Sanjeevi Visagamoorthy

Robert Half is the world's largest specialised recruitment firm providing temporary, contract and permanent recruitment solutions for accounting, finance, financial services, technology and administrative professionals. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, with FY23 global revenues at $6.39 billion.

As part of our dedicated Financial Services team, my role as a Senior Talent Manager is to proactively network, relationship manage and source active and passive talent across Finance, Legal, Risk and Compliance professions.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Recruiting professionals salaried up to $250,000 AUD. Average salaries circa. $200,000 Package.
• Filling job requests for both interim/contract and permanent vacancies. Up to 15-20 different positions and searches at any given time.
• Supporting clients across Corporate/Institutional Banking, Insurance (Life, General & Re.), Trading Markets, Funds/Wealth Management and Fintech/Startup sectors.
• Conducting strategic headhunting and volume hires through various channels such as database searches, Seek Employer, LinkedIn Recruiter and utilizing network referrals.
• Supporting and mentoring new starters and junior members across the team and broader office.
• Involved in Round-Table Leadership discussions with senior management to improve office culture and collaboration.
• Working with L&D Teams internally to improve training and mentorship programs.
• Consistently building strong relationships with industry professionals, ensuring a robust network for active talent and referrals.
• Reducing time-to-fill vacancies by effectively coordinating between multiple hiring managers and candidates.
• Running streamlined candidate interview processes, using structured templates and standardized feedback forms to reduce bias.
• Leveraging data-driven insights via tools such as TalentInsights, to inform strategic talent resourcing and decision-making.

Achievements:

• In 2024, I conducted a strategic market map across a range of sectors that was crucial to a business case that launched a new contracting LOB.
• Consultant of the Month September 2024

• Specialised in sourcing for permanent and contract talent within Finance, Legal, Risk & Compliance across the Financial Services industry.
• Client sectors cover Corporate/Institutional Banking, Insurance (Life, General & Re.), Trading Markets, Funds/Wealth Management and Fintech/Startup organisations.
• Conducting strategic headhunting and volume hires through various channels such as database searches, Seek Employer, LinkedIn Recruiter and utilizing network referrals.
• Supporting and mentoring new starters and junior members across the team and broader office.
• Involved in Round-Table Leadership discussions with senior management to improve office culture and collaboration.
• Working with L&D Teams internally to improve training and mentorship programs.
• Developed strong relationships with industry professionals, ensuring a robust network for potential candidates and passive talent.
• Reduce time-to-fill positions by effectively managing communication between hiring managers and candidates.
• Running streamlined candidate interview processes, through structured templates and standardized evaluation criteria.
• Leveraging data-driven insights via tools such as TalentInsights, to inform strategic talent resourcing and decision-making.

Achievements:

• Invited to a Top Performers Lunch Q1 2024 for billing over $120k.
• Consultant of the Month March 2024. Billing over $60k in the month.
• Consultant of the Month, November 2022. Billing over $60k in the month.
• Rookie of the Year 2021 (0-12 months tenure). Placed first for the highest billings in my first year.

West Recruitment is a boutique Australian owned recruitment firm with extensive networks across Sydney and the western suburbs, working with start-ups and small ventures to large ASX listed and multinational companies.

As a 360 Consultant my role was to proactively talent pool, develop business and facilitate recruitment through being the key point of communication for both candidates and clients on an end-to-end process. My specialisation was in all senior positions across Financial Control and Financial Planning & Analysis who hold postgraduate CA or CPA qualifications.

Responsibilities not limited to:

• New business development. Securing new clients and accounts across all Commercial Industries (Including Manufacturing, Health/Pharmaceutical, Transport/Logistics, Retail etc).
• Managing a Contractor workbook of employees placed at our client sites.
• Strategic sourcing and headhunting through various channels such as database searches, Seek Employer, LinkedIn Recruiter and utilizing network referrals.
• Qualifying job briefs & leads, candidate profile presentations and end-to-end placement servicing.
• In-depth phone screens, face-to-face or video interviews, interview preparation / CV assistance and candidate feedback.

Achievements:

• I was the only Consultant in our business to achieve my targets in Q3 after COVID. I consistently achieved and over-achieved on my monthly budgets across 10 consecutive months.

Aston Carter is part of Allegis Group, a global recruitment and talent solutions provider with an approximate turnover of $13.4 billion USD.

As a Candidate Manager, I managed the candidate resourcing and recruitment process on both permanent and contract assignments within accounting and finance across the financial services and commercial sectors. My specialisation was in all mid-to-senior level positions spanning both Financial Control, FP&A, Audit & Risk, which required post-graduate CA or CPA qualifications.

Responsibilities not limited to:

• Business development and cold calling to generate new leads.
• Strategic sourcing and headhunting through various channels such as database search, Seek Employer, LinkedIn Recruiter and utilizing referrals from my own network.
• Qualifying job briefs & leads, candidate profile presentations and end-to-end placement servicing.
• In-depth phone screens, face-to-face or video interviews, interview preparation / CV assistance and candidate feedback.
• Conducting Voice of Customer (VOC) surveys

Achievements:

• Invited to a High Achievers Lunch in Q3 2019 for placing 10+ individuals into new permanent roles over 3 months.

A listed business (turnover USD $35.5 billion), American Express is a global services company providing individuals and businesses of all sizes, with global access to insights and products that provide innovative payment, travel and expense management solutions.

Acted as the first point of contact for American Express account queries in an inbound call centre environment. Responsible for analyzing and evaluating client account information and recommending tailored solutions to deepen client engagement with American Express products and services.

Responsibilities not limited to:

• Handling an average of 70 - 80 inbound calls per day.
• 'Value Generation' on calls through card upgrades, credit increases and bonus point schemes
• Liasing with various business departments such as Credit, Legal, Marketing and Escalations to resolve customer queries and maintain account retention
• Analysis of credit and account history to manage lending capability and risk potential
• Analysis of spending patterns, product categories and heat maps to provide offers and rewards/incentives
• Measured on Call Handling Time (CHT), After Call Work (ACW), Hold Time (HT), Value Generation and Voice of Customer responses.

Achievements:

• First in my team for value generation, up-sells and product knowledge. Chosen as 'Val-Gen Leader' in Q2 2017

Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) is a listed, British multinational telecommunications company with an approximate turnover of €6.8 billion.

As a Senior Sales Associate at Vodafone, my role was selling mobile phone and internet plans to a diverse client base. Over my tenure, I was promoted to a newly created Business Specialist role and then to an Assistant Manager position to help drive performance and up-skill an under-performing team and store.

Responsibilities not limited to:

• Face-to-face customer service and sale of mobile phone and broadband contracts.
• Tracked on new contracts, contract upgrades, plan and accessory add-on sales.
• Measured on NPS and voice of customer surveys.
• Training team on up-selling products and new product knowledge.
• As a Business Specialist, provided with increased authority to customize contracts for clients and develop new business.
• Liaise with State and Territory Managers to discuss performance on our store and team.
• Managed a team of 6-7 direct reports on a day to day basis. Responsible for monthly reviews, sales training, performance management and mediation

Achievements:

• Additional role as a 'Gadget Geek', responsible for training the team on new mobile phone products, their specs and how to sell them. This was a role that was on top of my day-to-day responsibilities.
• Promoted to a newly created role within the organisation as a Business Specialist, which focused on developing new business clients and allowed increased authorisation levels to customise business contracts.
• Promoted to an Assistant Manager position in Q4 2015, with the aim of increasing customer engagement and team sales in an under-performing team. Together with my manager, we were able to successfully increase sales by over 150% and bring the store into the top 10 highest revenue-generating stores in NSW.

Yd. is an Australian owned retail and fashion brand with a national & international presence and an approximate turnover of $135M AUD per year.

A sales associate responsible for selling men's casual and formal clothing. I was soon promoted to a Store Manager position and responsible for managing a small team of sales associates.

Responsibilities not limited to:

• Face-to-face customer sales of fashion apparel
• Measured on items per sale and daily budgets/targets
• Measured on NPS and voice of customer surveys.
• Providing the team with sales and add-on training

Achievements:

• Assigned to AAA rated Flagship store due to consistently meeting sales and service targets.
• Promoted to Store Manager due to performance.