Description:

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Leadership:

- Develop and execute robust recruiting strategies to meet current and future workforce needs.

- Work closely with leadership teams to understand manpower requirements, skill demands, and organizational goals.

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters to achieve hiring targets and process excellence.

- Establish and track TA metrics such as TAT, quality of hire, position closure rate, and pipeline strength.

End-to-End Recruitment Management:

- Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates.

- Drive mass hiring, niche hiring, and leadership hiring based on business needs.

- Ensure timely, high-quality staffing across departments including technical and non-technical roles.

- Oversee candidate communication, offer negotiation, onboarding planning, and joining follow-ups.

Sourcing & Market Intelligence:

- Build strong talent pipelines using multiple channels: job portals, social media, employee referrals, networking, and campus hiring.

- Implement innovative sourcing strategies including headhunting and market mapping.

- Maintain insights into industry trends, competitor hiring patterns, and salary benchmarks.

Employer Branding & Candidate Experience:

- Strengthen the organizations talent brand through effective communication and recruitment marketing initiatives.

- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.

- Represent the company at job fairs, industry events, and campus engagement programs.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

- Partner with department heads and hiring managers to define job requirements, skill sets, and hiring priorities.

- Conduct alignment meetings to ensure clarity on expectations, candidate profiles, and interview structures.

- Provide weekly/ monthly recruitment dashboards, MIS reports, and hiring updates to senior management.

Process Optimization & Compliance:

- Implement and refine recruitment processes, tools, and best practices for scalability and efficiency.

- Maintain compliance with organizational policies, HR standards, and legal requirements.

- Manage and optimize ATS systems, vendor partnerships, and recruitment budgets.

Onboarding & Workforce Planning Support:

- Coordinate with HR operations for smooth onboarding, documentation, and induction planning.

- Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent forecasting activities.

- Continuously improve new hire integration and early employee lifecycle experience.

- Masters degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

- 5+ years of experience in recruitment and talent acquisition, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or senior recruiter role.

- Proven experience in managing diverse hiring needs across junior, mid-level, and leadership roles.

Technical Skills:

- Strong knowledge of hiring tools, ATS systems, job boards, and sourcing technologies.

- Expertise in modern recruitment techniques including social recruiting, Boolean search, and market mapping.

- Familiarity with HR analytics, compensation structures, and talent forecasting.

Soft Skills:

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Strong leadership and team management abilities.

- High sense of urgency, attention to detail, and problem-solving capability.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment