Henal Malde
Recruitment Professional | Learning & Development
Singapore
Summary
Talented Manager with 10 years' experience working across varied roles in end-to-end recruitment, head-hunting, business specific planning, learning & development needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – Talent Acquisition (Firm Risk Management)
Morgan Stanley Advantage Services
03.2023 - 12.2025
- Strategic Talent Partnering : Partner with business leaders to understand workforce plans, hiring priorities and capability needs; translate business objectives into effective recruitment strategies; acted as a trusted advisor on talent market trends, availability and hiring risks. Partnering with COO teams for hiring needs and strategies
- Recruitment Management : Managing recruitment from Analyst to VP (officer level) hires; ensure a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience; maintain adherence to hiring timelines and quality benchmarks
- Stakeholder Management : Build strong relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers and HR recruitment team; coaching hiring managers on best hiring practices and interview techniques; provide regular hiring updates, dashboards and insights
- Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development : Design proactive sourcing strategies for critical and niche roles; build and maintain talent pipelines and talent communities; leverage multiple channels – internal job portals, referrals, LinkedIn, agencies and direct sourcing; planning and executing multiple recruitment drives to build pipeline for the future bulk roles
- Data Analytics & Reporting : Track recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, quality of hire, conversion ratio, peer bank talent availability, source mix etc. Use data insights to improve hiring effectiveness and forecast talent needs; prepare trackers, reports and presentations for leadership review)
- Vendor & Agency Management : Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and vendors; reduce dependency on agencies through direct sourcing initiatives
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) : Drive inclusive hiring practices and diverse talent pipelines; educate stakeholders on unconscious bias and fair selection
- Candidate Experience : Ensure consistent and positive candidate experience across all touchpoint
- ATS – Sourcing and processing resumes through Eightfold and processing offers through Workday platforms
- Other competencies: Strong business acumen; stakeholder influence; communication and offer negotiation skills; data-driven decision making; market intelligence and sourcing expertise; ability to manage priorities in fast-paced environments
- CORE COMPETENCIES
- Entire recruitment life cycle
- Job mapping
- Initial screening
- Interview
- Salary Negotiations
- Joining
- On-boarding & Early Engagement
- Employee Engagement Programs
- Business specific learning programs
- Transition Programs
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Resolving disputes promptly
Manager – Learning & Development
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
04.2017 - 07.2019
- Planned and executed Employee Engagement Programme (EEP) - A corporate based management programme for working employees from junior to senior level. These programmes are tied-up with top international and national B-schools – INSEAD, MIT, ISB, IIM-C, IIM-L with customized relevant company-based specializations in Marketing, Finance, HR, Sales & Marketing, General Management (for senior executives)
- Designed and developed business-specific learning programs for all Support functions and Insurance, Fixed Deposit and other corporate businesses
- Designed and developed horizontal Transition programs (for 7000-8000 employees) widely which includes – business transition, role transition (individual & team), grade transition, band transition, location transition for smooth and effective role transitions. Programs named as Beginner, Leader Manager, ULead and Credible Leadership as per the job bands
- Co-managed Coaching & Mentoring programs specially designed for few selected high potential senior level employees (CEO selected) training on their personal, career and business development. This includes identification of their training needs, discussing with their reporting managers and CEO, discussing and chalking out training plan with training partners and providing relevant training solution.
Deputy Manager – Talent Acquisition
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Managed entire recruitment life cycle from junior to senior level roles from understanding the business requirement, job mapping, initial screening / candidate interaction, meeting / interview scheduling, follow-ups, salary negotiation, on-boarding and early engagement.
- Sourcing resumes through multiple sources (Head-hunting, cold calls, networking portals, job portals like IIMjobs, Head honchos, LinkedIn, Naukri, Monster, internal business references, etc.)
- Engaged with business on weekly basis and understanding their resource needs; providing recruitment insight, industry know-how and support in hiring
- Managed hiring for business lines like Retail EMI Card & Future Co-brand, Fixed Deposits & IFA, Insurance & Investment Services, Cross Sell & COE teams, SME Underwriting, E-Commerce, Digital Lounge and support functions – HR, Marketing, Administration, Finance etc.
- Achievement:
- Awarded by Chief HR for hiring resources at 96% TAT with maximum internal sourcing penetration
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Avenues Consulting
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Managed end-to-end recruitment from mid to senior level mandates
- Experienced in hiring for BFSI (majorly BIG4), Capital Market Firms, HR Consulting firms, Real Estate, FMCG and other verticals across functions like Accounts, HR, Marketing, Sales and Operations
- Maintain MIS / Trackers / Status reports
- Achievement:
- Achieved 200% of Quarterly targets (twice)
- Nominated as “Performer of the Month” thrice
- Appraised & Promoted to Sr. HR Consultant within first 6 months of my employment span
- Have contributed the maximum in terms of the closures and billing for the organization
HR Generalist
Stature Realtors Private Ltd.
11.2009 - 11.2012
- Played a key role in launching of Head Office; end-to-end recruitment; Preparation & issuance of job offer, appointment letter, confirmation, experience and background checks; Training & Development - Orientation & Induction (Individual & Groups), Coordination for Internal & External Training programmes; Leave and Attendance management; Managed employee grievances, various initiatives like suggestion box, buddy programme- feedback from new joiners about job, workplace, team, etc; managed clearance & exit processes, timely full & final settlement
Education
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Welingkars Institute of Management & Research
Mumbai05.2012
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - undefined
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics
Mumbai06.2007
Skills
End-to-end hiring management
Role alignment analysis
Compensation discussions
Formal induction procedures
Strategic decision-making
Effective relationship management
Effective task delegation
Proficient conflict resolution
Collaborative teamwork
Timeline
Manager – Talent Acquisition (Firm Risk Management)
Morgan Stanley Advantage Services
03.2023 - 12.2025
Manager – Learning & Development
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
04.2017 - 07.2019
Deputy Manager – Talent Acquisition
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
11.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Avenues Consulting
06.2014 - 09.2015
HR Generalist
Stature Realtors Private Ltd.
11.2009 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - undefined
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Welingkars Institute of Management & Research