07 - Raman Mann, Recruiting Operations Leader - The Headcount People

In this episode from The Headcount People podcast, we interview Raman Mann, a seasoned RecOps professional with almost 10 years experience in People & Talent Programs, Operations, and Systems. In this conversation, we dive deep into the world of RecOps and headcount management, discussing various tools, team collaboration, alignment strategies, communication with stakeholders, talent mapping, and more. Join us as we explore the chapter list questions below, with: 🎙️Our Host: Tushar Makhija, Founder/CEO at TeamOhana Learn more about Tushar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tusharmakhija/ 🎙️Special Guest: Raman Mann, RecOps specialist Learn more about Raman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramandeepmann/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER LIST: 00:00 - Cold Open 03:11 - When you joined your last companies, what tools did you use? 05:34 - Which teams work together on headcount management? 06:52 - How do you make sure that everyone is aligned? 08:19 - What happens after you get the list of approved headcount? 12:24 - How do you communicate with hiring managers and finance about changes? 14:36 - How do you prioritize tools? 15:53 - When do you upload approved roles to the ATS? 19:05 - What is the impact of that inefficiency from your unique lens and your experience? 20:10 - Things that you would like the finance team to do better? 20:47 - Suggestions for hiring managers to work with recruiting ops? 21:58 - How can recruiting support budget variance tracking? 22:57 - How have you optimized tools to communicate with other stakeholders? 24:02 - What effort does it take to prepare a manual spreadsheet or keep the manual spreadsheet up to date? 25:13 - Is there a benefit of keeping things up to date in a more realtime basis? 26:35 - What are the types of questions that say business leaders want to know? 27:57 - What are some of the things you're doing differently now that we're all working from home to drive alignment and collaboration? 29:20 - How do you do talent mapping with the HR business partner? 30:39 - What does good organizational design look like? 32:21 - What would be your advice and blueprint for future Rec Ops professionals? 34:38 - What would you do differently and what should people be really careful about? 35:32 - How optimistic are you about the future, and what brings that optimism to you? #recruitingtips #talentacquisition #hrmanagement