Specialist - Talent Acquisition

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.

Talent Acquisition Role Responsibilities are given below:

Building Talent Pool

• Determining the current staffing needs of an organization

• Lead the sourcing strategy to identify the potential talent

• Identify and manage the external sourcing partners

• Responsible of hiring Top management hiring

• Identify the process gaps and reengineer the process as and when required

• Devising the technical assessment for selection procedure for various roles

• Creating a salary benchmarks and manage consistency for all the roles/locations

• Should make sure that the salary proposal are well within the defined budgets

• Creating a pool of blacklisted companies and employees whom the organization

• should refrain from hiring and vice versa

• Collaborating with the Department Heads and Divisional heads to identify the

• Challenges and resolutions

• Expertise in head hunting of candidates

• Should plan for reduction of drop out % rate

• Responsible for incorporating best industry practices for recruitment

• Ensure the reduction in early attrition

• Create a potential pipeline for future hiring

Sourcing Strategy

• Identify the right source of recruitment mix for the company

• Proactively connecting with prospective institute and organization for hiring such as

• Campus Recruitment, Job Portal, Ads, Contract Hiring, Offline Hiring, Consultancy

• Promoting the Kinara Brand amongst all stakeholders

Vendor Management

• Right consultant for right role

• Identifying the right vendor for every specialized roles and skills

HO & Field Hiring

• Recruitment & Onboarding for all the levels

BGV

• Neatly we do the BGV, strongly, oral or through IDFY

Pipeline Creation

• Creating the talent pool as a backup

• Strategy to reduce the early attrition

• Strategies to screen the right profiles, less rejection

Budgeting

• Ensure budget and cost optimization of the organization

HRMS

• How effectively the usage of HRMS in place by reducing the manual efforts

Other Requirements:

• Similar Industry market knowledge

• Team handling experience

• Have worked in the strategical capacity

Skills and Competencies:

Technical Skills

• Data Analysis and Reporting

• Have prior experience in handling HRMS tool

• Stakeholders Management

• Excellent in Analytics

Soft Skills

• Resourcefulness

• People Management

• Communication

• Time management

• Team management

Key Responsibilities

• Source candidates using job portals, LinkedIn, and other platforms
• Screen resumes and shortlist potential candidates
• Conduct initial HR screening calls
• Schedule and coordinate interviews with hiring managers
• Maintain and update candidate data in recruitment trackers
• Assist in employer branding and candidate engagement initiatives
• Support the HR team in daily recruitment activities

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills (spoken & written English)
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• A personal laptop and stable internet connection
• Willingness to work from office (HSR Layout, Bangalore)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Freshers or final-year students with HR interest are welcome

Perks & Benefits

• ₹10,000/month stipend
• Hands-on training in full-cycle recruitment
• 1-on-1 mentorship from experienced professionals
• Certificate of internship
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time role based on performance
• Fast-paced learning & exposure to startup cultur

Job Description: Technical Recruiter

Location: Pune (Hybrid)

Job Type: 

Contract to Hire

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand technical hiring needs and job requirements.
• Source, screen, and shortlist qualified candidates for technical roles (developers, engineers, etc.).
• Conduct interviews, technical assessments, and reference checks.
• Maintain and manage an active candidate pipeline.
• Coordinate interview schedules and facilitate timely feedback.
• Ensure a smooth candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in technical recruiting.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a recruiter, preferably in IT or technology-related roles.
• Strong understanding of technical job descriptions and technologies (e.g., software development, networking, cloud services).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.

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.

• On the Job Training and support.
• Get Excellent Incentives on a regular basis.
• Saturday and Sunday fixed Weekend off.
• Growth in Career (Become a Team Lead).
• Exposure to multiple industries and the latest IT trends.

• Education: Any Graduate/ Post Graduate/ 10th/12th Pass (Preferably in IT, Computer Science)
• Good Communication - Verbal and written (English Mandatory).
• Good Attitude & Team Player.
• Speaking with professionals across the USA.
• Knowledge of MS Office (will be a plus).
• People with experience can also apply.