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Pooja Reghunadh

Pooja Reghunadh

TALENT ACQUISITION & HR SPECIALIST

Available from October 2026

Profile summary

Talent Acquisition and HR professional with 2+ years of experience supporting end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, HR operations, workforce planning, and stakeholder coordination within a multinational IT environment. Experienced in hiring across technology roles and working with HRIS/ATS platforms including Workday and SmartRecruiters. Brings foundational knowledge of UAE labour law and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, with a strong interest in building a long-term HR career in the UAE.

Career highlights

Talent Acquisition Management: Managed recruitment activities for IT roles across development, testing, and telecom functions while overseeing talent acquisition operations and candidate lifecycle processes.

Process Optimization: Streamlined recruitment processes, achieving a 15% reduction in hiring turnaround time and partnering on diversity campaigns that yielded a 25% increase in diverse hiring.

Onboarding and Employee Support: Coordinated onboarding for 200 employees, supported structured joining processes, and handled 100 employee queries to provide timely support on HR-related processes.

Workforce Planning and Mapping: Supported competency mapping for 50 roles to align talent requirements with workforce planning needs and HR-related operations.

Key skills

ProfessionalEnd-to-End Recruitment IT & Technology Hiring Talent Sourcing & Screening Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Management Interview Coordination Candidate Experience Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle Support HR Operations & Employee Queries Workforce Planning & Competency Mapping Employer Branding & Recruitment Workday SmartRecruiters SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (Foundational Knowledge) HR Reporting UAE Labour Law Awareness Employer Branding & Recruitment Campaigns HRIS/ATS: Workday, SmartRecruiters Talent Acquisition Candidate Lifecycle Processes Stakeholder Coordination

Professional experience

HR Specialist-Talent AcquisitionNov 2023 - Aug 2026
Tieto (MNC)

Managed recruitment operations for IT development, testing, and telecom functions, directing candidate lifecycle processes and coordinating with internal stakeholders.

  • Streamlined recruitment processes, achieving a 15 percent reduction in hiring turnaround time.
  • Partnered with business stakeholders on diversity campaigns, yielding a 25 percent increase in diverse hiring.
  • Coordinated onboarding for 200 plus employees and supported structured joining processes and employee lifecycle activities.
  • Handled 100 plus employee queries and provided timely support on human resources related processes and concerns.
  • Supported competency mapping for 50 plus roles to align talent requirements with workforce planning needs.

Education

PGDM (MBA)Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
SDMIMD, Mysuru

HR & Finance | 3.28/4.00

B.ComJan 2018 - Jan 2021
St. Aloysius College, University of Calicut

Banking & Insurance | 75%

Languages

English · Professional

Malayalam · Native

Hindi · Professional

Tamil · Professional

Kannada · Professional