Senior IT/ Non-IT - Talent Success Manager

We're a fast-growing, Bharat-focused consumer app portfolio (matrimony, health, dating platforms) looking for a hands-on Recruiter-cum-HR generalist to own hiring and people operations as we scale our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment: sourcing, screening, scheduling, and closing roles across design, marketing, tech, and content
• Build and maintain a candidate pipeline across job portals and referrals
• Coordinate onboarding, documentation, and offer rollouts for new hires
• Own HR operations - leave tracking, payroll coordination, compliance basics
• Support performance management processes including PIPs and appraisal cycles
• Handle employee queries, grievance redressal, and maintain a healthy team culture
• Draft and refine JDs, interview scorecards, and hiring workflows as the team grows

Requirements

• 2+ years in recruitment/HR, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills (English); multilingual is a plus
• Comfortable working with small, lean teams and wearing multiple hats
• High ownership mindset - this isn't a "just post JD and wait" role

What We Offer

• Direct exposure to founder-level decision-making
• Fast growth track — this role can evolve into a full People/HR lead position
• Flat structure, real ownership from day one

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Identify current and future hiring needs and convert them into structured recruitment plans

• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, skills, and competencies

• Drive end-to-end recruitment within defined timelines, budget, and quality standards

• Optimize internal and external sourcing channels to build strong talent pipelines

• Conduct in-depth screening and interviews to present quality candidate slates

• Manage interview coordination, scheduling, and stakeholder communication

• Use data and market insights to improve hiring decisions and candidate experience

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with prospective talent

Job Location - Andheri- Onsite

Role Overview

The Manager – Talent Acquisition will play a strategic and hands-on role in building a strong talent pipeline aligned with business goals. The role involves close collaboration with business leaders to proactively identify hiring needs, attract and recruit high-quality talent within defined cost and timelines, and continuously improve hiring outcomes through data-driven decision-making and superior candidate experience.

This position is responsible for driving recruitment excellence, optimizing sourcing channels (internal and external), and strengthening employer branding while ensuring compliance, consistency, and efficiency across the hiring lifecycle.

Principal Purpose

Partner closely with department heads and stakeholders to proactively identify current and future talent requirements.

Attract, engage, and hire the right talent at the right cost, quality, and time.

Explore, optimize, and manage multiple sourcing channels to build a sustainable talent pipeline.

Drive recruitment excellence through experience design, process optimization, and data-backed insights.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Strategic Workforce Planning

Identify talent needs and translate them into a comprehensive recruitment plan aligned with business priorities.

Ensure hiring plans are delivered within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks.

Develop a deep understanding of role requirements, including technical skills, experience, and behavioral competencies required for success.

Stakeholder Partnership

Conduct detailed vacancy intake discussions with hiring managers to align on expectations, hiring strategy, and timelines.

Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders by sharing market insights, talent availability, and hiring trends.

Continuously evolve recruitment strategies based on changing business needs and market dynamics.

End-to-End Recruitment Management

Create and manage hiring plans with clear deliverables, milestones, and formal tracking mechanisms.

Coordinate, schedule, and conduct interviews in line with role specifications and organizational standards.

Screen, interview, and assess candidates to build strong shortlists within consistent timelines.

Conduct in-depth candidate interviews and anticipate hiring manager preferences to ensure strong role fit.

Talent Pipeline & Sourcing

Build and maintain a strong network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing, research, and relationship management.

Leverage internal talent pools, referrals, job portals, social media, agencies, and other sourcing channels effectively.

Ensure a continuous pipeline of ready-to-hire talent for critical and future roles.

Process Excellence & Data-Driven Decisions

Track and analyze recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, and candidate experience.

Use data insights to improve hiring efficiency, decision-making, and overall recruitment outcomes.

Drive continuous improvement in recruitment processes, tools, and systems.

Team Leadership

Lead, mentor, and guide Talent Acquisition Specialists to ensure high performance and capability development.

Set clear goals, review performance, and foster a collaborative and high-accountability culture within the team.

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:

Strategic Talent Planning:

Collaborate with leadership to understand business goals and workforce needs.

Develop and implement a strategic talent acquisition plan aligned with organizational objectives.

Full-Cycle Recruitment:

Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates.

Conduct thorough candidate assessments to ensure a strong cultural fit and alignment with job requirements.

Team Leadership:

Lead and mentor a team of recruiters, providing guidance and support in achieving recruitment goals.

Conduct regular training sessions to enhance the team's skills and knowledge.

Employer Branding:

Develop and promote the organization's employer brand to attract top talent.

Utilize various channels to showcase the company culture and values.

Sourcing Strategies:

Implement creative sourcing strategies to attract passive and active candidates.

Build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates for current and future hiring needs.

Collaboration with Hiring Managers:

Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and requirements.

Provide guidance on best practices, market trends, and talent acquisition strategies.

Candidate Experience:

Ensure a positive and seamless candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Gather feedback from candidates to continuously improve recruitment processes.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

Utilize recruitment metrics and analytics to track and report on the effectiveness of talent acquisition efforts.

Make data-driven recommendations for process improvements.

Vendor Management:

Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies and other vendors.

About Us

Aura is developing a platform to help companies/communities mint, buy, trade and sell NFTs in the easiest manner possible. Developing a state of the art store front customized to the community and a user friendly interface to unlock the digital growth of companies in the gaming, art, music, etc space by leveraging the power of NFTs. We are assembling a high performing team from the tech ecosystem to build this product and compete with the likes of NBA TopShot.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with potential candidates on social media and professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn, Slack and Github)
• Craft and send recruiting emails
• Coordinate with hiring managers to determine position requirements
• Identify qualified candidate profiles using various sourcing techniques (e.g. Boolean search)
• Develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs
• Measure conversion rates, including numbers of passive candidates who turn into applicants, get invited to interviews, get offers and get hired
• Ask for referrals from current employees and external networks
• Promote our employer brand online and offline
• Maintain candidate databases (e.g. via our Applicant Tracking System)
• Communicate with past applicants regarding new job opportunities

Requirements and skills:

• Proven work experience as a Talent Sourcer or similar role
• Hands-on experience with sourcing techniques (e.g. recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings)
• Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) and Candidate Management Systems (CMSs)
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to positively present our company and open roles to potential candidates
• Effective time-management abilities
• BSc in Human Resources Management or relevant field

Benefits

• Work on the cutting edge of blockchain technology and the upcoming use-case of NFTs (Non Fungible Token)

• Be a part of an early stage startup with funding from founders of Polygon