Ela Ballani
Peoria,Arizona
Summary
I have more than 15 years of experience in full-lifecycle recruitment, process improvement, and networking, with a track record of filling niche and super-niche roles across multiple locations and functions. Partner with the regional management to define specific roles, technology focus, and sourcing plans while ensuring compliance with the guidelines and policies of the Company.
I also work on external employer branding, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement.
I am passionate about finding the right talent for the right role and building genuine relationships with candidates and clients.
I am a team player with effective interpersonal communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a technology-savvy mindset.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Client & Talent Manager
TEEMA Solutions Group Inc
Pheonix, Arizona
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Responsible for the full life cycle recruiting process from requisition approval to requisition closure for Niche and Super Niche requisitions.
- Partner with the regional management to define specific roles, technology focus, locations and functional areas, making a sourcing plan, work on external employer branding, vendor management, ensure compliance within the guidelines and policies of Organization.
- Collaborated with clients, hiring managers and various stakeholders to identify staffing needs, job descriptions, timelines and ran successful large scale recruitment campaign.
- Secure new business opportunities.
- Effectively manage and prioritize a high volume of requisitions.
- Managing a large team of recruiters, sourcers and onboarding coordinators on-site & off-shore to support resourcing needs in Artificial Intelligence & Analytics business unit.
- Talent Development, Sourcing, Interpersonal Skills, Teamwork & Relationship Building.
- Partnering directly with Legal/Procurement/Security teams on Vendor Agreements.
Client and Talent Acquisition Manager
Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd
Gurgaon, India
02.2017 - 08.2023
- Serving multiple accounts (NTT DATA, Infosys, Techmahindra, Wipro, Zensar, Harman International, Pfizer, GSK, UnitedHealth group) Talent Management, Team Management, Leadership strategies, Business Planning, Account Management, Delivery Management, Client Engagements, MSA Negotiations & Vendor Management etc.
- Recruit elite talent for all our hiring managers across US, UK, EU and India location.
- Offers Data-Driven insights and guidance to Hiring Managers, that will support a fit for purpose hiring approach.
- Initiate and lead career conversations with external talent.
- Build and maintain strong external market expertise within designated Job family, through effective usage of all sourcing Channels, in-depth job briefs with Hiring Managers, quality screening conversations with candidates, and external online sources.
- Continuously help improve our recruiting process SLA seamless and efficient for all hiring stakeholders.
- Consistently promote teamwork and motivating our team members.
Account & Recruitment Manager
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
Noida, India
11.2010 - 01.2017
- Strong Interaction with Business Head to discuss the requirement plan and device the action plan.
- Gathering Business Requirements, Project Forecasting, Building Relationships, Managing different functional Departments, Managing Delivery, and overall P&L.
- Working for the accounts like Wipro, Infosys, NTT Data, Verizon Wireless, COX Communications, Delta Airlines, Tech Mahindra, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Capgemini, Birlasoft, Zensar etc.
- Strong communication skills and a solid work ethic help me locate and attract top, hard to find talent. Treating people the way I would like to be treated is a rule I follow and I make sure the candidate is well informed throughout the hiring process. My goal is to provide my clients the best possible candidates while making sure each candidate has a positive experience.
- Responsible for IT / Technical Recruitment, Vendor Management Sourcing Metrics and I specialize in matching qualified candidates with hard to fill positions with a genuine interest in making sure our clients hire the best possible candidates while at the same time match our candidates with the best jobs on the market.
- Worked closely with the BU leadership team to review sales forecast, anticipate staffing needs and identify client delivery personnel to meet those needs. This was highly challenging as it required bringing about a balance in people and business needs.
Account Manager
US Tech Solutions Inc.
Noida, India
05.2010 - 10.2010
- I was responsible for collaborating with hiring managers and business leaders on all matters of the hiring strategy through to offer negotiations and throughout the onboarding process.
- Responsible for full life cycle technical recruitment for full time and contract positions across US for clients like Walmart, United Healthcare/Optum, eBay etc.
- Responsible for developing and managing relationships with Wipro BFSI practice managers and hiring managers across all the locations and driving profitable growth for company.
Account Manager/Resource Manager
Okaya Inc
Noida, India
07.2007 - 03.2010
- IT staffing specialist with clear and concise understanding of US IT staffing end to end lifecycle (360 recruitment view). Closely mapped and developed channel sales partnerships with Tier 1 staffing vendor office locations across US.
- Partnering with hiring managers at all levels to gain a full understanding of business requirements Recruit diverse consultants for various levels with different skills like Java, Full Stack, ETL, etc.
Education
B. Tech - Computer Science
UPTU
06-2007
SSC -
DAV
06-2003
HSC -
D.A.V
06-2001
Skills
- Talent Development
- Sourcing
- Interpersonal Skills
- Interviewing
- Teamwork
- Hiring Practices
- Relationship Building Co-ordination and support
- Negotiations
- Documentation and Legal Formalities
- Client Servicing
- Client relation management
Timeline
Client & Talent Manager
TEEMA Solutions Group Inc
02.2024 - 08.2024
Client and Talent Acquisition Manager
Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd
02.2017 - 08.2023
Account & Recruitment Manager
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
11.2010 - 01.2017
Account Manager
US Tech Solutions Inc.
05.2010 - 10.2010
Account Manager/Resource Manager
Okaya Inc
07.2007 - 03.2010
B. Tech - Computer Science
UPTU
SSC -
DAV
HSC -
D.A.V