Head - Talent Acquisition - IT

Head - Talent Acquisition

Job Description:

- The Head - TA will be responsible for all Internal and external, fresh and replacement hiring needs and work closely with various business functions in the organization to contribute to the company's overall success.

- This role is for those, who are passionate about talent acquisition and having strong people management skills and having experience of working with founders on 25/8 time lines and not 24/7 types.

Roles And Responsibilities:

- Lead the execution of TA programs and practices related to workforce planning/management.

- Partner closely with senior stakeholders across different internal functions to define & lead strategic initiatives that can support the achievement of business goals.

- Work with functional TA teams to drive operational excellence, adopt data-driven decision making and implement best practices.

- Highly Metrics-driven individual with team-handling experience.

- Driving the full spectrum of supply management from a COE standpoint.

- Identifying and partnering with external providers / vendors / partners as required to ensure hiring needs are met.

- Defining and leading projects focused on continuous improvement.

- Establish best practices around sourcing function.

- Developing remuneration and reward procedures.

- Ensure proper implementation of HRIS.

- Recommending new policies, approaches, and procedures.

- Keeping the management informed on regular intervals to facilitate company strategy.

- Planning and directing employee training and development programs.

- Improving management / employee communications.

- Ensuring compliance with employment law.

- Implement the talent acquisition processes, systems for developing and retaining talent within the identified framework.

Qualification And Experience Criteria:

- More than 12 years of experience in managing end-to-end recruitment in a fast-paced, predominantly technology hiring environment with last few years as TA Leader and has managed large multi-locational teams, preferably India and International both

- Experience of working in a start-up ecosystem is highly desirable and will be a key differentiator.

- Exposure to hiring for skills in niche and emerging technologies.

- Technical bent of mind and a flair to understand the technology hiring needs clients and be able to advise clients on the talent landscape.

- Experience hiring across multiple career levels from entry-level to leadership talent.

- Demonstrated experience in hiring high volumes and against tight deadlines.

- Managed diverse recruitment teams that worked in different engagement models like source / screen / present and end-to-end. Ability to manage teams that are not co-located.

- Ability to conceptualize, manage and execute mid to large-scale assessment centers / hiring drives / weekend drives to fulfil bulk demands against stiff timeline.

- Create growth opportunities within existing clients through seamless service delivery.