Nelisha Goodwin
@nelishagoodwin
Strategic talent acquisition leader driving data-informed hiring and scalable recruitment frameworks.
What I'm looking for
I am a data-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with 9+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience across Technology, EdTech, and E‑commerce. I have a track record of optimizing hiring processes—reducing time-to-fill by 25%, improving offer-to-join ratios, and implementing interview frameworks and analytics dashboards to give leadership clear hiring visibility.
I partner with global stakeholders to build hiring roadmaps and mentor recruiting teams to scale talent operations. I led 60+ annual hires at PowerSchool, delivered diversity hiring successes at Flipkart, and consistently improved sourcing efficiency, vendor strategy, and candidate experience.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Recruiting Lead
PowerSchool LLP
Nov 2021 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Spearhead recruitment across R&D, Sales Ops, IT, Customer Success and Professional Services, delivering 60+ hires annually and improving offer-to-join ratio by 25% while reducing interview rounds and candidate drop-offs.
Senior Talent Acquisition Associate
Flipkart
Jul 2021 - Oct 2021 (3 months)
Managed leadership and HR hiring across Supply Chain, delivered 33% diversity hiring in 3 months and partnered with senior leaders to implement targeted hiring strategies during organizational expansion.
Recruiter – Supply Chain
Flipkart
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 3 months)
Recruited 80+ professionals annually across logistics and supply chain, improved offer acceptance to 95% and reduced time-to-hire by 18% through process optimization and vendor management.
Associate Consultant
CareerNet Consulting
Mar 2017 - Apr 2019 (2 years 1 month)
Closed 150+ roles across Sales and Marketing for BFSI and IT clients, maintaining an 85% shortlist-to-interview ratio and increasing sourcing efficiency by 30% via Boolean search optimization.
Senior Executive – HR
LinkCXO Global Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 2 months)
Led mid-level and CXO hiring across IT, Sales and Service functions, increased sourcing efficiency by 25% through referral programs and developed HR reports tracking pipeline health and cost-per-hire.
Education
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Certificate, Artificial Intelligence / Career Accelerator
2025 -
Enrolled in the AI Career Accelerator program (pursuing) focusing on AI tools and applications relevant to recruitment and talent analytics.
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Postgraduate Certificate, Human Resource Management
2023 - 2024
Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management focused on advanced HR practices and strategic talent management completed at IIM Shillong.
St. Xavier's College, Goa University
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication
2011 - 2014
Completed Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with coursework in media, communication strategies, and related practical projects.
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