
Square Yards is India’s largest Real Estate Platform. Founded in 2014, Square Yards has become the category leader in both real estate and mortgage marketplace space. SQY today ranks in the top 20 consumer tech start-ups in India in terms of GTV (~USD2bn), top 50 in terms of revenue, and is amongst the handful of consumer tech start ups in India which are profitable. Square Yards has achieved a significant scale in just 7 years and is one of the few Indian start ups which have successfully expanded globally. It has a direct presence in 20+ cities globally and has more than 5,000 employees across 9 Countries.
Square Yards’ integrated online to offline (O2O) transactional model and positioning as a one-stop-shop for the entire home services model (new homes, resale, rentals, property management, home interiors, property-related services, virtual property viewing ) brings exhaustive supply, demand, and distribution together to tap the highly fragmented real estate market.
Why Square Yards
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Multinational company (Global Approach)
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Performance & Salary review.
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Attractive incentives & mobility across regions
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Fast track growth
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Good Incentives
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Fastest Growing Cross Border Real Estate Platform
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Diversified role
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Multiple International Scope through Internal Job promotions
Position: - TA manager
Job Responsibilities:
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Partnering with hiring managers to determine staffing needs
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Develop https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/faq-talent-acquisition">talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans
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Perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs
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Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls etc.)
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Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience
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Assist in employee retention and development
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Supervise recruiters
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Organize and/or attend career fairs, drives or other events
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Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement
Requirements and skills:
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Proven experience as talent acquisition manager
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Experience in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing and employment branding
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Understanding of all selection methods and techniques
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Proficient in the use of social media and job boards
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Willingness to understand the duties and competencies of different roles

About Square Yards
About
Square Yards is a full-stack portal that addresses all aspects of the client journey, beginning with discovery and search and continuing through mortgages, transactions, rentals, home furnishing, and property management. Additionally, Square Yards is working on the development of cutting-edge, proprietary B2B platforms for stakeholders such as real estate brokers, developers, and financial institutions. Square Yards is responsible for facilitating over 15,000 transactions each year, totaling over one billion dollars. It is also among few domestic firms that have successfully moved to the global environment. This makes it one of the most notable examples of an Indian company that has been able to make this transition.
The company is putting its capital into the creation of India's first MLS using data analytics and virtual reality technology to shake up the established order of the business. Concurrently, neighboring B2C platforms are gearing up to become category leaders, thanks to the significant strategic benefits of participating in the whole value chain.
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Job Title Manager - Talent Acquisition
Function Human Resource Dept.
Reports to HR Head
Span of control Team – Talent Acquisition Specialists
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.
Key Responsibilities Principal
• 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.
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.
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)
Key Responsibilities
- Interview Panel Sourcing: Identify and connect with senior IT professionals to onboard them as freelance interview panelists on our platform.
- Candidate Engagement: Reach out to experienced IT professionals, explain the benefits of joining Incruiter, and convince them to register as interviewers.
- Boolean Search & Sourcing: Utilize Boolean search techniques and sourcing tools like Naukri, LinkedIn, and other job portals to find suitable panelists.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with senior IT professionals to ensure long-term engagement with our platform.
- Client JD Alignment: Understand various job descriptions from different clients to ensure the right panelists are onboarded for relevant technical assessments.
- TAT Adherence: Ensure quick turnaround time for onboarding interview panelists based on business requirements.
WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
- 3+ months of experience in IT recruitment or talent sourcing.
- Strong understanding of IT technologies and job roles.
- Proficiency in sourcing tools like Naukri, LinkedIn, and Boolean search.
- Excellent follow-up skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hands-on, fast-paced environment with a high degree of ambiguity.
- Excellent communication and persuasion skills to onboard senior IT professionals.
- Ability to multitask and meet onboarding targets within the defined timelines.
We are hiring a Recruitment Executive who can take care of hiring and team building.
Job Roles and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with managers to identify staffing needs.
- Determine selection criteria.
- Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. Job portals , Social media platforms, Professional networks).
- Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews.
- Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System.
- Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position's requirements.
- Lead employer branding initiatives and manage a team of Recruitment executives.
- Forecast monthly, quarterly and annual hiring needs by department.
- Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates.
Requirements:
- Must have experience in Non IT and leadership roles hiring, preferably for startups.
- Proven work experience (minimum 3+ years) as a Recruitment Specialist or similar role.
- Experience in volume/bulk hiring for Sales roles.
- Familiarity with social media, resume databases and professional networks.
- Hands-on experience with full-cycle recruiting using various interview techniques and evaluation methods.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A keen understanding of the differences between various roles within organisations.
- B-Tech or MBA in Human Resources Management.
Responsibilities
- Write and post technical job descriptions
- Source potential candidates on niche platforms, like https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/post-a-job-on-stackoverflow">Stack Overflow and Github
- Parse specialized skills and qualifications to screen IT resumes
- Perform pre-screening calls to analyze applicants’ abilities
- Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioral questions)
- Coordinate with IT team leaders to forecast department goals and hiring needs
- Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates
- Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals
- Compose job offer letters
- Onboard new hires
- Promote company’s reputation as a great place to work
- Conduct job and task analyses to document job duties and requirements
- Keep up-to-date with new technological trends and products
Requirements
- Proven work experience as a Technical Recruiter or https://resources.workable.com/recruiter-job-description" target="_blank">Recruiter
- Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g. https://resources.workable.com/phone-screening-interview-questions" target="_blank">phone, https://resources.workable.com/skype-interview-questions" target="_blank">Skype and https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/structured-interview-questions-guide" target="_blank">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
A Recruiter must be very skilled at finding talented individuals to meet a company’s needs. This will require Senior Recruiters to be active on social media forums, attend career fairs, make cold calls, visit local college campuses or universities and any other creative methods they can conceive of to locate qualified individuals. Recruiters are often competing for the same candidates so being charismatic and fostering a good relationship with these potential employees is very important.
Interview and Hire Talent
The ability to conduct L1 / L2 (Technical) interviews is essential for the Recruiter. Some will be tasked with all interviewing responsibilities while others may do an informal interview session to decide whether or not senior management should proceed with a formal interview. Regardless of their role they must have knowledge of interview techniques and be good at reading people. They must also be able to perform the hiring process which may include collecting and filing paperwork, ordering background checks, salary negotiations and providing new employee orientation assistance.
Maintain Candidate Database
Recruiters are tasked with maintaining a database of potential candidates. They document any phone calls, emails or other correspondence they may have with a possible employee and note which candidate would be best for a particular position. These databases provide large companies with a healthy pool of qualified applicants. Senior Recruiters may also have to keep reports and other paperwork on those they successfully hire.
Core skills: We want Recruiters with these core skills. If you want to work as a Recruiter, focus on the following.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of server-based applicant tracking systems
- Proficient with social media platforms and Job Search Portals
- Experience in recruiting or human resources
Role and responsibilities:
- Develop recruitment goals and objectives.
- Develop sustainable recruiting strategy based on our goals and needs.
- Source passive candidates
- Search resume databases for the most fit candidates
- Communicate with Hiring Managers
- Determine the effectiveness and success of current recruiting plans and strategies.
- Write and proofread job descriptions.
- Recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
- Build talent networks to find qualified active and passive candidates.
- Use multi-channel approach to recruit.
- Evaluate which sources bring best candidates.
- Identify key recruiting KPIs.
- Plan and implement a Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding strategy to attract high quality applicants.
- Review applicants to evaluate if they meet the position requirements.
- Interview candidates following company's rules and regulations.
- Adhere to laws, rules, and regulations.
- Adhere to personal data privacy regulations.
- Responsible for end-to-end recruitment activities.
- Responsible for hiring decisions Offer Negotiation / DOJ negotiations / Notice period Negotiations with candidates.
- Rich experience in technical/Non-technical hiring across all levels (junior, middle & senior)
- Resourcing the candidates from Naukri portal.
- Working with organizations to develop a recruitment plan.
- Executing recruitment plans efficiently.
- Interviewing candidates.
- Coordinate with the candidate and reporting manager.
- Follow up of the candidate and update accordingly.
- Prepare data base and update daily work.
Skills:- Speaks English Fluently, End-to-end recruitment cycle, Exp. 360 degree hiring, Client Lead Generation, Sourcing, CV Screening, Cold Calling, Scheduling Interview, Excellent communication in verbal & written, Job Posting, Emailing, IT/Non-IT Recruitment, Exp. of using Job Portal, Boolean String, Client Relations, Business Development, Listening skills, Teamwork skills, Multitasking skills, Relationship Building skills, Formatting, Employee Relations, Relationship management, Technical Recruiting Negotiation, Have worked with 80% IT & 20% Non-IT requirement.











