Prashaanth Arivazhagan

About Prashaanth Arivazhagan

Talent Acquisition Leader with 12+ years of experience driving strategic hiring across global IT services, analytics, and consulting organizations. I specialize in building scalable recruitment strategies that align with business growth while ensuring exceptional candidate experience.Currently working as Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition at Virtusa, where I lead end-to-end recruitment initiatives for technology hiring across multiple delivery units. My focus is on enabling organizations to attract and retain high-quality talent in highly competitive technology markets.Over the years, I have developed strong expertise in technology hiring, stakeholder management, recruitment analytics, and talent acquisition transformation initiatives.A key highlight of my experience includes maintaining an ~80% offer-to-hire conversion ratio through strong candidate engagement, structured hiring processes, and proactive communication with candidates and hiring managers.I have also been part of recruitment transformation initiatives, contributing to the implementation of AI-based hiring technologies such as BOT assessment tools and interview automation platforms, supporting UAT, rollout, and adoption across recruitment teams.Beyond delivery, I am passionate about mentoring recruiters and building high-performing TA teams, helping new joiners understand business hiring needs, refine sourcing strategies, and build strong stakeholder relationships.My core strengths include:• Strategic Talent Acquisition• IT & Digital Hiring• Recruitment Transformation• AI-enabled Hiring Platforms• Stakeholder & Business Partnering• Candidate Experience & Engagement• Recruitment Analytics & Metrics• Team Mentoring & Capability DevelopmentI enjoy collaborating with business leaders to build future-ready talent pipelines and high-performing teams that enable organizations to scale and innovate.Always open to connecting with HR leaders, recruiters, and technology professionals.

Experience

1. Associate Manager

   Virtusa

   Jan 2024 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Muthayammal Engineerin College,Rasipuram,Tamil Nadu

  Bachelor, Computer Technology

  2008 — 2011

• KCT Business School, Kumaraguru college of technology, Coimbatore

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources Management and operations management

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Teamwork
• Competency Management
• Team Management
• Sourcing
• International Relations
• Performance Management
• Organizational Development
• Technical Recruiting
• Recruiting
• Salary Negotiations
• Microsoft Word
• Offer Rollout
• Shortlisting
• Competency Based Interviewing
• Onboarding
• Human Resources
• Interviewing Skills
• Labor Relations
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Screening
• Employee Relations
• Outsourcing
• Training
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office