Sr Manager Talent - Acquisition

As a Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition , you will be responsible for overseeing the entire recruitment process and ensuring the acquisition of top-quality candidates to meet the organization's talent needs. You will collaborate with hiring managers and executives to understand staffing requirements, develop effective recruitment strategies, and build a strong pipeline of qualified candidates. This role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of talent acquisition best practices, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, job requirements, and candidate profiles for various positions within the organization.
2. Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies to attract and engage a diverse pool of high-quality candidates.
3. Utilize various sourcing channels, such as job boards, social media, professional networks, and employee referrals, to identify potential candidates.
4. Review resumes, conduct interviews, and assess candidates' qualifications, skills, and cultural fit for the organization.
5. Conduct reference checks and background screenings to verify candidates' credentials and employment history.
6. Actively participate in job fairs, industry events, and networking activities to promote the organization and build relationships with potential candidates.
7. Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
8. Provide guidance and support to hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and selection decisions.
9. Develop and maintain strong relationships with external recruiting agencies, universities, and other talent sources.
10. Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and best practices in talent acquisition, and make recommendations for process improvements and innovative recruitment strategies.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.
2. Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition Manager or a similar role, preferably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
3. Solid understanding of recruitment principles, practices, and strategies.
4. Demonstrated experience in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate evaluation.
5. Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS, and other recruitment software.
6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
8. Knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
9. Ability to adapt to changing business needs and thrive in a high-pressure environment.
10. Someone with relevant non-IT hiring experience is preferred.

About Company
Our client is essentially a VC funded new age chemical distribution company that connects international buyers with high quality Indian manufacturers. It is founded by alumni of IIT-B, IIT-D, IIM-A.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Will be responsible for providing a diligent and strategic approach to recruitment across a range of business divisions and job functions.
• The incumbent will be responsible for Sourcing, Assessment and managing the Interview process with all stakeholders.
• Liaison with business stakeholders and hiring managers for planning and successful execution of the hiring plan.
• Managing various sourcing channels like Employee referrals, Search partners, IJP, web portals and others effectively to close open positions within agreed timelines and cost.
• Strategizing innovative and effective ways to hire quality people
• Managing pre-joining activities by engaging offered candidates

Requirements:
• MBA or PG Diploma or any equivalent qualification.
• 5+ years of experience in managing end of end of TA process.
• Must be tech-savvy and work on software's.
• Should be well versed with LinkedIn Recruiter and other job boards.
• Excellent communication skills to build strong working relationships across a complex, matrix organization, with the ability to take the lead and provide advice and direction to internal stakeholders regarding recruitment processes.
• Creative thinker who can bring innovative solutions to improve processes and work methods
• Good analytical skills with the ability to collate, interpret and present data to impact and influence business decision making

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Proven work experience as an HR Recruiter or similar role.
Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases.
Experience with sourcing techniques.
Understanding of referral programs.
Solid verbal and written communication skills.
Sound judgment.

• Recruiting and interviewing skills
• Phone, MS Teams, and online meeting platform skills
• Familiarity with relevant HR Terms
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills
•  IT Recruitment experience.

• Handle end to end recruitment activities - starting from job posting, talent sourcing, prescreening, assessment, interview, offer management and onboarding process for the assigned hiring requisition alongside ensuring best in class candidate and Hiring Leader experience.
• Working with members of the senior leadership team, management and candidates to identify and attract talent.
• Handle stakeholder relationships and drive the recruitment processes, which includes talent branding, sourcing strategies and overall recruitment related responsibilities.
• Manage relationships with external resources such as recruiting agencies as needed.
• Regular communication with hiring managers to discuss candidates and drive the recruitment process
• Understand business, hiring leaders’ needs and delivering value by crafting right solutions.
• Execute sourcing strategy and talent pipelining for hiring across all levels to source top talent through social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, and Employee Referral Program & Internal job posts.

• Source, interview, and select applicants for various positions.
• Sound knowledge on Sourcing Candidates thru REDEX, Monster & various Job Sites.
• Foster long-term relationships with candidates and clients
• Sourcing from different job boards. Excellent knowledge in Boolean function & usage of various job board databases.
• 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 IT verticals.
• Review applicants to verify if position requirements are met.
• Format resumes meeting client expectations.
• Telephonic Screening of the profiles checking for Technical Fitment, Behavioural 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.

Roles & Responsibilities:.

• Good knowledge and experience in IT hiring ( Sharepoint, Web developers, Web designers, HADOOP, Software Trainers, Server Admins, Software Engineers, Application Developers, etc.)
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Self-confidence and self-starter.
• Excellent written and oral (phone) communication skills a MUST.
• Good sense of humor.
• Skills/Qualifications: Telephone Skills, Recruiting, Interviewing Skills, People Skills, Supports Diversity, Professionalism, Organization, Judgment.

• Handling Recruitment functionalities.
• Work on search engines like Naukri and Monster and hire candidates.
• Short listing resumes from search engines and references.
• Joining formalities
• Lining up of candidates for the Interviews.
• Performing Reference Check for selected employees.
• Coordinating with candidates & the technical panel for scheduling the interviews.