Company: Rozana Rural Commerce Pvt. Ltd.

Rozana is India's fastest-growing rural commerce company, serving over 20,000 villages across India. We are building India's ecommerce for gram panchayats. Rozana's unique strategy uses a network of rural entrepreneurs who empower over a billion rural consumers. Rozana has an active base of over 32000 women entrepreneurs in rural India and is looking to scale to 1 million in the future.

The company is founded by Harvard, IIM and St. Stephen's graduates with an experience of scaling successful ventures in the past. Rozana is building a rockstar team who work very closely with the founders on changing rural India. Our team includes people from Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, D-Mart, Lenskart and many awesome companies.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between rural and urban India, ensuring that people in villages and small towns have the same choices, convenience, and affordability as those in big cities. Empowering Rural India is Rozana's mission and is looking for superstars who can come to build for India.

Rozana and its founders have been covered by ET, Mint, Business Standard, Inc42 and many top media platforms. The company has raised over 40 million USD and successfully working on changing rural India.

What We Believe

- Every individual, regardless of where they live, deserves access to high-quality products and services.

- We believe in hustle and hard work, going the extra mile to ensure making a sizable impact.

Why It Matters:

- Be part of a Journey to change the destiny of rural India.

- Be part of the journey to empower over a billion Indians living in villages.

- Create an opportunity for impact.

Role Overview

- We are looking for a dynamic and hands-on Talent Acquisition who can take full ownership of scaling our workforce across business verticals and geographies. This role is pivotal to Rozana's growth and will drive end-to-end recruitment strategy, execution, and employer branding initiatives. The candidate should have prior experience in high-volume hiring across corporate, field, tech, and retail roles.

- This role will report to the Head of HR and work closely with founders, business heads, and HRBPs to ensure timely and quality talent acquisition in line with Rozana's rapid scale-up plans.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Talent Acquisition Strategy

- Own and drive the entire hiring lifecycle across levels and functions

- Develop scalable and agile hiring strategies aligned with business needs and growth phases

- Forecast hiring requirements in partnership with functional heads and HRBPs

2. Execution & Delivery

- Manage hiring across tech, non-tech, retail, and supply chain functions

- Build and manage internal talent pipelines, referral networks, and external agency partnerships

- Track and report key hiring metrics: TAT, source mix, offer-to-join ratio, etc.

3. Employer Branding

- Strengthen Rozana's positioning as an employer of choice in rural and semi-urban talent markets

- Create recruitment campaigns across platforms (LinkedIn, Naukri, Job fairs, Campus connects and IIM Jobs)

- Collaborate with marketing to promote culture stories and employee testimonials

4. Process Excellence & ATS Management

- Implement and optimize applicant tracking systems (ATS)

- Ensure structured interview processes, JD standardization, and feedback mechanisms

- Continuously improve candidate experience and hiring efficiency

5. Stakeholder Management

- Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on talent needs and market trends

- Conduct periodic talent reviews and hiring status meetings with business units

- Collaborate with HR Ops, L&D, and on boarding teams to ensure seamless integration

What We're Looking For

- 5-8 years of proven experience in talent acquisition, preferably in start-ups, retail chains, logistics, or e-commerce platforms

- Experience in both tech and non-tech hiring, including frontline and retail roles

- Strong understanding of recruitment tools, sourcing strategies, and employer branding

- Hands-on experience managing ATS platforms and recruitment dashboards

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills

- Passion for scaling businesses and working in a fast-paced environment

- Preferred MBA

What You'll Get

- Opportunity to build the talent engine for one of India's most impactful rural commerce start-ups

- High visibility and ownership across multiple business functions

- Entrepreneurial culture with cross-functional collaboration and rapid decision-making

- Competitive compensation and fast-track career growth in HR leadership