Role: Associate Director - TA| GE

About Zinnov

Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used - and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we've partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face:

- Where should we invest?

- How do we scale globally?

- What capabilities will win in the next decade?

Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We're known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven-not opinion-heavy slideware.

At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries, including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity.

Zinnov isn't for everyone. It's for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions-not just presentations.

Why Globalisation Excellence

Zinnov's Globalization Excellence (GE) practice helps enterprises build and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) end-to-end-from Design & Discovery to Build, Scale, and Run.

In GE, you don't work in silos.

You:

- Own complex, end-to-end client journeys

- Work across GCC advisory, managed services, and BOT / outsourcing models

This is where strategy meets execution-and where talent plays a defining role. Influence leadership decisions that shape long-term talent and operating strategies This is where strategy meets execution - and where talent plays a defining role.

About the Role

As Associate Director - Talent Acquisition, you will lead the hiring strategy and execution for a Global Capability Center (GCC) client / multiple clients in Hyderabad. You will own end-to-end recruitment across technology, engineering, and corporate/functional roles, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across global and regional teams.

This role is designed for a strategic, data-driven TA leader who can scale hiring in a fast-paced environment, stay hands-on, build strong pipelines for niche roles, run predictable operating rhythms, and drive high-quality outcomes through strong team leadership, stakeholder alignment, and process excellence.

What You'll Do

TA Strategy & Workforce Planning

- Own the end-to-end TA strategy across Technology, Engineering, and Functional hiring for the GCC.

- Drive workforce planning in partnership with business leaders and HRBPs - demand forecasting, prioritization, and execution plans.

- Build scalable hiring playbooks to support growth across multiple role families and seniority levels.

Niche Hiring & Pipeline Building

- Build robust talent pipelines for niche and hard-to-hire roles through proactive sourcing beyond portals.

- Strengthen channel strategy across referrals, sourcing teams, vendors, research-based mapping, and talent communities.

- Drive hiring outcomes across critical roles with speed, quality, and consistency.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership

- Partner closely with senior leadership (Global / India) to understand business needs and translate them into hiring plans.

- Run structured business reviews, share market intelligence, and align on hiring trade-offs and feasibility.

- Maintain high stakeholder confidence through clarity, cadence, and transparent progress updates.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing TA team across recruiters, sourcers, and TA ops.

- Drive capability building on sourcing, assessment quality, role selling, tools, and candidate experience.

- Implement best practices for productivity, bandwidth allocation, and performance management.

Process Excellence & Candidate Experience

- Own and optimize recruitment processes to improve turnaround time, quality of hires, and candidate experience.

- Ensure smooth coordination across sourcing, recruitment operations, onboarding, and HR teams.

- Drive offer management and conversion - engagement, negotiation, and offer-to-join closure discipline.

Metrics, Reporting & TA Dashboards

- Build and run TA dashboards covering TAT, pipeline health, conversion ratios, offer-to-join, hiring forecasts, and recruiter productivity.

- Establish KPI discipline across TA teams and drive action plans based on insights.

- Present hiring trends, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership with decision-ready narratives.

Technology, Tools & Continuous Improvement

- Leverage ATS and HR tools (e.g., Greenhouse / Workday / SuccessFactors or similar) to improve hiring efficiency.

- Advocate for automation, AI tools, and process upgrades that enhance speed and quality.

- Improve data hygiene and operational rigor to ensure reliable reporting and forecasting.

Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing

- Partner with branding/communications teams to strengthen the GCC's employer value proposition.

- Drive recruitment marketing initiatives for tech, engineering, and functional talent segments.

- Build visibility and attractiveness in talent markets through targeted campaigns and community engagement.

What You Bring

Qualifications & Experience

- 15+ years of talent acquisition experience with 5+ years in a leadership role.

- Strong expertise in hiring across tech, engineering, and corporate/functional roles.

- Experience scaling hiring in a fast-paced, stakeholder-heavy environment (GCC / product / engineering preferred).

- Strong comfort with recruitment analytics, TA operations, and forecasting.

Key Skills

- TA strategy, workforce planning, and end-to-end hiring ownership.

- Advanced stakeholder management and executive communication.

- Strong people leadership - coaching, performance management, team scaling.

- Data-driven execution - dashboards, funnel management, conversion optimization.

- Process rigor - structured operating rhythm, predictable delivery, high-quality candidate experience.

- Strong sourcing and pipeline strategy for niche roles and competitive talent markets.

What Success Looks Like

- TA strategy translated into predictable outcomes across technology, engineering, and functional hiring.

- Healthy pipelines for niche roles, with strong funnel visibility and disciplined follow-through.

- Improved conversion metrics - higher offer-to-join, faster closures, stronger candidate engagement.

- High stakeholder confidence driven by clarity, cadence, and decision-ready reporting.

A high-performing TA team with strong execution standards, capability depth, and scalable operating rhythms. If you enjoy owning high-scale GCC hiring end-to-end, influencing senior stakeholders through data and market insight, and building a high-performing TA engine that delivers speed and quality-this role offers both impact and growth.