Chief Manager Talent Acquisition – Retail Brand (Non-IT)

Job Title Manager - Talent Acquisition

Reports to HR Head

Span of control Team – Talent Acquisition Specialists

Part II – Role overview

Principal Purpose • Collaborate with department managers regularly and proactively

identify future hiring needs. Attract and recruit candidates at the

right cost, time, and quality. Explore and optimize all channels of

sourcing - Internal & External. Build a talent pipeline for future

hiring needs.

• Drive excellence, experience design and data-driven decision

making.

Part III – Key Responsibilities

• Identify talent needs and translate them into an agreed recruitment

plan, aimed at the fulfilment of the needs within time, budget and

quality constraints.

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the job specifications to include

experience, skills and behavioral competencies needed for success

in each role.

• Conduct in-depth vacancy intake discussions leading to agreement

with hiring manager on proposed recruitment plan.

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements,

educate them on market dynamics and constantly evolve the

recruitment process.

• Create a hiring plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal

tracking process.

• Coordinate, Schedule and Interview candidates within the

framework of the position specification. Possess strong ability to

screen, interview and prepare a candidate slate within an

appropriate and consistent timeline.

• Conduct in-depth interviews of potential candidates,

demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences.

• Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through

proactive sourcing/research and ongoing relationship management

• Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will

contribute to the growth of the company, implement new

processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fit

within the Organization's mission to deliver high-value results to

our customers.

• Participate in special projects/initiatives, including assessment of

best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal

sources of talent and identification of top performers for senior-

level openings.

• Build an “Employer Brand” in the Talent Market and Drive

Improvements in the Talent Acquisition Process

• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams for

integrated branding campaigns.

• Monitor and improve onboarding satisfaction scores and early

attrition rates by tracking feedback from new recruits across.

• Coordinate with HR operations, IT, medical admin, and business

functions to ensure Day 1 readiness (system access, ID cards,

induction slotting, etc.).

• Ensure fast TAT, high-quality selection, and seamless onboarding

process management.

• Develop KPI dashboards (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire,

interview-to-offer ratio) and present insights into leadership.

• Mentor and develop a high-performing recruitment team; manage

performance and succession planning.

Part IV – Desired Skills

• Strategic thinker with analytical mindset.

• Change agent able to scale processes across multiple teams or

geographies.

• Project management and process optimization abilities.

• Strong employer branding and candidate experience focus.

Part V – Desired Experience & Qualification

• 10+ years of experience in HR with major exposure in Talent

Acquisition, preferably in the IT industry.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources (Mandatory)

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for Technology hiring across levels and manage a team of recruiters

· Responsible for end to end Talent Acquisition including planning and strategizing for deliverables, sourcing and attracting candidates through various active and passive channels; candidate engagement; stakeholder management; reporting; database management etc.

· High end ownership of the deliverables.

· Focus on priorities, drive & deliver successfully.

· Maintain effective communication with the hiring managers and candidates.

· Build influential candidate relationships throughout the process.

· Follow and practice latest recruitment trends and strategies.

· Build and maintain network of potential candidates through proactive market research and networking.

· Proactively resolve bottle necks.

· Prepare and submit timely progress reports to various stakeholders.

· Involve in various initiatives for process improvement and talent branding

What are we looking for?

· Proven 7-10 years of experience in technical recruitment with excellence in hiring across levels, stakeholder management, database management, reporting etc

· Ability to manage a team of recruiters and sourcers

· Expertise in stakeholder management and leading an entire unit of hiring independently

· Possess the ability to assess candidates against profiles and the culture

· Strong understanding about engineering and product requisitions

· Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and work under tight timelines

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Impeccable multitasking and organizational skills

· Always pushing the limits

· Excellent relationship building and analytical skills

· Knowledge of latest recruitment trends and practices

· Proven skills in attracting candidates through various social media channels

· Detailed oriented, organized, discrete and dedicated professional

• Ability to effectively partner with senior business leaders
• Understanding and awareness of latest talent acquisition trends and growth hacks that are relevant to multiple functions suitable for immediate hiring needs.
• Technology first and enterprise company background and understanding.
• Collaborative attitude and proactive approach in driving stakeholder team/s.
• Hands-on experience of owning up and driving immediate hiring needs of the company.
• Demonstrating ownership & accountability, long term thinking, planning & prioritizing.
• Strong negotiation skills and career guidance to the incoming talent
• Strong communication skills - Business communication , verbal and written.

• Build a Talent acquisition philosophy in order to solve for recruitment strategically and for rapid implementations in achieving recruitment needs across the organisation and global locations.
• Provide professional expertise and support in the design, development and implementation of the talent acquisition process that is required to achieve business goals and results in the creation of a right talent benchmark and establish right models to create active and proactive talent pipeline for the companies quarterly hiring goals .
• Source and engage with leadership and senior level talent for the open roles of the company
• Set up proactive talent acquisition and candidate experience management processes.
• Collaborate with leaders to get the right visibility in the talent forums in India and outside.
• Collect, analyze and maintain data gathered to inform targeted talent pool across all levels and functions
• Partner across all functions & businesses across to build various recruitment practices for diverse teams within .
• Be a go-to leader and SME’ for the leadership team for all recruitment related aspects.
• Proactively manage “Time - Quality - Cost” metric for TA to set right TA practices for the company
• Handle end to end recruitment across all functions
• Establish scalable recruitment systems, processes and tools for the company
• Build and execute the talent branding activities with short term and long term goals in mind.
• Work with senior leadership for hiring planning and spearhead the execution

• Having managed recruitment of a rapid growing tech organizations
• Managed small size global recruitment teams earlier (at least for 2-3 yrs of leading team)
• 10-12 yrs of relevant talent acquisition experience
• Having worked in tech and business recruitment in needs
• Having experience in spearheading recruitment function in a product company from 30-150 people

• At least 2-5 Yrs. of experience handling end-to-end IT recruitment.
• Should be an individual contributor responsible for Full Recruitment Life Cycle: Sourcing, Screening, Interview Co-ordination and Follow-Ups etc.
• Experience working with W2/1099/C2C/GC/EAD/US Citizens/TN Visa/H1B work Authorization.
• Screen candidates to confirm work history, education, training, job skills, soft skills, and availability and salary requirements.
• Follow up with candidates during the entire process, keep them warm and also close the loop as appropriate 
• Candidate should be technically strong & possess knowledge of IT terminologies & current trends.
• Ability to source profiles using alternative sourcing channels (LinkedIn, Li-Searcher, GitHub and other networking channels)

We are looking for a dedicated recruiter to join our HR team in identifying hiring needs and filling job openings.
The responsibilities of a recruiter include identifying future hiring needs, designing job descriptions, sourcing candidates through databases and social media, conducting interviews, filing paperwork, and keeping abreast of employment law and legislation.
You should also monitor new and existing employees and act as their advocate.

A successful recruiter has excellent interpersonal skills, is organized and detail-oriented, remains up-to-date with employment legislature, and keeps informed in company hiring and internship programs.
A good recruiter can assess candidates' skills, experience and relevant knowledge and compare them to job requirements.

• Identifying future hiring needs and developing job descriptions and specifications.
• Collaborating with department managers to compile a consistent list of requirements.
• Attracting suitable candidates through databases, online employment forums, social media, etc.
• Conducting interviews and sorting through applicants to fill open positions.
• Assessing applicants' knowledge, skills, and experience to best suit open positions.
• Completing paperwork for new hires.
• Promoting the company's reputation and attractiveness as a good employment opportunity.
• Managing internship programs.
• Keeping up-to-date on current employment legislation and regulations and enforcing them within the company.
• Providing recruitment reports to team managers.

• Any bachelor's degree.
• The ability to conduct different types of interviews.
• Experience with recruitment processes and databases.
• The ability to design and implement recruiting strategies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good decision-making skills.
• A working knowledge of employment law and legislation.

• Define and execute the recruitment strategy for our India hub
• Directly source high caliber technical talent using tools like LinkedIn, GitHub, StackOverflow to name a few
• Manage the end of the end recruitment process from direct sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiation 
• Partner with a variety of hiring managers to create robust interview processes
• Articulate company culture and values throughout recruiting process
• Use data and metrics to measure our performance and provide insights on how we can improve our recruiting efforts 
• Build talent pools of candidates for key disciplines like Engineering and Product
• Develop and implement a delightful candidate experience
• Partner with our global Talent Team and work on key strategic projects 

• You’ve got extensive experience as an internal recruiter in a high growth tech company/startup 
• You have strong knowledge of the talent market in India and know where to source high caliber candidates from 
• Proven track record in direct sourcing for candidates using a variety of tools
• You are confident managing and advising stakeholders on how to approach building their teams
• Experienced in building and utilizing a variety of recruiting tools and channels
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Strong ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication

The interview process for this role is: 

• 30m interview with one of our Talent Team or Recruitment Partners
• 1h interview with Operations Lead
• Final interview with our Leadership Team

We can be flexible with the structure of someone's circumstances or timescales require it for good reason, just let us know! 

Please reach out if you have any specific requirements so we can be as accommodating as possible for you.

This role is for the IT Recruiter of the company and you'll be reporting to the Senior Manager of Business Operations.

As an IT recruiter you will be working to;

1. Identify and screen the best of available talents at the shortest possible time with a focus on quality

2. Maintain and develop the pipeline of eligible candidates for future open positions

3. Develop proactive sourcing strategies to engage and increase the number of qualified applicants in the database for active and passive talent.

4. Qualify or reject candidates based on introductory calls via phone and emails

Job qualifications and requirements - A degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science is highly preferred.

1. A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions
2. Knowledge of software terms, technology stacks, and software roles
3. Strong analytical and reasoning skills with an ability to visualize processes and outcomes
4. Outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively

LrnEd Technologies is a product-based company doing business as (DBA) Outdefine (www.outdefine.com). We help top software engineers work remotely for top US startups. Outdefine is founded and backed by engineers from Facebook, Google, Stanford, OnDeck, and StartX. Join our world-class team and work to reinvent the way we transform the future of work.

Responsibilities

• Develop talent by leveraging recruiting processes and tools and gathering role requirements and recommendations.
• Advocate for the candidate and create an excellent experience, supporting candidate assessment, evaluating candidate skills and client needs, and driving the interview and offer process.
• Influence hiring managers on their hiring strategy and provide status updates on open roles.
• Manage recruiting initiatives to meet established goals. Improve the candidate, new hire, hiring manager, and recruiter experience.
• Partner with key business, staffing, and hiring stakeholders to build solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment in IT technologies.
• Take ownership individually and as a team member in supporting all open roles.
• Good understanding of software business, preferably Digital, Analytics and Technology hiring
• Energetic, ambitious professional with strong integrity
• Strong Communication, analytical/influential skills
• Good in talent mapping and networking with all levels of candidates
• Keen learner who can sail through ambiguity.
• Maintaining hands-on meticulous reports, draw trends and analysis, have great offer to joining ratio
• Quick joiners are preferred.

Location

Bangalore/Udupi

Seniority Level

5- 9 Year’s Experience, Mid-level in hierarchy

• Involved in end to end recruitment cycle
• Have experience in recruitment in the IT sector
• Coordinating with hiring managers to understand requirements and appropriate skill sets to ensure we meet current and future resource demands
• Utilize appropriate sourcing channels effectively (Portals, advertising, networking, employee referral program)
• Monitor recruitment sourcing methods and make recommendations to improve applicant attraction
• Complete initial screening interview of potential candidates
• Suggest innovative solutions to sourcing challenges
• Suggest innovative solutions to sourcing challenges
• Should be able to close the position as soon as possible