
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and manage the organization’s talent acquisition function. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IT recruitment, stakeholder management, team leadership, workforce planning, and end-to-end hiring.
The candidate will be responsible for developing effective recruitment strategies, managing the TA team, ensuring timely closure of critical positions, and building a strong talent pipeline aligned with business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Talent Acquisition team and ensure achievement of hiring targets.
- Develop and implement effective end-to-end recruitment strategies for technical and non-technical positions.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, negotiation, and onboarding.
- Handle senior and critical-level hiring independently.
- Track recruitment metrics such as Time-to-Hire, Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, Offer-to-Joining Ratio, Source Effectiveness, and Recruitment Funnel Conversion.
- Establish and monitor team-level KPI/KRA and hiring targets.
- Coach, mentor, and develop recruiters to improve productivity and quality of hiring.
- Conduct regular reviews of recruitment performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Manage candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Lead salary negotiations and offer discussions while ensuring alignment with company compensation structures.
- Work closely with HR and management teams for manpower planning and workforce forecasting.
- Develop talent pools for recurring and future hiring requirements.
- Ensure proper documentation and timely updates in the ATS/recruitment management system.
- Ensure recruitment processes comply with company policies and applicable employment regulations.
- Prepare and present recruitment reports and hiring dashboards to management.
- Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience Required
- 7–10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably within the IT/Technology industry.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in technical recruitment and IT hiring.
- Prior experience in leading or managing a recruitment team.
- Strong understanding of various sourcing techniques and recruitment channels.
- Excellent stakeholder and hiring-manager management skills.
- Strong negotiation and candidate engagement skills.
- Ability to manage multiple positions and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Hands-on experience with ATS, recruitment dashboards, and hiring analytics.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
- Key Performance Indicators
- Positions closed within defined timelines
- Monthly/quarterly hiring target achievement
- Quality of hire
- Offer-to-joining ratio
- Time-to-hire / Time-to-fill
- Candidate pipeline strength
- Recruiter productivity
- Hiring manager satisfaction
- Employee referral and direct sourcing contribution
- Reduction in recruitment cost and dependency on external agencies
- Preferred Candidate Profile
- A proactive Talent Acquisition professional who combine hands-on recruitment expertise with team leadership and strategic hiring capabilities, while consistently delivering quality talent within defined timelines.

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● Liaise with clients to understand role requirements in order to source the most suitable candidates
● Source, screen and compile a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles
● Screen the candidates to ensure we put forward the best quality candidates to clients
● Recruit senior IT profiles, with a focus on functional expertise
●Communicate with hiring managers in order to understand vacancy requirements fully
● Establish a strategy in order to deliver suitable candidates on time
● Build and develop relationships with both clients and candidates to provide a high level of client and candidate service
● Connect and coordinate with external vendors to support hiring needs
● Serve the business at a very deep and high touch level
WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
● 1 year of full life-cycle IT Recruiting Experience, in either an agency or corporate setting
● Familiarity with different selection methods (screening, interviews, assignments)
● Excellent follow-up skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hands-on, fast-paced environment with a high degree of ambiguity
● Must have Strong Knowledge of IT Technologies and skills
● Experience in handling multiple vendors.
● Great interpersonal and communication skills
● MBA in human resources or similar relevant field
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare the most effective sourcing approach and plan based on the final requirements, including sourcing platforms, acquisition pitch, acquisition funnel, etc.
- Drive the sourcing efforts and ensure the right quality of candidates are sourced based on the requirements and within the committed timelines.
- Communicate role specifications and terms to the candidates clearly and transparently.
- Drive negotiations with the candidates and help resolve their queries and concerns effectively.
- Communicate any specific requests or modifications required by the candidate to the Engagement Manager proactively.
- Ensure a clear track of progress, transparency, and coordination within the Expert team.
- Screen applicants on call to ensure they meet the necessary technical qualifications and requirements for the respective roles.
- Evaluate candidates' technical skills, knowledge, and abilities based on the job description.
- Provide constructive feedback and maintain detailed records of candidates' technical evaluations, feedback, and assessment outcomes.
- Generate regular reports on sourcing activities and other relevant data points.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in technical screening methodologies.
- Continuously refine and optimize the technical sourcing process to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and candidate experience.
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What Describes You Best
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Business/HR (mandatory)/Psychology
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in hiring, preferably in the IT industry
- Experience of using ATS and other recruitment software
- Prior experience in hiring for a Product SaaS-based startup
- Knowledge of national employee and labor laws
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- Excellent written and spoken English skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with candidates and internal stakeholders
- Experience in hiring multiple tech and non-tech roles (business analyst, AI/Ml engineer, data scientist, Sales roles etc )
- ability to map, search, and filter appropriate candidates from multiple sources, combined with a strong understanding of technical skills, terminologies, and roles.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to drive decisions
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple deadlines , keep all stakeholders informed of current industry and hiring trends
- Knowledge of Microsoft office suite and Google suite
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- Own end-to-end Recruitment process and drive strategic hiring initiatives to forecast and meet the organization's talent needs in collaboration with all stakeholders e.g. Functional heads and hiring managers.
- Engage potential candidates through various channels, promoting the company’s values, culture, perks, and employer brand to ensure a positive candidate experience.
- Utilize HR analytics to drive improvements in HR strategies and recruitment processes by staying informed on the latest talent market trends.
- Manage and maintain accurate candidate records in terms of interviews, feedback and recruitment metrics such as Offer to Joining ratio, Drop out figures, etc
- Collaborate and participate in other HR activities to positively enhance the eNPS score.
Why Join Us
- Be a part of our growth story as we aim to take a leadership position in international markets
- Opportunity to manage and lead global teams and channel partner network
- Join technology innovators who believe in solving world-scale challenges to drive global knowledge-sharing
- Healthy work/life balance, offering wellbeing initiatives, parental leave, career development assistance, required work infrastructure support
About Company's Vision -
We match top talent with highly competitive career opportunities with leading startups in India and globally and address hiring challenges ,recruitment brand marketing, with innovative and collaborative strategic consulting. We are committed to create 1M jobs in the digital space to power the Indian economy
Objectives of this Role
- Work closely with partners to gain a comprehensive understanding of the company’s hiring needs for each position, and meet competitive hiring goals and expectations
- Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles helping management find, hire, and retain quality talent
- Grow and foster high-touch relationships with a database of qualified active and passive talent to pull from as new positions open up
- Continuously partner with recruiting team and senior managers to design, refine, and implement innovative recruiting strategies
- Stay active with current with job boards, social networks, and platforms to find talent, and plan, create, and release job descriptions and announcements.
- 2 -5 years’ experience in recruitment (IT recruitment plus)
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management, and internet search
- Familiarity with job boards
- Handling end to end Technical Recruitment across various verticals.
- Stakeholder management, client and talent management
- Using Job portals like Naukri, CutShort, Angel List, Linkedin Recruiter, Hyrst, Instahyre, etc for recruitment.
- Preferred candidate:- BE / Btech / BCA / MCA / Mtech / MS or someone from a technical background
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Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases.
Experience with sourcing techniques.
Understanding of referral programs.
Solid verbal and written communication skills.
Sound judgment.
Should have good communication skills
Should be able to handle F2F interviews
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As a Technical Recruiter - Consultant, you will be responsible for sourcing profiles through the various mediums like Job Portals, Job Posting, Referencing, Social Media and Professional Network, etc.
What you will do:
- Screening and selecting best-matched profiles and taking initial telephonic interviews
- Briefing candidates regarding the job descriptions, company profile and career perspective
- Taking references and building a long-term relationship with candidates
- Coordinating with candidates and Manager, scheduling interview, collecting feedback from the candidates
- Following up with the Manager to manage candidate feedback/ selection
- Following up with the selected candidates and ensuring their joining
- Maintaining systematic and comprehensive reports on daily, weekly, monthly tasks
- Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job in question
- Negotiating wage rates and other terms of employment
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in full recruitment cycle for technical roles
- Background in IT, knowledge of the basics of the latest IT technologies, programming languages
- Good command in verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent negotiation skills and candidate engagement skills
- Adaptibility to new technologies and business environment
- Positive attitude
Write and post technical job descriptions
Source potential candidates on different platforms, like Naukri, cut short, LinkedIn
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 the company’s reputation as a great place to work
Conduct job and task analyses to document job duties and requirements











