We are looking for an experienced Lead - Talent Acquisition & Onboarding to lead the Talent Acquisition function for a rapidly growing solar manufacturing and renewable energy organisation with operations across multiple locations in India.

The role will be responsible for building and driving a scalable talent acquisition framework covering senior leadership hiring, lateral recruitment, high-volume campus hiring, engineering talent, and corporate/support functions. The incumbent will also lead the onboarding and induction framework to ensure a seamless joining experience and faster integration of new employees.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop and execute the overall talent acquisition strategy in line with business growth and workforce requirements.

- Lead recruitment across corporate and manufacturing locations.

- Establish robust recruitment processes, SLAs, governance mechanisms and hiring metrics.

- Partner with business and functional leaders to understand manpower requirements and build effective hiring plans.

Talent Acquisition Strategy :

- Develop and execute the overall talent acquisition strategy in line with business growth and workforce requirements.

- Lead recruitment across corporate and manufacturing locations.

- Establish robust recruitment processes, SLAs, governance mechanisms and hiring metrics.

- Partner with business and functional leaders to understand manpower requirements and build effective hiring plans.

Leadership & Lateral Hiring :

- Drive senior and mid-to-senior level hiring across business and support functions.

- Manage end-to-end recruitment for leadership positions, including sourcing, assessment, compensation benchmarking and offer negotiations.

- Work with executive search firms and recruitment partners for critical and niche positions.

- Evaluate candidates transitioning from other industries and assess their suitability for the manufacturing/renewable energy environment.

Campus & High-Volume Hiring :

- Develop and execute large-scale campus recruitment programmes for engineering graduates and entry-level talent.

- Build relationships with engineering colleges and technical institutes.

- Drive campus engagement, employer branding, assessments, interviews and offer management.

- Establish efficient processes to manage high-volume recruitment without compromising quality.

- Plan and coordinate batch-wise joining and induction of graduate recruits at manufacturing locations.

Corporate & Support Function Hiring :

- Lead recruitment for functions such as Finance, HR, Procurement, Engineering and other corporate/support functions.

- Partner with functional heads to understand role requirements, competencies and selection criteria.

- Develop targeted sourcing strategies for specialist and niche positions.

Onboarding & Induction :

- Develop a structured and differentiated onboarding framework for senior hires, graduate engineers and corporate employees.

- Own the pre-joining engagement, joining experience, induction and early-stage integration process.

- Coordinate with Plant HR, IR and Learning & Development teams for functional and shop-floor induction.

- Monitor key onboarding metrics including offer-to-join ratio, early attrition, new-hire engagement and onboarding effectiveness.

- Ensure timely completion of documentation, background verification and joining formalities.

Team & Vendor Management :

- Lead and mentor the TA and onboarding team across corporate and plant locations.

- Manage recruitment agencies, executive search firms, RPO partners and campus placement relationships.

- Negotiate commercials, SLAs and service deliverables with external recruitment partners.

- Build a strong internal recruitment capability and continuously improve team productivity.

Technology, Analytics & Employer Branding :

- Drive effective utilisation of ATS, recruitment technology and hiring dashboards.

- Develop and monitor recruitment MIS covering hiring pipeline, TAT, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness and offer-to-joining conversion.

- Strengthen the organisation's employer brand across experienced and campus talent segments.

- Develop initiatives to enhance candidate experience and attract high-quality talent.

Key Success Metrics :

- Achievement of manpower and hiring targets across locations and functions.

- Reduction in time-to-fill and cost-per-hire.

- Quality of hire and hiring-manager satisfaction.

- Campus hiring volumes and offer-to-joining conversion.

- Reduction in early/probation-period attrition.

- Effectiveness and employee satisfaction with the onboarding process.

- Recruitment budget and vendor cost optimisation.

- Compliance and timely closure of joining formalities.

Candidate Profile :

- Postgraduate degree/MBA in Human Resources or a related discipline.

- 12+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

- Strong experience in managing end-to-end recruitment across senior leadership, lateral, campus and high-volume hiring.

- Experience in manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure, engineering, renewable energy or similar sectors would be preferred.

- Proven experience in managing recruitment across multiple plants/sites and geographically distributed teams.

- Experience in building or scaling campus hiring and graduate recruitment programmes.

- Strong exposure to onboarding and induction programmes, particularly for large employee cohorts.

- Familiarity with ATS, recruitment analytics, MIS and hiring dashboards.

- Strong stakeholder management experience with CXO/Business Heads, Plant Heads and Functional Leaders.

Key Competencies :

- Strategic Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

- Leadership & Stakeholder Management

- High-Volume & Campus Recruitment

- Senior Leadership Hiring

- Onboarding & Employee Integration

- Vendor & Agency Management

- Recruitment Analytics & MIS

- Employer Branding

- Team Leadership

- Strong negotiation and influencing skills

- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth manufacturing environment

Ideal Candidate :

A strategic yet hands-on Talent Acquisition leader who has successfully managed multi-location hiring, leadership recruitment and large-scale engineering/campus hiring, and can build a robust TA and onboarding function for a rapidly scaling manufacturing organisation.

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