Balaji Prabhakaran

About Balaji Prabhakaran

Profile Summary : Balaji Prabhakaran received Strategic Hiring Award in Excelencia during the Annual Event 2025. Balaji Prabhakaran received High Performing Award in AstraZeneca during the Annual Event 2017 for Hiring and on boarding Niche Talents. Balaji Prabhakaran received Appreciations, AGILITY & DELIVERY Award in a Global TA meet in Korn Ferry 2020. He comes up with an Electrical Engineering and Full Time - MBA degree back ground, With 16+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition activities. Key Certifications : a) AON Certified Talent Acquisition Specialist, b) SAP HCM Certified Functional Consultant from ATOS (Formerly Siemens) c) Dev Skiller Certified Tech Recruiterd) Recruiting Monk Certified Level 3 - Boolean Sourcing Specialiste) Hirist Certified Tech Recruiterf) Certified in Advanced Recruitment Workshop - ScaleONg) Employer Branding Certified from Hirist h) SourcePro trained in Advance Sourcing Methodologies He Hunts Technology Talents through Job Portals, Github, Stack overflow, Kaggle, Behence etc. He is specialized in providing delightful Candidate and Hiring Manager Experience. He comes up with a strong Candidate Engagement and Negotiating skills.He is having a strong experience in Managing TA Related Dashboards or Hiring Metrics. He is a people person - Handling a team of 12 Talent Acquisition Partners. In his free time, He always research about hiring talents through innovative way and attends various webinars with regards to Talent Acquisition – fond of writing TA related articles and posts. Feel free to reach out to him ->> b•••@ciklum.com Key Traits 1. Humble and Thirst to Learn 2. Collaborative 3. Team Player 4. Strategic Thinker 5. Team Mentor - Go to Person within the Team! Celebrating Team members Achievements. Specialities - Team Mentor | Strategic Sourcing -> Boolean Sourcing | Advance Boolean Search | Google CSE | Google X Ray Search | GitHub, Kaggle Hiring | Stake Holder Management | Building Trust and Handling Demanding Stake Holders | Data Driven - TA Professional | Improving Candidate and Hiring Manager Experience | Effective Negotiator | Referral Gamification | Agile Practitioner | Change Agent | Recruitment Analytics | Employer Branding | Building Organization from Scratch | Strong Communicator | Career Mentor

Experience

1. Associate Director - Talent Acquisition

   Ciklum

   Jul 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

   In my role at Ciklum, I Head the Talent Acquisition function for the Asia Region, specifically for our India and Pakistan delivery centers. I manage a team of 13 skilled professionals, focusing on improving hiring speed and quality for niche and hard to fill technology roles. Additionally, I was responsible for overseeing recruitment efficiency metrics and enhancing employer branding activities to strengthen our market presence.

Education

• Vel Tech Technical University

  MBA, Human Resource Management

• Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute

  B.E, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Skills

• Recruitments
• Search
• Employee Engagement
• New Hire Orientations
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Staffing Services
• Human Resources
• Screening Resumes
• Performance Appraisal
• Onboarding
• Sourcing
• Employee Benefits
• Hris
• Screening
• Hiring
• Temporary Placement
• Internet Recruiting
• Contract Recruitment
• IT Recruitment
• College Recruiting
• Recruiting
• Benefits Negotiation
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Executive Search
• Talent Management