About our Client:

One of the most innovative Automobile OEM organization growing globally, having its HQ based out of Bangalore, India.

Team Reporting to this role:

4 - 8 TA members + RPO team.

Reports to:

Chief Human Resources Officer.

Job Objective & Key Interactions:

TA leader who has built and scaled tech and Commercial hiring engines inside product / R&D organizations and can partner directly with CTO / Engineering Leaders and Commercial Business Head ++ all other support functions. This is one of the most critical roles of the organization.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition Support:

- Work with recruiting / Talent-Acquisition teams to understand skill needs, define role requirements, and influence hiring priorities (especially for critical / niche skills).

- Maintain headcount dashboards, resource utilization and provide functional Heads with insights on Open Positions Vs Closed Vs Offered Vs Joined etc.

- Manage cost effectiveness.

Data-Driven Advisory:

- Serve as a trusted partner to HR Leadership offer recommendations to address people challenges, organization design issues, or culture shifts.

MUST HAVE's:

- Experience hiring for deep tech / product roles / Commercial / manufacturing Organization, preferably growing start-ups.

- Worked in product / tech-first company / New Age Technology.

- Strong stakeholder management with CTO / Engg Heads / Business Heads and People Management.

- Hands-on sourcing capability (LinkedIn, GitHub, X-ray).

- Data-driven TA (metrics, dashboards, TAT, funnel).

- Startup / scale-up exposure.

- Built TA processes from scratch.

- ATS implementation experience.

- Exposure to campus / early career tech hiring.

- Employer branding / social hiring.

- Experience working with RPO partners.

- Must have done Campus Initiatives and have strong connect with the Engineering / Management and other relevant institutes.

- Have done mass / bulk hiring of minimum 300 - 500 in a year from entry level to middle management.

- Experience to lead HRIS Implementation as Custodian for TA Function.

- Experience in HR Marketing / Social Media branding, HR Event Management.

- Experience within International Sourcing / Hiring would be an added skill set to have.

- Managed Engineering and R&D stakeholder's and can speak and understand their manpower needs and translate the same to the team / sourcing partners.

Required Skills / Profile / Education:

- Proven experience: 12+ years in Talent Acquisition, with at least 2 - 4 years in people management role in a mid-to-large organization or fast-paced startup.

- Educational credentials: Bachelor's / Master's in HR, Business Administration, or related discipline. Additional TA certifications (e.g. SHRM-CP/SCP) desirable.

- Strong business acumen & ability to understand business needs, translate into people strategy, and influence without direct authority.

- Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, influencing, and consultation skills, able to work across functions and levels.

- Proficiency in HR data analysis, metrics tracking; comfort with HRIS / HR tools, MS Office / spreadsheet / data-driven insights.

- Exposure to handle work pressure and providing timely solutions, culture building, change management.

- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities & stakeholder's, work independently, and adapt quickly to a dynamic startup environment.

Preferred Industries:

- Preferably having experience of working in manufacturing industry likes of - FMCG / FMCD / Automobile / Engineering and R&D / Software / Energy / Power / Auto Ancillary / Infotainment / Telecom Product based, having B2C driven businesses based organizations.