Director - Talent Acquisition for Bangalore based EdTech start-up
at It is a re-imagining skill-based EdTech start-up
Job Description
Our client is re-imagining skill-based education building the future of higher education. The platform educates young talent from remote India (tier - 2/3 cities/towns) on job-relevant skills and connects skilled graduates to jobs. With more than 200000+ users currently on the platform, it is growing exponentially. We are looking for the missionary talent to join us in the journey to transform higher education and build the university of the future.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Creating comprehensive talent sourcing and recruitment strategies, leveraging internal and external resources in order to hire the best talent in the market.
2. Lead the team of recruiters to screen candidates by reviewing resumes, and job applications, and performing initial level screening.
3. Maintaining relationships with the consultants/hiring partners and ensuring a robust candidate pipeline at all times.
4. Design and execute mass hiring/bulk-hiring for sales and customer success positions. Take ownership of the interview process and the candidate's experience.
5. Handling communication within the team and aiding in preparing schedules for recruitment activities and their execution.
Requirements:
1. Min 5+ years experience in recruitment, with hands-on experience in hiring.
2. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
3. Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.
4. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
5. Comfortable making decisions independently.
6. Ability to prioritize, multitask and meet deadlines and targets

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About Us:
We are not just an AD agency or a creative agency, we are a Communication Company. Founded in 2014, Moshi Moshi is a young, creative, gutsy, and committed communication company that wants its
clients to always Expect the EXTRA from it. Our primary clientele consists of Startups and corporations like Ola, Zoomcar, Mercedes Benz, ITC, Aditya Birla Group, TATA Group, MTV, IHCL, Jaquar, Sobha, Simple Energy, and Godrej amongst others. We have a huge team of creative folks, marketers, learners, developers, and coders who believe Moshi Moshi is an experience rather than a company.
Job Role: Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Experience Level: 2 + Years
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (On-site).
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team. As a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a critical role in driving our talent acquisition strategy and ensuring we attract and hire top-tier talent to support our company's growth and objectives.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and execute comprehensive talent acquisition strategies aligned with the company's goals and objectives.
• Utilize various channels and platforms to proactively source, engage and build a robust pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct thorough screening and assessment of candidates to ensure alignment with job requirements, cultural fit and potential for long-term success within the organization.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews, ensuring a positive candidate experience while effectively evaluating candidates' skills, qualifications and potential.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop competitive and compelling offers, negotiate terms and facilitate the offer acceptance process.
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives and recruitment marketing efforts to enhance the company's reputation as an employer of choice and attract top talent.
• Provide regular reports and insights to the supervisor, identifying areas for improvement and optimization
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices and innovative recruitment strategies and continuously seek opportunities to enhance and optimize the talent acquisition process.
• Build strong partnerships and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, including hiring managers, HR colleagues and leadership, to ensure alignment and success in talent acquisition efforts.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• 2+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, with a focus on full-cycle recruitment, preferably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Proven track record of successfully sourcing, attracting and hiring top-tier talent across various functions and levels.
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practices, talent acquisition trends and employment laws and regulations.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• High level of professionalism, integrity and discretion, with a commitment to upholding confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment while also being able to work autonomously and drive results independently.
Position: Talent Acquisition Head – Retail Brand (Non-IT Hiring)
Location: Gurgaon
Experience: 10+ years in retail brand
Industry: Retail (Fashion, Apparel, FMCG, Luxury, or related)
Department: Human Resources (HR)
Job Summary:
We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Talent Acquisition Head to lead the recruitment function for our retail brand. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Non-IT hiring, particularly in retail, FMCG, or related industries. This role involves managing end-to-end recruitment, building talent pipelines, and ensuring the right talent acquisition strategies to support business growth.
Key Responsibilities:1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution:
- Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Oversee bulk hiring and leadership hiring for retail stores, corporate functions, and supply chain roles.
- Optimize sourcing channels (job portals, employee referrals, social media, and recruitment agencies).
2. Recruitment Operations & Stakeholder Management:
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for store-level, regional, and corporate roles.
- Partner with business heads and HRBPs to identify hiring needs and workforce planning.
- Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts with recruitment agencies.
3. Employer Branding & Talent Pipeline Development:
- Drive employer branding initiatives to attract top talent.
- Build a strong talent pipeline for future hiring needs.
- Engage in campus hiring and lateral hiring strategies.
4. Recruitment Analytics & Compliance:
- Track recruitment metrics (TAT, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, etc.) for continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws and company policies in hiring practices.
- Implement and manage Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) for seamless recruitment.
Key Requirements:
· 10+ years of experience in Non-IT hiring, preferably in Retail, FMCG, Apparel, Luxury, or QSR sectors.
· Proven expertise in bulk hiring, corporate hiring, and leadership hiring.
· Strong experience in headhunting, passive talent search, and market mapping.
· Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
· Hands-on experience with ATS, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, and recruitment tools.
· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth retail environment.
mail updated resume with current ctc and notice period-
email: jobs[at}glansolutions[dot]com
website: www.glansolutions.com
📍 Location: Mohali (On-site)
💼 Experience: Minimum 1.5 Year
💰 Salary: ₹15,000 - 20,000 per month
🕴 Eligibility: Candidates with Core Recruitment Consultancy background are mandatory
🔎 About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and target-oriented HR Recruiter to drive end-to-end talent acquisition. The ideal candidate will be experienced in high-volume sourcing, screening, interview coordination, reporting, and ensuring an efficient hiring experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Handle the complete recruitment cycle — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, negotiation, and final selection.
- Source candidates using Naukri, Shine, LinkedIn, Indeed, and other recruitment channels.
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for multiple roles.
- Conduct telephonic/virtual screening discussions to evaluate skills, experience, and expectations.
- Coordinate interviews and timely feedback with hiring managers.
- Maintain daily/weekly recruitment trackers and MIS reports.
- Ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience during the entire hiring process.
- Support onboarding activities, if required.
🧩 Required Skills & Competencies
- Minimum 1.5 year of recruitment experience.
- Proficiency in both English & Hindi speaking.
- Experienced in BPO/KPO Hiring.
- Core Recruitment Consultancy background is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of varied job profiles and industry hiring dynamics.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and achieve hiring targets.
- Proficiency in MS Excel & Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Drive, etc.).
- Hands-on experience using Naukri, Shine, LinkedIn, Indeed, and similar platforms.
🎓 Educational Qualification
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Design and implement overall recruiting strategy
- Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
- Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
- Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/colleges etc
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc
- Screen candidates resumes and job applications
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule
- Assess applicants’ https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/recruiting-skills-training">relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
- Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated
- Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
- Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process
- Promote company’s reputation as “best place to work”
The following are the responsibilities:
• Develop recruiting strategies as per the business requirements
• Create Job Descriptions in line with the business requirements.
• Identify the best mix of resources to source top tech talent using social media, job boards, advanced search techniques, referrals, and new age sourcing tools .
• Build and manage relationships with the recruiting agencies.
• Manage the entire recruitment life-cycle including sourcing, screening and qualifying candidates, interviews, maintaining candidate communication and negotiations.
• Hiring for all the verticals across all the levels, primarily non-tech
• Responsible for manpower planning, budget and forecast.
• Create SOP’s for recruitment and set up all hiring process.
• Lead employment branding initiatives and build and execute strategies to ensure very positive candidate experience
• Assist in employee retention and development
• Supervise, guide & train recruiting personnel
• Drive campus engagements, organize and/or attend career fairs and build brand for the company.
Qualities
1. Prefer people with experience of recruiting diverse profiles across business functions & levels.
2. Prefer people with FMCG & start-up exposure
3. Prefer people with exposure to both tech & non-tech hiring
4. Prefer people from Tier-1/Tier-2 colleges
5. Prefer people with very good communication skills, develop faster connect with internals &
externals and who have very strong selling skills.
- A strong work ethic and sense of commitment
- Responsible for end-to-end recruitment cycle i.e., sourcing qualified candidates to deploying selected candidates with the clients.
- Understanding & analyzing the requirement of the position based on the client’s specifications.
- Experience in End-to-end recruitment: Sourcing to onboarding candidates.
- Sourcing of candidates via internet postings, networking, headhunting, and internal Database.
- Ability to source resumes quickly and work on multiple positions simultaneously Thorough screening applications for identifying quality candidates.
- Sound knowledge on Sourcing Candidates thru REDEX, Monster & various Job Sites.
- Excellent knowledge in Boolean function & usage of various job board databases.
- Foster long-term relationships with candidates and clients
- Draft job descriptions push them through all talent acquisition channels and coordinate candidate sourcing with the same.
- Doing junior to middle-level hiring for all verticals.
- Review applicants to verify if position requirements are met.
- Format resumes meeting client expectations.
- Telephonic Screening of the profiles checking for Technical Fitment, Behavioral Fitment, Stability, etc.
- Utilize your innovative and effective convincing and negotiation skills to impress and attract top talent.
- Follow up with candidates and clients and maintain records of progress.
- Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates.
- Keep up to date with new technological trends and products
- You need to be comfortable being an individual contributor and working in an ambiguous, chaotic, and fast-paced work environment.
- Effective negotiating skills Sourcing and attracting candidates by using databases, social media, etc
- Strong decision-making skills
- Experience in end-to-end recruitment Quick learner and a passion for bridging talent with opportunity
Job Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Telephonic Skills
- Interviewing & Negotiation skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent English Communication Written & Verbal, with very good E-Mail writing skills & etiquette.
- Professionalism
- Strong social aptitude and ability to build relationships
- Technical knowledge to be able to talk to job prospects and understand qualifications
Candidates experience in Technical Hiring, End to end recruitment using job portals Naukri, linkedin.
Skills:- Speaks English Fluently, End-to-end recruitment cycle, Exp. 360 degree hiring, Client Lead Generation, Sourcing, CV Screening, Cold Calling, Scheduling Interview, Excellent communication in verbal & written, Job Posting, Emailing, IT/Non-IT Recruitment, Exp. of using Job Portal, Boolean String, Client Relations, Business Development, Listening skills, Teamwork skills, Multitasking skills, Relationship Building skills, Formatting, Employee Relations, Relationship management, Technical Recruiting Negotiation, Have worked with 80% IT & 20% Non-IT requirement.









