Assistant Vice President/Vice President - Talent Acquisition - Financial Services

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Planning

- Define and execute the end to end TA strategy aligned with business growth plans.

- Forecast hiring needs across functions (corporate, branches, product teams, tech etc.).

- Set metrics / SLAs: time to fill, quality of hire, cost per hire, candidate experience

2. Sourcing & Attraction

- Lead sourcing for both active and passive candidates; build pipelines for niche / hard to fill roles.

- Use diverse sourcing channels: social media / job portals, employee referrals, campus hiring, agency partnerships.

3. Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

- Ensure positive candidate journey, from first contact through onboarding.

4. Stakeholder Management

- Work closely with business heads to understand role requirements, culture-fit, and align expectations.

- Provide regular reporting / dashboards to senior leadership with insights (market & competitor benchmarking, supply/demand for talent, risk areas).

5. Selection & Assessment

- Oversee / participate in the selection process: screening, interviews, assessments.

- Ensure hiring decisions are fair, inclusive (diversity), compliant with policies.

6. Process Improvement & Technology

- Drive improvements: streamline processes, adopt / optimize ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems), recruitment tech.

- Ensure recruitment operations are efficient and scalable.

7. Team Leadership & Capability Building

- Lead and mentor TA team members.

- Build capability in sourcing, interviewing, assessment.

8. Compliance & Policies

- Ensure all hiring is done in compliance with internal HR policies, employment laws, diversity and inclusion norms.