Afsana Shaikh

About Afsana Shaikh

Industry experience of 7 years\' with exposure in end-to-end Global IT & non-IT hirings for India, Australia, UK (London and Newport), Vietnam, Argentina, & Denmark-Exposure into client management, stakeholder management, vendor management, team collaboration and leadership, training personnel, ATS management, etc-Hands-on experience with Naukri (including Boolean search), LinkedIn recruiter (passive/active), Shine.com, Hirist.com, Curatol-Excellent knowledge and experience on ATS (Oracle).Excellent communication skills Proactive team player Consistent performer Leadership skills Keen & quick learner

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Partner

   Hansen Technologies

   Nov 2021 — Present · Pune, IN

   Leading end-to-end recruitment processes across APAC, EMEA, and Americas, partnering with business leaders to build high-impact technology and corporate teams.Key Responsibilities & Impact:Manage full-cycle recruitment including workforce planning, job briefing, sourcing/ headhunting & screening, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and onboarding.Partner closely with global hiring managers to design hiring strategies aligned with business expansion goals.Successfully hired across India, Australia, UK, Denmark, Argentina, Vietnam, and the US.Built engineering teams across multiple business units supporting product and managed services growth.Delivered hiring across technical, leadership, and business roles including DevOps, Software Architects, Engineering Managers, Security Leaders, Finance, Marketing, HR and Shared service functions.Led talent pipelining initiatives supporting Diversity & Inclusion hiring and future workforce planning.Designed job briefing templates to improve hiring efficiency.Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions and training for global TA teams on job briefing and stakeholder communication.Supported employer branding, EVP initiatives, and hiring analytics through market intelligence and data insights.Achievements:Awarded Salute Success twice under the People & Family category.Filled 100+ roles through strategic sourcing and headhunting.Delivered recruitment drives with ~90% candidate turnout ratio & ~70% conversion ratio.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelors of Commerce, Accounting & Costing

  2015 — 2018

• DY Patil Institute of Distance Learning

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Master of Arts - MA, Economics

  2018 — 2020