Akhil Chikkala

About Akhil Chikkala

Results-driven Talent Acquisition professional with 7+ years of experience managing end-to-end recruitment across IT, Non-IT, and high-volume hiring mandates. Proven ability to partner with business leaders to build strong pipelines, reduce time-to-hire, and deliver quality talent at scale. Skilled in stakeholder management, ATS tools, sourcing strategy, and team coordination — with a track record of meeting aggressive hiring targets across functions and levels. Currently seeking Assistant Manager – Recruitment roles where I can lead hiring initiatives, mentor junior recruiters, and drive strategic talent acquisition for growing organizations. Open to opportunities across Bengaluru or Hyderabad - Hybrid or Remote | Connect with me for hiring discussions or collaborations.

Experience

1. Senior Recruiter

   eMudhra

   Sep 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Led end-to-end talent acquisition for niche and critical technology roles spanning Cybersecurity, PKI, Java, Cloud, and Infrastructure, ensuring business-critical positions were filled within defined timelines.Collaborated closely with CXO-level stakeholders and hiring managers to forecast manpower requirements, build hiring roadmaps, and align recruitment strategies with organizational growth objectives.Designed and executed multi-channel sourcing strategies — leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Boolean search, employee referrals, and social media — resulting in a consistently strong and diverse talent pipeline for hard-to-fill tech roles.Owned the complete recruitment lifecycle — from JD creation, candidate sourcing, screening, and interview coordination to offer negotiation, pre-boarding, and onboarding — ensuring a seamless experience for both candidates and hiring teams.Championed candidate experience initiatives, driving timely feedback loops and proactive engagement to maintain high offer acceptance rates and reduce offer drop-offs.Built and maintained real-time recruitment dashboards to track key hiring metrics including TAT, offer-to-join ratio, sourcing channel effectiveness, and pipeline health — presenting insights to leadership for data-driven hiring decisions.

Education

• Avanthi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Tamaram Village, Makavarapalem mandal, Narsipatnam , Pin-531113. (CC-81)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2016 — 2018

• Lakshmipat Singhania Public school, Jaykaypur, Rayagada Odisha

  Lkg - 8th

• SriPrakash Vidya Niketan, Payakaraopeta

  9th -10th