Sahana H S

Recruiter in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hello, I’m Sahana. I’m a recruiter living in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. I am a fan of yoga, cooking, and fitness. I’m also interested in travel, music, and reading.

Sahana H S is a highly accomplished strategic talent acquisition Lead with over 12 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning, and driving diversity and inclusion initiatives. Expertise spans across technical and leadership hiring, employer branding, and creating dynamic, high-performing teams. Certified by AIHR in strategic talent acquisition, DEIB, people analytics, and talent management, leveraging data-driven approaches for exceptional hiring outcomes.

Key Highlights:

Leadership Excellence: Spearheaded a team of five recruiters at Pluralsight, successfully filling over 300 positions in two years and meeting aggressive growth targets. Demonstrated agility in assembling complete teams, including a mobile team, within a month.
Diversity Advocacy: Promoted equitable hiring practices and implemented programs such as the Women Returnship Program and employee referral initiatives, resulting in a 40% increase in hires through referrals.
Strategic Impact: Streamlined recruitment processes to improve time-to-hire, quality of hire, and candidate experience. Proactively filled critical roles in record time, showcasing her pipeline management skills.
Innovative Projects: Developed impactful programs like hiring manager scorecards, structured internship plans, and recognition systems for interview panels.

Professional Strengths:

Strong stakeholder management and alignment of recruitment strategies with business goals.
Exceptional ability to enhance employer branding through targeted campaigns and industry engagement.
Skilled in using applicant tracking systems, workforce metrics, and competency mapping for data-driven decision-making.