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Bhavya Pancholi

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Experienced IT Recruitment Leader with 7+ years of global success driving full-cycle hiring across the tech, retail, and healthcare sectors. Proven track record of scaling high-performing teams by sourcing top-tier talent—from SDEs and SDMs to Principals and Directors—across North America and EMEA. Skilled in managing 30+ requisitions, conducting interviews, and leveraging data-driven sourcing strategies, ATS integrations, and DEI insights. Trusted partner to the C-suite and hiring leaders, known for aligning recruitment strategies with business goals, and delivering high-impact results in both high-volume and niche hiring environments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Portfolio & Project Manager, Human Resources

Bayshore Healthcare
Toronto, ON
08.2023 - Current
  • Served as divisional lead and first POC for HR—managing $3M+ fiscal planning and portfolio delivery across 43+ initiatives impacting 19,000+ employees, including ATS modernization, new LMS, AI for HR, compensation systems, talent strategy, and recruitment tech.
  • Led 7 major programs end-to-end—owning budgets, timelines, communications, and national rollouts; partnered closely with C-suite to build strategy, executive presentations, and reporting frameworks to drive transformation.
  • Built PMO governance, led vendor strategy and contract execution, and drove standardization to ensure compliance, ROI, and consistent execution.
  • Spearhead national vendor transitions for recruitment tools and ATS platforms, streamlining applicant flows and candidate engagement.
  • Partner with IT and Talent Acquisition leaders to automate requisition intake, reporting, and DEI tracking—enhancing recruiter efficiency by 30%.

Sourcing Recruiter & Client Lead (Tech Hiring)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Toronto, ON
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Delivered 50+ hires for AWS EC2, API Gateway, and Marketplace teams across SDE (L5–L6), SDM, Principal Engineer, and Director-level roles.
  • Improved source-to-hire ratio to 3:1 and reduced average time-to-fill to 32 days by deploying tailored Boolean searches and targeted outreach.

Campus Recruiter (Contract)

Rogers Communications
Toronto, ON
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Recruited and onboarded 45+ students for co-op and new grad programs in engineering, marketing, and product teams.
  • Drove early talent pipeline strategy via job fairs, university partnerships, and digital outreach—improving application volume by 60%.
  • Implemented feedback loops to reduce offer declines and improved candidate experience NPS by 22%.

Talent Partner (Full-Cycle Recruitment)

Southbridge Care Homes
Cambridge, ON
12.2020 - 09.2021
  • Built a full-service recruitment function across 45 branches, placing 100+ clinical, leadership, and corporate hires.
  • Led hiring for 30+ regional managers and 8 C-level leaders, shortening average time-to-fill from 40+ to under 25 days.
  • Automated hiring workflows through Power Automate and built SharePoint dashboards to increase visibility and reduce manual admin.

High-Volume Retail Recruiter (Contract)

Home Depot
Remote
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Recruited for 100+ frontline roles during seasonal surge, conducting 25–30 virtual interviews daily across Canada.
  • Led virtual career fairs and high-throughput sourcing using internal CRM and job boards to meet aggressive headcount targets.
  • Consistently exceeded weekly fill targets by 20% through proactive scheduling, screening, and candidate pipeline management.

HR Project Coordinator

Accel Autolink Pvt. Ltd.
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Supported end-to-end delivery of HR tech rollouts, including total rewards and talent management systems.
  • Ensured timely deployment of HRIS tools and compensation analysis models through strong cross-team coordination.

Education

Post-Graduate Certificate - Project Management

Conestoga College
Kitchener, ON

Post-Graduate Certificate - Human Resources Management

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Management

Maharaja Sayajirao University
India

Skills

  • Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, HireEZ, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Beamery
  • ATS & CRMs: Amazon Hire, JazzHR, Kenexa, SuccessFactors, Taleo, iCIMS
  • Techniques: Boolean/X-ray Search, Custom Talent Mapping, Passive Sourcing
  • Other Tools: QuickSight, Power Automate, SharePoint, Quip, Asana

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Scrum Alliance, Feb 2024

Timeline

Portfolio & Project Manager, Human Resources

Bayshore Healthcare
08.2023 - Current

Sourcing Recruiter & Client Lead (Tech Hiring)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
03.2022 - 03.2023

Campus Recruiter (Contract)

Rogers Communications
09.2021 - 03.2022

Talent Partner (Full-Cycle Recruitment)

Southbridge Care Homes
12.2020 - 09.2021

High-Volume Retail Recruiter (Contract)

Home Depot
10.2020 - 12.2020

HR Project Coordinator

Accel Autolink Pvt. Ltd.
06.2017 - 06.2018

Post-Graduate Certificate - Project Management

Conestoga College

Post-Graduate Certificate - Human Resources Management

Algonquin College

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Management

Maharaja Sayajirao University
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