Prachi Banga's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

I'm currently working at LinkedIn - a company, product, network I passionately believe in. It has changed my life when it comes to figuring out what I want to do and giving me the means to get there - by connecting with the right people and by being in the know of what is happening in my...

I'm currently working at LinkedIn - a company, product, network I passionately believe in. It has changed my life when it comes to figuring out what I want to do and giving me the means to get there - by connecting with the right people and by being in the know of what is happening in my industry and function.

Only makes sense that I now work as an evangelist for the LinkedIn Talent Solutions business. [LinkedIn Talent Solutions provides innovative recruiting tools to help you become more successful at talent acquisition. https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin-talent-solutions]

Some other highlights from my professional life include:

♦ MBA graduate from a global top 10 business school

♦ Worked, studied and lived across Europe & Asia-Pacific.

♦ Advanced from offshore recruitment operations -> local recruitment -> global / corporate / CoE talent acquisition strategy -> talent consulting

♦ Academic grounding in Psychology & Business Administration.Senior Customer Success Consultant @ This year my role has evolved to partnering with a handful of large global customers across their presence in NAMER, EMEA & APAC.

As an external project manager I help customers achieve tangible and sustainable value from our solutions. I engage with Talent Acquisition leadership across geographies and business lines and advise them on best practices, trends, and strategies to build best-in-class talent organizations, as relevant to them.

In the process I'm invested in converting our product users to champions and thereby helping take their individual careers to the next level. From March 2015 to July 2015 (5 months) Gurgaon, IndiaRecruitment Product Consultant @ Consulted LinkedIn India's Global & Enterprise Customers to ensure they are achieving optimal results and ROI with LinkedIn products and services. I did this by understanding their talent goals and:

♦ building change management plans and project managing execution to drive measurable improvement in user utilization, candidate experience and recruitment metrics that matter to them.

♦ providing in-depth product consultation & customized advice on recruitment processes from industry best practices.

♦ partnering with the Global Account Management Team on ingenious methods of delivering customer success.

Additionally I locally led an internal & global change initiative that impacted my team and the sales organization. To do so I prepared & delivered a communication plan and a reporting mechanism for the team of consultants which facilitated resource planning for the management and identification of macro trends in the region. From September 2013 to March 2015 (1 year 7 months) Gurgaon, IndiaMBA Intern in CoE Global Talent Acquisition, Corporate HQ @ ♦ Jointly built the 5-year strategy document for CoE Global Talent Acquisition with analysis of employee productivity and deduction of hiring needs in the full value chain across 45 countries.

♦ Designed a regional MBA rotation program and ambitious active sourcing techniques targeting gaps in leadership pipelines, hard-to-fill positions and emerging markets (APAC).

♦ Learned about 'Diversity & Inclusion' and brainstormed on action-items for leaders & employees. From January 2013 to March 2013 (3 months) Frankfurt Am Main Area, GermanySenior Specialist in Talent Acquisition & Business Partner @ ♦ Led a 5-member team in adopting new LinkedIn active sourcing practices for positions in New York.

♦ Achieved recruiting targets of 30 offers/year across levels for the Financial Operations division.

♦ Fostered employee development (programs), as a Business Partner, of a 140-member division.

♦ Facilitated informed decision making for hiring managers by conceptualizing a unique knowledge management platform for sharing between HR Business Partners and Senior Management.

♦ Led and trained the project team in generation and analysis of quarterly recruitment efficiency reports for the firm wide Executive Committee.

♦ Promoted to Senior Specialist before the start of the MBA Program. From August 2010 to February 2012 (1 year 7 months) Hyderabad Area, IndiaAssociate, Resource Development @ Hired for the highly selective Generalist Program for college graduates.

♦ Successfully provided recruiting process expertise for the newly opening Shanghai Office.

♦ Lead and subject matter expert in recruitment-focused competitor intelligence projects after a successful pilot launch which improved in-house interview processes and offer decline rates.

♦ Co-partnered in developing a network of PhD advisers and employees to leverage the emerging relationships in attracting talent for technical positions in the New York Office.

♦ Devised links between the Employee Referral portal and the Applicant Management System and conducted user acceptance testing (UAT).

♦ Screened 200 programmer and quant applicants/per week. From October 2008 to July 2010 (1 year 10 months) Hyderabad Area, IndiaCampus Recruitment Intern @ ♦ Assisted in recruiting and onboarding of 100 engineers from top tech schools.

♦ Converted a non-remunerated internship into a remunerated one. From August 2008 to September 2008 (2 months) New Delhi Area, IndiaTraining and Development Intern @ Created an F.A.Q. booklet for new hires by surveying new hires and management regarding the information most relevant for a smooth onboarding. From May 2007 to June 2007 (2 months) New Delhi Area, IndiaMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resource Management, Digital Marketing & Social Media, Top 25% of Class of 2013 @ IE Business School From 2012 to 2013 Global Network of Advanced Management - Immersion Week @ Renmin University of China From 2013 to 2013 BA (Honors), Psychology, 1st Division @ Jesus and Mary College From 2005 to 2008