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Job Title Manager - Talent Acquisition

Function Human Resource Dept.

Reports to HR Head

Span of control Team – Talent Acquisition Specialists

Location-Andheri (Chakala)

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.

• 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

• 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.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• 4+ 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)

Strong Technical Recruiter profile

Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 7+ years of experience in end to end recruitment (sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, joining etc)

Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have 4+ years of experience in tech recruitment across different tech roles

Mandatory ( Tech Skill 1): Strong grasp of technical concepts and ability to evaluate candidate fit for different technical roles

Mandatory (Tech Skills 2): Must have experience of analyzing data to improve hiring funnel, take data-driven hiring decisions

Mandatory (Tech Skills 3): Must be proficient in advanced sourcing techniques such as Boolean search, social media recruiting, and referral programs

Mandatory (Communication): Excellent verbal and written communication skills — should be articulate, confident, and well-spoken in interactions

Mandatory (Company): Product companies

Mandatory (Note): This is an IC role

Profile:

• Graduation is a must
• Minimum of 6 months relevant working experience.
• Excellent English– written and verbal – communication skills.
• Ability to persuade and influence.
• Able to work with people from different cultural background.

Key responsibilities

• You will be responsible for Recruitment of candidates on a Junior level.
• Manage hiring managers and candidate relationships at a professional level.
• Partner with recruiters to determine business needs, identify skill gaps and solicit input on recruiting strategies.
• Assist with Employer Branding projects.

• Knowledge about Job Portals and Familiarity with Job Posting
• Understanding the organization's expectations in terms of the job description and specs.
• Reviewing and Shortlisting of Profiles from employment portals, networking sites, referencing networking, and job search
• Continuous efforts to ensure the talent pool data is updated timely
• Conduct Preliminary interviews, telephonic interviews, and candidate shortlisting
• For accessing passive prospective prospects, effectively utilizing one's own network, building a database, digital platforms, and referrals
• Examine the candidate's abilities, knowledge of various technologies, and essential responsibilities.
• Schedule in-person and telephonic rounds of interviews, complete technical testing, and stay in touch with prospects until they are recruited.
• Maintaining professional connections with all parties involved is essential (Ops. Managers, HR Managers, Team Members, candidates, etc.)
• Working with Hiring Managers on a regular basis to ensure that sourcing timelines are reached.
• Identify new strategies for sourcing candidates and creating new leads using the technique.
• Good understanding of keywords and how to use them when looking for resumes.
• Maintain communication with the candidates who have been given positions until they have accepted them, and so on.
• Keeping track of the recruitment database and reporting to the HOD on a frequent basis as needed. There will be a greater emphasis on employee retention and lower employee turnover.
• Finding individuals who are qualified for the job based on the job description provided.

Desired Skills:

• Pragmatic
• Self-Motivated
• Analytical Mindset
• Coordination between the team and supervisors is transparent.
• Capable of working under duress and multitasking
• Should be able to operate independently with little supervision.
• Educating yourself Agility and a can-do attitude
• Excellent communication skills, both written and vocal
• English is the preferred language for communication.
• Must be a leader and a motivator.
• Coordination abilities are essential.

Pepper (http://www.pepper.org.in/">www.peppercontent.in) is building India’s largest content marketplace that brings companies and content creators together to scale up content creation processes across 10 content verticals and 150+ content categories, 40+ content verticals, and 40+ global languages. Over the past 3 years, we’ve worked with brands like Adobe, upGrad, Swiggy, Dunzo, BusinessWorld, Digit,  Shiksha.com, Rapido, BookMyShow, UrbanClap, Yatra, Bewakoof, YourStory, Bharat Matrimony, and 300+ other brands. We have over 30,000+ writers and graphic designers who have applied to Pepper so far, who form part of the ‘Pepper Cloud’.

We are on the path to building a global on-demand content marketplace platform that allows for collaboration, discovery, and upskilling for all our creators. Now we are in a rapid expansion phase to enter into more content service offerings, engage a wide spectrum of content creators and at the same time, scale up our existing services. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversight of recruitment delivery and operations. Partner closely with the business teams to ensure
• Sourcing and hiring strategies are aligned with People’s strategies.
• Use industry knowledge and experience to identify and attract the best talent in technical or business
• baseline.
• Determining current hiring needs and producing forecasts
• Develop a sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies
• Create, organize, and implement new and enhanced recruiting and selection processes/tools to drive efficiency and improve the quality of hires
• Develop and oversee innovative sourcing strategies to attract talent from non-traditional and/or diverse talent pools
• Actively leverage a network/user group base to promote the brand and tap into potential talent.
• Plan procedures for improving the candidate experience
• Suggest measures for improving employee retention

The ideal candidate must -

• At least 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or similar TA role - Experience in Tech hiring is a big plus.
• Experience in hiring for Start-ups is a must.
• In-depth knowledge of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing tools
• Have excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
•  Have a willingness to be flexible: Works beyond what is described in the job description.

• Write and post technical job descriptions
• Source potential candidates on niche platforms
• Parse specialized skills and qualifications to screen resumes
• Proven work experience as a Technical Recruiter
• Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g. phone, Skype and structured)
• Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for IT roles
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases
• Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques (e.g. social media recruiting and Boolean search)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid understanding of HR practices and labor legislation
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