Vinusha Avinash

• Playing a key role in building the Technology team for an AI-driven healthcare startup.
• Hired 20+ roles, and served as the primary point of contact for the machine learning team
• Deeply understanding hiring needs, partnering with a passionate founding team and business leaders to develop recruiting strategies.
• Led multiple sourcing sessions across team, resulting in a hiring boost by 30% through targeted outreach strategies.
• Achieved a 35% reduction in time-to-hire by successful planning and execution of hiring events
• Enhanced employer branding strategies, leading to a significant boost in applicant rates

Roles Hired: AI/ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Cloud Engineers, Software Development Engineers, Product Managers, etc.

• Exclusively focused on full-cycle recruitment for Product management and Technology leadership roles for Consumer team
• Partnered with five business units to build strong talent pipelines, resulting in the successful hiring of 40+ key Product & Technical roles.
• Managed and expanded diversity initiatives to balance the hiring ratio, Maintained consistency of 35% Diversity hiring
• Improved offer conversion rates by 25–30% by implementing a Candidate Engagement Plan.
• Active member of the interview committee, conducted 35+ HR interviews, and facilitated a session on best interview practices.

Roles Hired: Product managers (all levels), Product Analyst, Product Designers, Data Scientist, Engineering managers, Software Engineers, etc

• Engaged in end-to-end recruiting efforts: Requirement gathering, Hiring Plan, Market Mapping, Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, Offer Extension.
• Solely worked on Technology hiring for Merchant Engineering team.
• Initiated Referral program called Referathon, Interviewer training program called - BIP(Best Interview Practice)
• Worked closely with multiple global stakeholders and maintained consistency of 4 hires per quarter
• Achieved a 35% reduction in time-to-hire for the Merchant team by conducting hiring events
• Partnered closely with multiple teams to enhance and streamline the candidate experience.

• Collaborated closely with hiring managers to strategize hiring plans, prioritize roles, allocate interview panels, and identify key skill sets to effectively support business needs.
• Sourcing active and passive candidates through different avenues.
• Negotiated with candidates for successful offer acceptance
• Maintained continuous engagement with selected candidates through regular follow-ups to ensure successful onboarding.

• As an individual contributor, I was extensively involved in hiring Software Engineers, from junior to senior level.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to develop job descriptions and recruitment strategies.
• Conducted initial phone screens and coordinated interview schedules with hiring managers.
• Acted as a liaison and worked cooperatively between the interview panel and candidate.

• Placed candidates in various industries such as Finance, Telecom, and retail
• Managed full-cycle recruiting processes, from initial sourcing to offer negotiation.
• Created and posted job descriptions on multiple platforms to attract qualified candidates.
• Conducted background checks and reference checks as part of the pre-employment screening process.
• Ensured rapid placement of highly qualified professionals for clients.