Talent Acquisition Lead - Tech & GTM Hiring

About the Role:

We're looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Lead to build and scale hiring for a fast-growing technology organization. This is a player-coach role, where you'll lead a small team of recruiters while personally driving senior, niche, and business-critical hiring across technology, sales, and leadership functions.

What You'll Do:

- Own end-to-end Talent Acquisition across multiple business units, leading a small recruiter pod while personally closing high-impact roles.

- Drive hiring across a diverse portfolio: 60% Sales & GTM (Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Growth), 30% Deep Tech (Backend, AI/ML, Distributed Systems, Blockchain, Product Engineering), and 10% Leadership (Director, VP, CXO and other strategic hires).

- Build robust sourcing strategies beyond traditional job portals by leveraging communities, referrals, GitHub, social platforms, and targeted market mapping.

- Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to define hiring strategies, calibrate talent, and ensure exceptional candidate experience.

- Mentor and manage a small team of recruiters, driving hiring velocity, quality of hires, and key recruitment metrics including TAT, offer-to-join ratio, and sourcing effectiveness.

- Build scalable hiring processes and continuously strengthen the employer brand within the technology ecosystem.

What We're Looking For:

- 9-14 years of Talent Acquisition experience with 4-5 years of team leadership.

- Proven experience leading while remaining an individual contributor, owning complex and senior hiring mandates.

- Strong track record in Technology and Sales/GTM hiring, with exposure to leadership searches.

- Experience hiring for product companies, SaaS, fintech, AI, emerging technologies, or high-growth startups.

- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business leaders.

- Expertise in market mapping, direct sourcing, talent assessment, and building high-quality talent pipelines.

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high ownership and accountability.

Location:

- Noida (5 days/week, Work from Office)