Rijo Mathew Cherian

About Rijo Mathew Cherian

Dynamic HR professional with over 12+ years’ experience in IT/HR Industry. • As a Human Resource Professional with 6+ years of experience assisting and fulfilling organization staffing needs and requirements. • Proven track record of using my excellent personal, communication and organization skills to lead and improve HR departments, recruit excellent personnel, and improve department efficiencies. • Team player with good communication skills, high quality of work, driven and highly self-motivated. Strong negotiating skills and business acumen and able to work independently. • Professional competencies in managing entire range of HR functions - Induction, Wages and Salary Administration, Employee Service Conditions, Safety, discipline. • Rich leadership experience, recruitment and personnel development expertise having supervised small teams consisting of members at different levels and functions.

Experience

1. Associate Manager, North Americas Talent Acquisition

   Persistent Systems

   Jul 2024 — Present · Nagpur, IN

   Partnering with leadership teams in executing talent acquisition strategies to attract and cultivate professionals in software technology, management and non-technical roles across BFSI, Cyber Information Security, Life Science & Health Care and Industrial Service.• Responsible for hiring across all levels of business requirements across locations in the USA using Talent Acquisition system software.• Effectively manage, prioritize and execute full recruitment life cycle activities to include the following: Diversity Sourcing, screening, interview, and evaluate candidates.• Review and understand technical job requirements in partnership with respective hiring teams within the company.• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Executive Compensation and Talent Management to align key talent objectives of business units and execute end to end recruitment processes with a One HR approach.• Managing a small team consisting of an Executive Recruiter, Executive Sourcers, and Executive Coordinators to facilitate hiring plans of the company.• Working with leadership teams to plan present and anticipate future hiring needs.• Creation of job descriptions for various technical and non-technical roles.• Candidate follow-up from initial application to offer stage and till onboarding.• Develop comprehensive talent sourcing strategies to build diverse talent pools and pipelines. Talent mapping & competitive intelligence gathering.• Partner in creation and implementation of software systems to automate recruiting processes.• Manage data and processes through Human Resource Management Systems.• Plan and lead employer branding initiatives by participating in local recruitment branding events and also through social media branding.• Creation and implementation of effective employee onboarding and creating legally compliant policy documentation.• Managing internal stakeholders and also partnering with vendors on a day-to-day basis to facilitate talent acquisition needs.

Education

• Nagpur University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom With Computer Applications

  2006 — 2009

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Masters In Personnel Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Time Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Salesforce.com
• Customer Service
• Performance Management
• Training
• Team Building
• Management
• Account Management
• Certified Trainer
• English
• Employee Engagement
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Interviews
• Human Resources
• Recruiting
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Public Speaking
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Operating Systems
• Microsoft Office
• Vendor Management