Assistant Vice President - RPO - Auto/Manufacturing

Designation: AVP - RPO

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 17 years Max

Industry: Auto, Manufacturing or Diverse

Job Role:

1. Lateral Hiring & Delivery

- Manage and lead end-to-end lateral hiring across mid to senior-level roles for the West region.

- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and candidate communities.

- Oversee assessments, market intelligence, and talent mapping initiatives.

2. Business Development & Revenue Growth

- Own and deliver revenue targets for the region through lateral hiring mandates.

- Identify and develop new business opportunities across sectors.

- Strengthen long-term client relationships through consistent delivery excellence.

3. Stakeholder & Client Management

- Serve as a trusted recruitment advisor to senior business leaders and hiring managers.

- Conduct negotiations with confidentiality, professionalism, and integrity.

- Provide clients with industry insights, compensation benchmarks, and market analysis.

4. Leadership & Team Management

- Lead and mentor a team of recruiters to ensure delivery excellence.

- Foster a high-performance culture focused on outcomes and client satisfaction.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HR, Marketing, Analytics) for seamless execution.

5. Strategic Impact

- Strengthen Taggds presence as a preferred partner for lateral hiring in the West region.

- Contribute to employer branding, talent strategy, and workforce planning initiatives.

- Provide insights on market trends, talent ecosystems, and hiring feasibility.

Job Requirements:

- 12-15+ years of experience in lateral hiring / recruitment.

- Proven ability to close midsenior mandates across industries in the West region.

- Strong track record of delivering revenue targets.

- Established relationships with business leaders and industry stakeholders.

- Experience in consulting-led recruitment environments is preferred.

Desired Competencies:

- Business Acumen: Ability to link hiring decisions to business outcomes.

- Relationship Building: Strong stakeholder management and trust-building.

- Revenue Orientation: Demonstrated success in achieving hiring-linked revenue goals.

- Strategic Thinking: Ability to forecast talent needs and understand market trends.

- Leadership: Capability to lead high-performing recruitment teams.