Recruitment Specialist

Review Criteria:

Mandatory:

• Strong Technical Recruiter profile
• Must have 7+ years of experience in end to end recruitment (sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, joining etc)
• Must have 4+ years of experience in tech recruitment across different tech roles
• Strong grasp of technical concepts and ability to evaluate candidate fit for different technical roles
• Must have experience of analyzing data to improve hiring funnel, take data-driven hiring decisions
• Must be proficient in advanced sourcing techniques such as Boolean search, social media recruiting, and referral programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills — should be articulate, confident, and well-spoken in interactions
• Product companies
• This is an IC role

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field

Role & Responsibilities:

The company’s Human Resources team plays a critical role in enabling business growth by building high-performing, mission-driven teams across geographies. As a people-first organization, we are focused on attracting, developing, and retaining top talent while creating an engaging and inclusive employee experience.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will own end-to-end hiring for technology roles. You will partner closely with technology leaders to understand evolving workforce needs, build strong talent pipelines, and deliver high-quality hiring outcomes. This role requires a strong understanding of technology roles, proactive sourcing capabilities, and the ability to influence stakeholders while strengthening company’s employer brand.

What you will be expected to do:

• Own and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technology and IT roles, from sourcing to offer management and onboarding support.
• Partner with technology leaders to understand hiring priorities, role requirements, and future talent needs.
• Design and execute effective sourcing strategies, leveraging online platforms, professional networks, referrals, and offline channels.
• Conduct initial screening and structured interviews using technical, behavioural, and competency-based assessment methods.
• Coordinate and manage interview processes, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
• Review employment applications and background verification reports to ensure compliance with hiring standards.
• Act as a trusted advisor to candidates, providing clarity on role expectations, compensation, benefits, and work culture.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with active and passive talent pools.
• Track and report on key talent acquisition metrics, including time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and pipeline health.
• Stay abreast of market trends, emerging technologies, and competitor hiring practices to strengthen hiring strategies.
• Analyse and improve hiring and candidate experience through surveys, feedbacks, etc.

Ideal Candidate:

• 7 to 10 years of overall recruitment experience, with 4-7 years focused on technical/IT hiring.
• Good understanding of technology roles and the ability to assess and articulate technical requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and resume databases.
• Good analytical skills, including market mapping, talent research, and data-driven hiring decisions.
• Proficiency in advanced sourcing techniques such as Boolean search, social media recruiting, and referral programs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence both candidates and hiring managers.
• High levels of ownership, self-motivation, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field (preferred).

Perks, Benefits and Work Culture:

• Because we are a high-growth global enterprise, and because we prefer to promote successful employees internally, Greenlight Planet offers opportunities for flexible assignments and rapid international career progression as well as a competitive salary and a fun, supportive work environment. Our Creative team, headquartered in Nairobi, is an innovative team, operating in a stimulating atmosphere where our only measure is in the results we deliver.
• Greenlight Planet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/Aids, disability or any other protected characteristic as established by law. If you are a committed, passionate professional who wants to become part of a compelling social venture that is redefining energy access in Asia and Africa for the underserved, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Associate with 1–2 years of experience to support end-to-end recruitment. The role involves sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, screening profiles, and ensuring a smooth hiring process. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential.

About the Company: 

Our client is a leader in the production of high-quality steel and is motivated by the philosophy of producing safe and sustainable steel. They are involved with projects for rail, roads, bridges, ports, airports, defense, and energy, as well as in various infrastructure segments like urban development and irrigation. They are now setting up a construction-tech start-up with an omnichannel B2B and B2C platform.

About the Role: 

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team and help us recruit top-tier talent for our client’s manufacturing firm's corporate office. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, with experience in hiring for manufacturing firms. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will work closely with HR partners to identify and attract top talent for various corporate functions, including finance, operations, sales, and marketing. You will also be responsible for developing and executing effective recruitment strategies, including job postings, social media outreach, and networking.

Location: Kolkata

Job Description:

• Partner with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies

• Source, screen, and interview candidates for various corporate functions, including finance, operations, sales and marketing, and other support functions

• Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future openings

• Manage the full recruitment cycle, from job posting to offer acceptance

• Collaborate with HR partners to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new hires

• Develop and maintain relationships with external recruiting resources, including staffing agencies and job boards

• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in talent acquisition

• Strong knowledge of recruitment strategies, techniques, and tools

• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruitment technologies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism

Position - Recruiter & HR

About the role

Identify qualified Tech & Non-tech candidate profiles using various sourcing techniques

Proactively interact with potential candidates through various job portals, social media, and professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn, Indeed, Angle list)

Work directly with the founders and develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs and strategic roles

Ensuring a good candidate experience during the recruitment process

As our first HR hire, be responsible for some of the other early stage HR functions (Onboarding & Policies).

What are we looking for?

3-5+ years working in the early stage startups or similar organizations

You are a self-starter and can make decisions on your feet with minimal supervision, end-to-end ownership to drive outcomes.

You possess deep employee empathy

We are location agnostic, but in the same time zone (India). We have a small garden office @ Jayanagar, Bangalore (home to some of the best dosas in India) to jam together on anything that requires space.

You are somebody who shares the same ethos.

Bonus

You've an interest in EdTech & learning.

You have interests outside work, in art, music, cooking, dance or any other similar skill.

What is our interview process?

An initial 30 min call to understand each other at a high level.

Work on a case study or assignment together to ensure a good match.

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 5 -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