Head - Talent Acquisition | Manufacturing | Mumbai

Experience: 11+ years

Location: Mumbai

Industry: Manufacturing / Industrial / Engineering

About the Role:

We are hiring a Talent Acquisition leader for a leading manufacturing organisation. The role will drive recruitment across corporate and manufacturing businesses, strengthen hiring processes and build a consistent candidate experience.

We are looking for candidates with core Talent Acquisition experience in manufacturing organisations, including ownership of lateral, campus and leadership hiring.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end recruitment across corporate functions and manufacturing/plant requirements.

- Partner with business leaders and HR teams to translate workforce plans into hiring priorities.

- Develop sourcing strategies for critical, specialist and leadership positions.

- Lead lateral and campus recruitment, internal mobility and recruitment partner engagement.

- Standardise hiring processes, assessment practices and recruitment governance across businesses.

- Track and improve time-to-hire, quality of hire, offer-to-joining ratios, sourcing effectiveness and candidate satisfaction.

- Manage recruitment agencies, RPO partners, assessment providers and background verification partners.

- Strengthen employer branding, campus relationships and candidate engagement.

- Build recruiter and hiring-manager capabilities through training and structured hiring practices.

- Drive recruitment process improvements, automation and effective use of Workday or equivalent HR technology.

Candidate Requirements:

- 11+ years of relevant experience, with substantial experience in core Talent Acquisition.

- Manufacturing industry experience is mandatory.

- Demonstrated ownership of corporate and plant hiring, with exposure to lateral, campus and leadership recruitment.

- Experience leading TA teams and partnering with senior business stakeholders.

- Strong understanding of recruitment governance, vendor management and hiring analytics.

- Experience improving recruitment processes and candidate experience.

- Exposure to Workday or equivalent ATS/HR platforms; recruitment technology implementation experience will be an advantage.

- Experience working across multiple businesses or locations in a large, matrixed organisation is preferred.