urooj's CV
urooj Siddique
RECRUITMENT | TALENT ACQUISITION | CLIENT MANAGEMENT | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Profile summary
Strategic talent acquisition leader with 13 years of experience shaping recruitment operations and client management across multiple organizations. Directed state government technology recruitment strategies, managed end-to-end US IT staffing workflows, and trained recruitment teams to meet delivery targets. Committed to aligning sourcing activities with hiring objectives and maintaining submission quality.
Career highlights
Talent Acquisition Leadership: Directed state government technology recruitment operations across multiple US jurisdictions for contract and full-time hiring needs, delivering 20 client submissions per month.
Team Management and Training: Trained and supervised teams of recruiters across recruitment workflows, client submissions, delivery targets, ATS usage, compliance verification, and recruitment best practices.
End-to-End Recruitment Operations: Managed the complete recruitment lifecycle from sourcing and screening through documentation, interviews, client presentations, and offer closure while maintaining candidate pipelines.
Key skills
Professional experience
Reported to executive leadership, overseeing candidate delivery workflows and directing talent acquisition operations for state client accounts. Defined operational strategy and aligned sourcing activities with hiring objectives.
- Reviewed open job requirements and prioritized daily sourcing activity.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to support hiring objectives.
- Maintained submission quality through candidate screening and requirement matching.
- Executed candidate verification to ensure adherence to standards.
Shaped state government technology recruitment strategy, steering operations across multiple US jurisdictions for contract and full-time hiring needs while partnering with client managers to align on delivery timelines and position requirements. Directed a team of 2 recruiters.
- Managed the complete recruitment lifecycle from sourcing and screening through documentation, interviews, and client presentations.
- Delivered 20 client submissions per month with an average of one successful placement per month.
- Sourced candidates and developed pipelines using Ciepal, Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, TechFetch, IntelliSearch, Indeed, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
Directed US IT staffing operations for direct and implementation clients, managing a team of 8 recruiters across recruitment workflows, client submissions, and delivery targets.
- Evaluated candidate technical skills, communication, work authorization, and role alignment through phone and video screenings.
- Trained recruiters on US staffing, sourcing strategies, ATS usage, compliance verification, and recruitment best practices.
- Verified resumes, employment information, and supporting documentation to validate candidate authenticity during 2021 through 2023.
Guided recruitment operations across US time zones by partnering with hiring managers to define job descriptions, establish timelines, and shape talent acquisition strategies for IT professionals.
- Sourced and engaged active and passive candidates across the US market using LinkedIn, Dice, and Monster.
- Managed candidate presentation, interview coordination, feedback collection, salary negotiation, and offer closure.
- Maintained candidate pipelines and recruitment reports through ATS platforms while managing multiple requirements.
- Maintained 20 client submissions per month.
- Secured an average of one successful placement per month.
- Delivered qualified candidates within expected timelines through coordination with client managers.
- Maintained 20 client submissions per month, resulting in an average of one successful placement per month.