Kannan M

About Kannan M

Results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, specializingin technical and non-technical hiring, employee retention, Reduced Hiring Costs and benefits administration.Proficient in Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Looker Studio for recruitment analytics and reporting. Skilled in ATS(Workday, Zoho Recruit, BambooHR), HRIS, Business Partnering and collaborative hiring tools like Monday.com.Strong understanding of US Visa types and global hiring compliance

Experience

1. Senior Recruiter and HR Executive

   Lessburn

   Aug 2020 — Present · Coimbatore South, IN

   Managed end-to-end recruitment for technical and non-technical roles across India and US, UK, EMEA and APAC markets, handling full lifecycle hiring from sourcing to onboarding.• Maintained compliance with US visa regulations, assessing work authorization status (H1B, H4, L2, OPT, CPT, TN, GC) and Validated i94 and other background checks during the recruitment process.• Expertised in analyzing recruitment funnels, time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, and source effectiveness.• Utilized Workday ATS and Zoho Recruit, BambooHR for tracking applications, managing workflows, and updating candidate pipelines in real-time.• Conducted structured interviews, technical screenings, and behavioral assessments ensuring quality talent acquisition aligned with organizational goals.• Created data visualization dashboards using Power BI, Advanced Excel, and Looker Studio to present weekly hiring KPIs to leadership.• Managed high-volume candidate sourcing for internal teams and volume hiring via LinkedIn, Dice, Indeed, Naukri, Monster, and other job boards using Boolean search techniques and onboarded 200+ employees for lessburn.• Reduced hiring costs by 30% by shifting from paid job boards to strategic LinkedIn sourcing, employee referrals, and alumni networks and utilized College Placements and Bulk hiring strategies for volume hirings.• Improved average time-to-fill by 40%(from 25 to 15 days) by Revamping JD, streamlining interview coordination, pre-screening, and introducing quick scheduling tools• Handled payroll coordination and benefits administration for internal hires in collaboration with HR operations and finance teams as well as Vendors and Banking Relationship officers.• Mentored and guided juniors and Team members by conducting training sessions, sharing sourcing best practices, and ensuring consistency in recruitment processes across the team.• Managed end-to-end planning and execution of Learning & Development (L&D) programs across multiple branches.

Education

• PSG College of Technology

  Diploma of Education

  2013 — 2016

• Coimbatore Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  2016 — 2019