As a Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant based in our Pune office, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our company.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, you will be at the forefront of attracting and hiring top-tier talent.

Your expertise in building strong stakeholder relationships and utilising data-driven recruitment strategies will be key to driving our company's growth.

Joining a dynamic team, you will be instrumental in filling niche and technical positions, enhancing our ability to innovate and lead in our industry.

Your Impact:

- Own full lifecycle recruitment, from intake and role calibration through to offer and close.

- Lead structured intakes with hiring managers to align on role scope, target profile, location strategy, interview plan, market insights, and timelines, ensuring roles are set up to hire successfully.

- Build and maintain pipelines for recurring / hard-to-fill roles, including direct sourcing, talent mapping, and proactive engagement of passive candidates.

- Partner with leadership on hiring plans, prioritisation, and capacity, flagging risk early (market constraints, interview bandwidth, compensation gaps) and proposing practical solutions.

- Use data to drive outcomes (market insights, pipeline health, stage conversion, offer acceptance, time-to-fill, and time-in-stage), and ensure ATS accuracy for reporting and forecasting.

- Coach and influence interview teams to maintain momentum: clear decisions, fast feedback, and a strong candidate experience.

- Provide market insight on talent pools, competitor activity, and candidate expectations; advise on realistic level/skill requirements and location feasibility.

- Reduce reliance on agencies through consistent direct sourcing strategy and targeted outreach.

- Support wider TA initiatives as needed (recruitment cover, process improvement, interview training etc).

- Maintain strong candidate care throughout, ensuring timely communication and momentum across the process.

- Conduct 30-60-90-day review meetings with the Hiring Manager to proactively identify and eliminate obstacles to successful completion of the hiring campaigns.

What You'll Need:

- Preferably, you'll have at least 8 years of recruitment experience, ideally with a background in managing the fast-paced demands of technical, niche roles, and a proven ability to source candidates directly at a high level.

- Proven ability to manage a busy requisition load while maintaining quality, pace, and stakeholder confidence in a fast-moving environment.

- Strong sourcing capability: confident using LinkedIn and other channels to build pipelines and deliver direct hires at senior and specialist commercial levels.

- Comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders able to challenge constructively, reset expectations, and drive decisions without creating friction.

- Data-led mindset: you can use metrics and market intelligence to influence hiring plans and unblock roles.

- Strong process discipline (ATS hygiene, approvals, documentation) while keeping candidate experience high.

- Clear, practical communicator; able to keep multiple stakeholders aligned across time zones and geographies.