Role: Talent Acquisition Manager

Experience: 7-12 Years

Employment Type: Full Time

Department: Human Resources

Role Category: Talent Acquisition / Recruitment

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment operations and drive strategic hiring initiatives across functions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing talent acquisition strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, optimizing hiring processes, and building strong talent pipelines to support business growth. The candidate should possess strong expertise in recruitment strategy, employer branding, stakeholder management, talent sourcing, and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding support.

- Develop and execute strategic hiring plans aligned with business goals and workforce planning.

- Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand talent requirements and hiring priorities.

- Drive hiring for leadership, niche, and critical roles across departments.

- Build strong talent pipelines through multiple sourcing channels including job portals, referrals, social media, and networking.

- Implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract top-quality talent.

- Ensure recruitment SLAs, TAT, and quality-of-hire metrics are consistently met.

- Monitor market trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring practices.

- Drive employer branding initiatives to strengthen the organization's talent positioning.

- Manage vendor and recruitment agency relationships for external hiring support.

- Improve candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.

- Ensure adherence to hiring budgets, compliance, and recruitment policies.

- Use recruitment analytics and dashboards to track hiring performance and identify improvement areas.

- Lead and mentor the talent acquisition team to drive productivity and performance.

- Collaborate with HRBP and business teams for workforce planning and succession pipeline development.

Key Responsibility Areas (KRAs):

- Achieve hiring targets within defined timelines and quality standards.

- Reduce time-to-hire and cost-per-hire through process optimization.

- Build robust talent pipelines for critical and future hiring needs.

- Improve offer-to-joining ratio and candidate conversion rates.

- Enhance employer branding and talent market presence.

- Strengthen stakeholder satisfaction through efficient hiring delivery.

- Improve candidate experience and recruitment process efficiency.

- Drive data-driven hiring decisions using recruitment metrics and analytics.

- Ensure recruitment compliance and governance standards are maintained.

- Build and develop a high-performing talent acquisition team.

Required Skill Sets:

- Strong expertise in end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition strategy.

- Experience in bulk hiring, lateral hiring, and leadership hiring.

- Strong stakeholder and business partnering skills.

- Expertise in sourcing through LinkedIn, Naukri, job portals, and social platforms.

- Knowledge of recruitment metrics, dashboards, and reporting.

- Experience in employer branding and recruitment marketing.

- Strong negotiation and offer management skills.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and high-volume hiring demands.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Team management and leadership experience.

- Familiarity with ATS and HRMS platforms.

- Strong understanding of market intelligence and compensation benchmarking.

Preferred Qualifications:

- MBA / PGDM in HR or related field preferred.

- Experience in fast-paced hiring environments such as IT, Consulting, GCC, Startups, or Corporate sectors.

- Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale hiring mandates.