Job Description: Lead - Talent Acquisition

Location: Chennai / Hyderabad

Work mode: Work rom office (6 days a week)

Reporting to: Head of Talent Acquisition

Job Objective

We seek an accomplished Talent Acquisition Leader to drive strategic hiring initiatives and oversee end-to-end recruitment for mid-senior to leadership roles. You will lead a team of TA professionals, design scalable talent strategies, and ensure alignment with Urbanrise's rapid growth, targeting quality closures while fostering a robust talent pipeline for future needs.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the end-to-end recruitment for Sales, Marketing, CRM verticals, for mid-senior and leadership roles, ensuring adherence to quality benchmarks.

- Ensuring TA alignment with organizational goals and scaling processes to support business expansion.

- Partner with C-suite and business heads to anticipate talent needs, design role-specific sourcing strategies, and influence hiring decisions for critical roles.

- Optimize recruitment workflows to reduce time-to-hire by 30-40%, leveraging automation tools, data analytics, and market insights.

- Mentor and lead a team of recruiters, setting KPIs, monitoring performance, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.

- Provide actionable insights on talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitor analysis to guide hiring strategies.

- Elevate offer-to-join ratios (90%+) through personalized engagement, onboarding support, and post-joining feedback mechanisms.

- Develop dashboards to track KPIs (e.g., cost-per-hire, attrition rates, source efficacy) and present monthly TA performance reviews to the executive board.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

- MBA from Tier-1/Tier-2 B-Schools (preferred). Certifications in HR/TA strategy or leadership are a plus.

- Minimum 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition (Preferably in non-IT domain), with 4+ years in handling leadership hiring (real estate, infrastructure, or construction experience preferred).

- Proven track record of closing niche roles across mid-senior levels and managing high-performing TA teams.

- Expertise in diverse sourcing channels and headhunting and familiar with new tools and trends in TA.

- Strong business acumen with exceptional negotiation, stakeholder management, and strategic decision-making skills.

About Urbanrise:

Founded by a visionary team of young and passionate experts from the real estate industry, Urbanrise (formerly known as Alliance Group) is a promising real estate brand emerging across South India. With over 72 million Sq.Ft. both under development and planning stages, and a real estate portfolio of Rs. 51,000 Crores, the organization is backed by the world's top financial institutions, ensuring timely completion of all projects. Urbanrise is pioneering the concept of sustainable homes in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.

Website: www.urbanrise.in

Join Urbanrise If:

- If you want to work with South India's largest Real estate developer

- You want to shape the talent foundation of a fast-growing industry leader and drive transformative hiring initiatives.

- You want to Access to executive mentorship, global exposure, and accelerated career progression.

- You love to Collaborate with visionary leaders in a dynamic, inclusive, and future-ready workplace.

- You want to join a growing organisation. Urbanrise has grown even during Covid Lock downs

- If you are looking at an organisation which will follow "NEVER SAY DIE" philosophy