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Retail and Education, with hands-on experience in technology and engineering talent acquisition and transformation hiring.

Experienced in AI-enabled sourcing, talent intelligence, recruitment analytics, Boolean search, talent mapping, ATS/CRM management, candidate experience, offer negotiation, vendor management and recruitment process optimization.

Recruitment Manager – Talent Acquisition - Vistas Global (An Aria Holding Company) - Middle East and India

(2025-08 - 2026-05)

• Led end-to-end Talent Acquisition delivery across Middle East and India for IT, Engineering and Corporate functions, partnering with business and HR leaders on workforce planning, demand forecasting and hiring priorities.
• Managed niche and business-critical hiring across SAP, Cloud, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, Data Engineering and Digital Transformation programs, building sustainable talent pipelines through targeted sourcing and talent mapping.
• Led stakeholder engagement, hiring governance, interview coordination, selection, offer negotiation and onboarding while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
• Developed sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, talent mapping and recruitment partners to improve candidate identification and pipeline quality.
• Tracked recruitment KPIs including time-to-fill, conversion ratios and sourcing effectiveness; used recruitment analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve delivery predictability.
• Leveraged AI-powered sourcing and talent intelligence tools including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, HireEZ, SeekOut and Perplexity AI to improve recruiter productivity and sourcing efficiency.

Leadership Hiring & HR Operations - Freelance HR Consultant - India, US, EMEA, APAC & Nordic

(2024-10 - 2025-04)

• Delivered leadership, senior Sales and Pre-Sales hiring mandates across India, US, EMEA and APAC markets.
• Managed end-to-end recruitment including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, stakeholder communication, offer management and onboarding.
• Maintained 95%+ client satisfaction and improved recruitment closure cycles by 20–25% through structured sourcing and pipeline management.
• Supported HR operations, HR documentation and HRMS/ATS administration.

Career Break - Career Break (Family Care)

(2023-12 - 2024-09)

Planned career break for family responsibilities; returned to professional recruitment consulting and leadership hiring in October 2024.

Manager – Delivery - People Prime Worldwide - Hyderabad

(2023-05 - 2023-12)

• Led recruitment delivery for IT and Engineering hiring programs and managed a team of 20 recruiters.
• Implemented KPI-based recruitment reviews, delivery governance and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Partnered with clients and senior stakeholders on workforce planning, hiring priorities, recruitment strategy and delivery timelines.
• Improved time-to-fill through structured sourcing, pipeline management and recruiter performance tracking.

Sr Executive – Talent Acquisition - Thermo Fisher Scientific - Bangalore (Randstad Payroll)

(2021-10 - 2022-10)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment across sourcing, screening, interviewing, stakeholder coordination and offer management.
• Built quality talent pipelines using social recruiting, job boards and professional communities.
• Partnered with hiring managers to define recruitment strategies, improve candidate experience and deliver hiring requirements.

Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition - Happiest Minds Technologies - Bangalore (TeamLease Payroll)

(2021-01 - 2021-08)

• Led recruitment operations and managed recruiter activities across technology hiring.
• Implemented Boolean search and social recruiting strategies to improve sourcing efficiency.
• Tracked recruitment KPIs including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and offer acceptance ratios.

Sr Executive – Recruitment / Sourcing - L&T Infotech (LTI) - Mumbai / Bangalore / Hyderabad

(2015-09 - 2020-12)

• Managed strategic technology hiring for global clients including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and EY.
• Led India and Middle East recruitment across multiple technology stacks, supporting complex and niche hiring requirements.
• Partnered with leadership on compensation benchmarking, hiring strategy, workforce planning and talent pipeline development.
• Supported large-scale recruitment programs and niche technology hiring initiatives across multiple business requirements.

Senior IT Recruiter / Manager - Techwave Consulting - Hyderabad

(2014-06 - 2015-09)

• Managed end-to-end IT recruitment and Middle East/APAC hiring initiatives.
• Handled sourcing, screening, interviewing, stakeholder coordination, offer management and onboarding.
• Built talent pipelines for technology roles and supported recruitment delivery across regional hiring mandates.

Manager – Recruitment Delivery & Employee Relations - Core Global IT Products & Services - Hyderabad

(2013-03 - 2013-10)

• Managed recruitment operations for Middle East (KSA) engagements.
• Led sourcing teams, vendor management and recruitment planning activities.
• Supported stakeholder coordination and recruitment delivery for regional engagements.

Team Lead / Delivery Lead – Recruitment - Cognate IT Services - Hyderabad

(2010-06 - 2012-08)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment delivery and client relationships across technical and bulk hiring programs.
• Led recruitment teams handling high-volume hiring, sourcing, screening, interview coordination and candidate closure.

HR Recruiter - Syscon Software Solutions

(2007-06 - 2010-05)

• Handled complete recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, interviews, offer management and onboarding.

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications - Nagarjuna University