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Nivedita Mukherjee

Templestowe,Victoria

Summary

As a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional , I bring to the table an impressive portfolio of experience of more than 14 years in recruitment, workforce management, and HR operations. Dynamic and result-oriented individual,possess excellent knowledge of recruiting and hiring processes including sourcing, interviewing, reference checking, tracking, salary negotiations, and closing. A resourceful, solution-focused professional with excellent interpersonal and rapport-building skills. Self-motivated professional who achieves results and has superior ability to coordinate and perform several projects simultaneously.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Director (Manager) - AI and Data - Talent acquisition

EY
04.2021 - Current
  • I lead all recruitment activities for the group across Australia and New Zealand
  • Have been in the role for the last 3 years leading recruitment initiatives across various competencies within the digital landscape and have a proven track record in managing high-volume recruitment within the experienced hire group starting from Consultants to Directors level roles
  • Have been instrumental in leading hiring initiatives within the team hiring for niche skills like data engineering, data architecture, solution architecture and AI roles( hired 130 individuals from consultant to director level, with primary focus being on Female leadership hirings, also led strategic hiring initiatives like Neurodiverse hiring and other DE&I initiatives
  • Have been the sole point of contact for all recruitment and talent initiatives to Senior Partners, Partners & HRBPs on designing talent strategy and driving the delivery of specific hiring needs
  • Manage a team of 4 TA specialists onshore and 2 offshore to drive the outcomes for the team.

Recruitment and Talent lead (Ventures & Acquisitions)

Accenture - Australia
03.2019 - 04.2021
  • Led all recruitment activities for our Ventures and Acquisitions team across different businesses within Accenture ANZ
  • Partnered with the business on strategic resourcing activities, whilst driving best practice through the full recruitment life cycle across different skills
  • Led multiple strategic projects and high value programs of work across the function to develop the Talent Acquisition value proposition
  • Accountable for the delivery of all recruitment activities in a timely manner
  • Liaised with hiring managers, provided market insights, and helped create a pipeline through passive hiring via LinkedIn
  • Maintained a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and ongoing relationship management
  • Built strong relationships and educated stakeholders on TA process and best practices
  • Involved in driving gender and diversity initiatives within the portfolio.

Talent Acquisition specialist (Applied Intelligence and Digital)

Accenture - Australia
01.2017 - 03.2019
  • Led recruitment activities for my line of business, managed recruitment operation activities for the group, starting from candidate sourcing to candidate onboarding
  • Worked closely with hiring managers to maintain a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and ongoing relationship management
  • Built strong relationships and educated stakeholders on TA process and best practices
  • Involved in driving gender and diversity initiatives within the portfolio.

Workforce / Resource Management consultant

PWC - Australia
12.2011 - 07.2013
  • Implemented and executed Resource Management initiatives as driven by the Assurance leadership within an Operating Unit (OU)
  • Provided support to the Resource Manager and Operational leadership team to advise, guide, and escalate any issues within operational resourcing
  • Shared and recommended process improvements within Resource Management and the Business Unit
  • Advised on ideas to improve the diversity and inclusion of teams within the Operating Unit
  • Created, reviewed, and analyzed reporting within the Operating Unit to highlight trends and share insights with the Resource Manager and Operations Leader
  • Allocated people strategically within projects and worked with the Resource Manager to ensure new work and proposals have the best success and team development.

Business Analyst

American Express - India
06.2004 - 01.2009
  • Chosen for a key talent acquisition platform deployment – TALEO where my role was to test user acceptance of Taleo functionality
  • Performed various reviews, simulations, and quality checks to ensure changes/modifications functioned
  • Provided accurate and timely advice to the Talent acquisition teams on Taleo implementation, Bug fixes, HR policies, and procedures where a change was needed
  • Performed end-to-end testing for the platform on a regular basis.

Customer Service Associate

GE Capital - India
04.2003 - 02.2004
  • Acted as a single point of contact for all internal recruitment activities, including campus hiring.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow India
01-2000

Skills

  • Professional Services Industries
  • Talent acquisition Strategy
  • Recruitment operations
  • Workforce Planning
  • Talent pooling
  • Assessment Design
  • Negotiation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication
  • Career Counselling and coaching
  • Social media
  • Market Mapping Analysis
  • Relationship Building
  • Stakeholder management
  • Problem Solving
  • Project management
  • Hiring
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Job Description Development
  • Facilitation
  • Onboarding
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Project Management
  • Report Generation
  • Human Resources
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Employee Relations
  • Process Improvement
  • Employee Development
  • Hiring and Training
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Onboarding and Orientation
  • Excellent Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Time Management
  • Idea Development and Brainstorming
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Organizational Skills
  • Team Leadership
  • Written Communication
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Resolution
  • Positive Attitude

Projects

  • EY, Senior female leadership and overall female diversity hiring champion for AI and Data, Driving the KPI from as low as 22% where the target was to reach 30% by end of the financial year, across Manager, Senior manager and director ranks and was able to bring the percentage as close to 28% within a few months, was promoted within a span of 6 months, this was to recognise my exceptional efforts to drive key initiatives to reach operational goals for the team specially around female diversity.
  • EY, Neurodiverse hiring initiative, AI and Data was the first one to launch Neurodiverse hiring pilot program, I led this initiative from recruitment perspective liaising with a specialist organisation ensuring we provide the best candidate experience to our neurodiverse talent pool and have received immense applause and encouragement from our leadership team.
  • Accenture Australia Pvt Ltd, Employee referral program (ERP) lead for ANZ, I was able to achieve a target of 35% of referrals for experienced hires in a span of 6 months for ANZ, with ERP was instrumental in driving Gender diversity initiatives and was able to bring that up from 24% to 35% for the Market unit.

Certifications

  • Lean six sigma - green belt - LinkedIn
  • Certified LinkedIn Coach
  • People analytics certification - LinkedIn Learning

References

Available upon request.

About Me

As a seasoned Talent Acquisition specialist, I bring to the table an impressive portfolio of more than 14 years in recruitment, workforce management, and HR operations...

Cover Letter

Dear Hiring team, I am a results driven Talent leader with over 14 years of experience in Recruitment operations, Talent acquisition, Talent strategy, Resource management / workforce planning and HR operations, I am excited to apply for the advertised position of Senior Manager- Talent Acquisition at Zip Co Ltd...

Certification

  • Certified LinkedIn coach
  • Yellow belt - Six Sigma certified

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant Director (Manager) - AI and Data - Talent acquisition

EY
04.2021 - Current

Recruitment and Talent lead (Ventures & Acquisitions)

Accenture - Australia
03.2019 - 04.2021

Talent Acquisition specialist (Applied Intelligence and Digital)

Accenture - Australia
01.2017 - 03.2019

Workforce / Resource Management consultant

PWC - Australia
12.2011 - 07.2013

Business Analyst

American Express - India
06.2004 - 01.2009

Customer Service Associate

GE Capital - India
04.2003 - 02.2004

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Isabella Thoburn College

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