Niharika Rajput, CHRP
Toronto,ON
Summary
Certified HR Professional (CHRP) with 8+ years of experience in recruitment, DE&I initiatives, and employer branding across APAC and North America.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharikarajput/
On PGWP until 2028- Can join immediately.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Headhunter
BoomerangFX
10.2024 - Current
- Managing end-to-end recruitment for a high-growth SaaS health tech startup, focusing on senior and critical roles.
- Sourcing and pre-screening candidates to ensure they meet role requirements, conducting video interviews with qualified candidates, and presenting top talent to senior leadership for hiring decisions.
- Managing the full recruitment cycle from needs analysis and sourcing to onboarding, including negotiating offers and terms, while building a robust candidate pipeline through social media, job boards, networking, and external agencies.
Recruitment Consultant
Nexra Inc
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Led end-to-end recruitment for technical roles, including screening, assessments, interviews, and offer negotiations, primarily focused on tech positions.
- Provided market intelligence on AI talent trends to support client decision-making for a new AI/LLM-based project in Montreal.
- Built and maintained a strong talent pipeline using job boards, social media, and networking to source qualified tech candidates.
- Collaborated with hiring leaders to ensure recruitment strategies aligned with business needs and project goals.
Talent Advisor- Global Talent Acquisition
Western Union- FinTech
06.2017 - 04.2023
- Scaled team from 0 to 100 employees in 9 months, hiring tech talent (front-end, back-end, DevOps, cloud engineers, AWS professionals) for microservices architecture transition and Product Managers/ Product Designers for WU Product Team.
- Developed and executed global talent acquisition strategies, optimizing recruitment processes for scalable tech/IT hiring solutions.
- Managed recruiter team, overseeing KPIs such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and diversity targets, aligning with organizational goals.
- Increased diversity by leading "Women in Tech" program, raising diversity ratio from 23% to 40% in 18 months.
- Revamped Employee Referral Program, driving high-quality referrals and improving employee engagement.
- Led campus hiring initiatives, including Hackathons, and built strong university partnerships for a robust talent pipeline.
Senior IT Recruiter/ HR Assistant
GlobalStep Services
04.2015 - 04.2017
- Managed full-cycle recruitment for technical and senior leadership roles in the gaming industry, collaborating with the CEO to fill key positions.
- Developed tailored job descriptions and sourcing strategies and led offer negotiations to attract top talent with technical and creative skills.
- Drove employee engagement initiatives, including team-building activities and regular feedback, while handling employee relations and grievance management.
- Supported HR functions such as onboarding, performance evaluations, and policy development and maintained a strong candidate pipeline using social media and industry platforms.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Collabera Technologies-US Staffing
03.2012 - 02.2015
- Conducted full-cycle recruitment for direct clients such as Abbott Labs, GE, Capital One, and Honeywell.
- Collaborated closely with clients to understand their hiring needs and create effective job descriptions and sourcing strategies tailored to each role.
- Managed the full recruitment cycle for clients, from candidate sourcing and interviewing to offer negotiation.
- Regularly providing clients with key recruiting metrics and insights while consistently achieving weekly, monthly, and annual hiring targets.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Public Relation - Public Relations - Corporate Communications
York University
01.2025
Post-Degree Certificate - Human Resource Management
York University
01-2024
MBA - Marketing
Gujarat Technical University
Skills
- Product Recruitment (Product Managers, Product Designers)
- Strategic Talent Advising
- Inclusive Hiring Practices
- Market Intelligence & Talent Pipelines
- Leadership Collaboration & Influence
- Diversity Sourcing Strategies
- Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Employer Branding
Certification
Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) by HRPA earned in Oct 2024
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Headhunter
BoomerangFX
10.2024 - Current
Recruitment Consultant
Nexra Inc
05.2023 - 08.2023
Talent Advisor- Global Talent Acquisition
Western Union- FinTech
06.2017 - 04.2023
Senior IT Recruiter/ HR Assistant
GlobalStep Services
04.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Technical Recruiter
Collabera Technologies-US Staffing
03.2012 - 02.2015
Post-Degree Certificate - Human Resource Management
York University
MBA - Marketing
Gujarat Technical University
Post Graduate Certificate in Public Relation - Public Relations - Corporate Communications
York University
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