Lead - Talent Acquisition - Retail/D2C/Healthcare

About the Role:

We are seeking a Lead Talent Acquisition to own and drive our end-to-end hiring strategy across both Retail (store hiring across geographies) and Corporate functions. This is a high-impact leadership role where youll manage two TA teams, bring in technology-led innovation, and elevate our employer brandbuilding a future-ready TA function.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

- Own and deliver annual TA goals (OKRs) aligned with business growth and workforce plans

- Partner with business and HR leadership on talent forecasting, workforce budgeting, and hiring prioritization

- Implement AI-led tools, assessments, and sourcing automation to improve quality, speed, and cost of hiring

- Lead employer branding initiatives to strengthen companys positioning as an employer of choice

Talent Acquisition Operations:

- Lead high-volume retail hiring and specialized corporate hiring across departments like tech, finance, product, marketing, etc.

- Drive seamless and structured recruitment operations with measurable hiring TAT and quality benchmarks

- Audit and improve TA processes, policies, and compliance frameworks

- Track and report hiring metrics such as funnel conversion, source effectiveness, diversity hiring, and retention

Team Leadership & Collaboration:

- Lead and coach a team of TA specialistsacross both corporate and field geographies

- Run structured stand-ups, sprint planning, and outcome-based reviews for the TA team

- Collaborate with HRBPs, L&D, and functional heads to ensure alignment on hiring and onboarding strategies

Success in this Role Looks Like:

- Consistent achievement of TA OKRs (hiring volumes, quality, and timelines)

- Improved talent quality/density measured through retention and performance of hires

- Deployment of new-age AI tools and assessments in hiring

- High team engagement and low offer drop-offs

- Strengthened employer brand presence on campuses, platforms, and social channels

What You Bring:

Experience:

- 5-10+ years in Talent Acquisition with exposure to both retail and corporate hiring

- Proven leadership in fast-paced or growth-stage environments (e.g., retail, D2C, healthcare, startups)

- Experience in managing multi-location teams and large-scale hiring drives (especially in-store roles)

- Exposure to campus hiring and employer branding initiatives

Skills:

- Strong grasp of TA systems and ATS tools

- Familiarity with behavioral interview techniques (e.g., BEI), psychometric assessments (e.g., MBTI, Thomas)

- Data-driven with strong project management skills

- Excellent stakeholder communication and influencing skills

Attributes:

- High ownership and execution focus

- High learnability/curiosity

- Emotionally intelligent and team-oriented

- Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid problem-solving

- Intuition-led decision-maker with sound judgment