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Saumaan Vahabi

San Jose,CA

Summary

Seasoned recruiter with 8 years of experience and 1 year of management. Strength in earning trust and building credibility to construct pipelines ahead of expectations and deliver for customers. Passionate about data reporting, process improvement, leveraging AI, and candidate experience.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Recruiter - Worldwide Operations

Amazon
07.2022 - Current
  • Owned the recruiting strategy and execution for mid-executive level requisitions under Worldwide Operations (Business Analyst, PM, Product, Architecture, Supply Chain Management, etc.)
  • Partnered with Directors and VP's to provide market intelligence, detailed data reports, and build unique diversity searches
  • Led an experience project team that re-shaped engagement with the business and candidates which improved positive feedback by 10%
  • Increased interview conversion rates by 15% implementing new sourcing strategies and streamlining effective communication with business partners
  • Increased diversity metrics by 20% utilizing advanced Booleans based off market research for niche requisitions
  • Leverage various AI tools resulting in increased efficiency, accuracy, candidate experience, and data-driven insights
  • Tracked passive candidate reach-out to create data driven reports and influence business partners to agree on expectations which reduced time to fill by 40%
  • Worked an average of 80 requisitions and created work backward plans to organize workload execution

Recruiter - Worldwide Operations

Amazon
04.2020 - 06.2022
  • Managed a team of 3 sourcers to work on process improvements including phone and on-site interview rates, pass through rates by business lane, diversity hiring, template optimization, etc.
  • Partnered with technical teams to create a SQL querying assessment which increased pass through rates at the top of funnel by 15%
  • Passively sourced thousands of candidates on a weekly basis leveraging many platforms including LinkedIn Recruiter, Beamery, iCIMS, and Amazon Hire

University Relations - Global Technology and Digital Product Management Recruiter

Nike Inc.
09.2019 - 04.2020
  • Conducted full-cycle recruitment for Nike's undergraduate and graduate interns at an average of 10 interviews per day
  • Worked cross-functionally with business partners to provide interview data/status, calibrate on talent, and travel to IVY League universities with hiring managers to conduct interviews
  • Practiced all levels of inclusiveness to ensure a quality candidate experience including: sourcing diverse talent, keeping all communications consistent, responding in a timely manner to all candidates, etc.

Finance and Strategic Investments Recruiter

Nike Inc.
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • Reduced average fill-time by 25% by proactively building pipelines for the Finance departments most common skill set
  • Created screening methods to attract top talent from top funnel such as custom made excel tests prior to the recruiter screen which improved pass through rates by 20%
  • Maintained healthy relationships with hiring managers and candidates through constant and organized communication
  • Worked closely with our HR and Compensation teams to ensure compliance and inclusiveness
  • Negotiated offer details including but not limited to, $200K+ base, stock, equity, benefits, etc.

Recruiter

Aerotek Inc.
06.2017 - 11.2018
  • Increased candidate pipeline by 25% across our organization by leveraging my marketing background
  • Consistently exceeded weekly target numbers
  • Assisted in the negotiations of clients using our agency exclusively
  • Partnered with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, and key market segments

Education

B.A. - Communications

San Francisco State University
12.2014

Skills

  • AI Integration
  • Full Cycle Recruitment
  • Business Review Writing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Recruitment Metrics Analysis
  • Industry Networking
  • Passive Candidate Engagement
  • Recruiter Training and Mentoring
  • Interviewing Techniques
  • Employer Branding
  • Recruitment Process Improvement
  • Competency-Based Interviewing
  • Boolean Search Techniques
  • Job Salary Negotiation

Timeline

Senior Recruiter - Worldwide Operations

Amazon
07.2022 - Current

Recruiter - Worldwide Operations

Amazon
04.2020 - 06.2022

University Relations - Global Technology and Digital Product Management Recruiter

Nike Inc.
09.2019 - 04.2020

Finance and Strategic Investments Recruiter

Nike Inc.
11.2018 - 09.2019

Recruiter

Aerotek Inc.
06.2017 - 11.2018

B.A. - Communications

San Francisco State University

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