Ajay Krishnan

About Ajay Krishnan

CAREER SUMMARY•With over 14+ years of experience as a Senior In-house Recruitment Manager/Leader, I have honed my skills as a personable, people-focused, and business-minded recruitment professional. •In my current role at WSP India, I specialise in fulfilling GDC /GCC model, medium to large recruitment demands across various sectors, including Civil, Transportation and Infrastructure, Environment, Energy, Oil & Gas, Water, Property, Buildings, and Construction Digital Engineering. •Over the years, I have worked across various industries, including Product Engineering, Project Management & Consulting Engineering, Engineering Design, Aerospace & Automotive Services, Oil & Gas, Auto-components manufacturers, Embedded Hardware, Avionics Embedded & IT domains. •In my career, I have had the privilege of working with three world-class multinational design consultancy firms in the recruitment and talent acquisition industry. This has provided me with extensive exposure to recruitment markets in India, the Middle East and Africa, Canada, the UK, and parts of Europe. •I possess excellent geographical, cultural, and political awareness of global and regional recruitment markets, of India, the Middle East & Africa, the UK, the US & Canada, and Europe. •My hands-on recruiting experience spans various platforms such as LinkedIn, Workday, Oracle, Taleo, Naukri India & Naukri Gulf, Bayt, Gulf Talent, Oil & Gas site, and Rigzone. •I played a pivotal role in the integration of Workday & Oracle in my past and current companies. I represented talent acquisition from writing the requirements, test cases, to testing and going live. •Over the years, I have gained extensive experience in hiring leadership roles for the Middle East, the UK, and India. •I have managed graduate recruitment for over seven years, with a fair understanding of the NIRF ranking system in India and strong relationships with top engineering and business schools in India. •My expertise extends beyond mastering the 360-recruitment process; I have also contributed to developing strategic and cost-effective recruitment processes for the company. •I possess strong leadership, people/team management, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills. •My ability to assemble and manage talented teams, devise effective recruiting strategies, and demonstrate strong negotiation and problem-solving skills has been a key asset throughout my career.

Experience

1. Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

   WSP

   Nov 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   WSP is one of the world\'s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services.

Education

• Girne American University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Development

  2007 — 2009

• Kannur University

  Bachelor's degree, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Aerospace
• Sourcing
• Technical Recruiting
• Human Resources
• Catia
• Recruiting
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Screening
• Automotive