Smrudhi S Gauns

Talent Acquisition Excellence: Successfully sourced and recruited top-tier technical
professionals across diverse domains including software engineering, data science, IT
infrastructure, and support roles.
Enhanced Candidate Journey: Implemented candidate-centric strategies including
personalized communication, timely feedback mechanisms, and optimized processes,
resulting in a marked increase in candidate satisfaction metrics.
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivated robust partnerships with hiring managers,
department heads, and external stakeholders to gain in-depth insights into organizational
needs and ensure alignment between recruitment efforts and strategic objectives.
Government Recruitment Specialist: Established as a trusted recruitment partner for
government and semi-government agencies in Abu Dhabi, proficient in understanding their
talent requirements and sourcing high-caliber candidates accordingly.
Client-Centric Relationship Management: Facilitated direct interactions with government
clients to comprehensively understand their staffing needs and deliver bespoke recruitment
solutions efficiently and effectively.
Efficient Interview Coordination: Orchestrated seamless interview processes, ensuring
optimal scheduling and transparent communication channels between clients and candidates
to facilitate a positive hiring experience.
Expertise in Niche Roles: Developed specialized expertise in sourcing candidates with niche
skill sets essential for government projects, particularly in roles such as engineering.
Compliance and Confidentiality Assurance: Ensured adherence to regulatory frameworks
and maintained confidentiality throughout the recruitment lifecycle to uphold organizational
integrity.

Senior Technical Recruiter (May 2022 - Jan 2024):
Collaborated closely with Hiring Managers to understand needs and identify the right talent.
Successfully closed positions through strategic negotiations, ensuring a seamless onboarding
experience and maintaining continuous communication.
Created and implemented plans to find the right people, screened candidates carefully, and
presented well-qualified choices for managers to consider.
Skillfully sourced and hired candidates across diverse organizational tiers, spanning from
Directors to Junior Engineers.
Recruited diverse talent, including technical roles such as Software Engineers (Front-end,
Back-end, Full-stack), DevOps, Cloud, UI/UX, Machine Learning, Network, Security Engineers,
as well as non-technical roles including Product Managers, a Director of Product Security, and
positions in Marketing and HR Business Partnerships.
Ensured efficient recruitment of highly skilled professionals through strategic processes and
diverse sourcing methodologies.
Leveraged various platforms, including job websites, social media channels, and employee
referrals, to identify and attract top-tier talent effectively.
Managed end-to-end hiring processes, meeting efficiency goals for a positive candidate
experience.
Conducted interviews utilizing diverse methods and approaches to assess candidate
qualifications and suitability for roles within the organization.
Collaborated with internal teams to enhance and streamline recruitment processes, optimizing
efficiency and effectiveness.
Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring
experience.
Proactively developed strategies to identify and attract talent, continually improving the hiring
process.

Technical Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist (Jan 2022 - April 2022):
Partnered with Hiring Managers to understand requisitions and develop sourcing strategies.
Developed and executed sourcing strategies, pre-screened candidates, and delivered prequalified diverse candidates for hiring manager's evaluation.
Contributed to hiring for Security, Workspace, and UCE teams.
Closed positions at various levels, including Senior Engineering Managers, Engineering
Managers, Principal Engineers, Staff levels, and Senior Engineers.
Negotiated offers and facilitated candidate engagement calls post-offer.

Talent Sourcing Specialist (Jan 2021 - Dec 2021):
Identified, evaluated, and hired top talent through various channels including LinkedIn,
employee referrals, candidate references, and job portals.
Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates, utilizing specialized tools.
Partnered with Hiring Managers and recruiters to ascertain hiring needs and work on various
requirements.
Handled diverse technical roles including Cloud, Product Manager, Software Build Engineer,
Demo Solutions Networking Specialist, Site Reliability Engineer, and Senior Software
Engineer.
Advocated for the candidate experience and maintained consistent communication throughout
the interview process.
Ensured quality recruiting experience for candidates from start to finish.
Managed offer fitment within budget and obtained necessary approvals for exceptional cases.

• Lead A Team Of 25 In Terms Of Mentoring, Providing Training And Continuous Growth Along With Client And Project Handling
• Actively Involved In Preparing Weekly, Monthly And Quarterly Reports Specific To Progress, Productivity And Success Factors Of Various Projects Within The GPS Talent Research
• Along with prescreening & HR interviews candidates and Ensuring best candidate experience by giving timely feedback to the candidates
• Hiring Tech And Non Tech Candidates For Client From APAC, EMEA And Globally For Hardware, Quant, SWE, UI/UX, Data Warehousing, Technical Program Manager, SET, Embedded, Technical Writer, Site Reliability Engineering, Corp Engineers, Web Developer, Networking, App Engineers, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, Semiconductor, Cloud Hiring, SoC Engineer, HR, Staffing, Sales, Marketing Roles
• Responsible for ensuring system adherence and compliance
• Perform Team's Work Audit Process To Drive Continued Efficiency And Process Optimization
• Successfully Headed A Number Of Tech And Non Tech Projects Right From Its Initial Stage Until Completion
• Responsible For Driving Month-on-month Employee Engagement And Team Building Activities
• Managing complete end to end recruitment process Handling complete stakeholder management and vendor management and also Develop a sourcing strategy in partnership with your hiring managers through market insights to enable talent decisions
• Develop Unique sourcing strategies along with the team to get the best candidates Initiate In-depth And Innovative Sourcing Strategies Based On The Requirement

• Focusing On Global Talent Acquisition For The World's Largest Search Engine
• My Responsibilities Include - Talent Mapping And Talent Mining Of Qualified Leads Via Open Web And Other External Social Networks (like: LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack overflow, Medium, Facebook Etc.) To Locate Top Talent
• Doing Research & Analysis On Candidates Data By Using Various Tool & Updating In Internal Tool
• Training The Newbies To The Team
• Working Closely With The Functional Sourcing Teams In US To Develop And Complete Profiles Of Talent Leads For Selected Roles, Skills And Of Educational Backgrounds
• Sourcing For Tech And Non Tech Candidates For Client From APAC, EMEA And Globally For Hardware, Quant, SWE, UI/UX, Data Warehousing, Technical Program Manager, SET, Embedded, Technical Writer, Site Reliability Engineering, Corp Engineers, Web Developer, Networking, App Engineers, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, Semiconductor, Cloud Hiring, SoC Engineer, HR, Staffing, Sales, Marketing Roles
• Accessing The Candidates Over The Call On Various Attributes Like General Cognitive Ability, Leadership Skills, Culture Fitment, Role Related Knowledge Etc
• Worked On Channeled Sourcing Strategies Towards Building A High Profile Talent Pipeline For Google For Relevant Technical And Non Technical Roles Via Open Web And Other External Social Networks.

• Managing Entire Recruitment Process Which Involves Placing Adverts, Sourcing, Screening & Short-listing Suitable Profiles Against The Requirement And Interviewing
• Sourcing Candidates And Ensuring That The Selected Candidates Have Best Fit With The Job Requirements Through Proper Screening And Assessments
• Posting Vacancies On Tribe Paid For NI And UK Stores
• Answering Queries Of The Stores And Applicants On Calls
• Sending Reports And Letters To Stores
• Closing Up The Jobs On The Request Of Stores Or Based On The Closure Protocol And Re-advertising And Reposting The Jobs On Store Request.

• Post Job Vacancies In Caterer Global Website
• Screen Good CV's From Caterer Global
• Interview Candidate On A General Basis
• Send To Department Head Concerned For Interview
• Coordinate And Schedule Skype Telephone Interviews With Department Head.