
Talent Acquisition Lead - Edtech & Sales
at E-Learning Platform for Skill Development
Headquartered in Bangalore, our client was co-founded by a team of four young veteran entrepreneurs who were all specially mentioned by ‘Forbes 30 under 30’. They focus on their online programs conducted by young professionals and educators who have made a mark in their fields as published authors, young entrepreneurs, investors etc. They have been funded by tier 1 investors and have recently raised $3M in funding.
As aTalent Acquisition Lead - Edtech & Sales, You will be focusing on the aspects of recruitment from strategizing and designing the recruitment process for a fast-growing sales team, you will be working with a huge recruitment team of 20 plus members to achieve the results. You will be working towards improving the quality of hires and increasing the retention of the sales team.
What you will do:
- Working closely with sales and operations & Sales team on all diversity involving recruitment to ensure fairness in hiring practices
- Using various methods to recruit and network with potential candidates including social media platforms, networking events, job fairs, job portals and campus hiring
- Ensuring proper onboarding for new hires and the necessary paperwork is completed promptly and accurately
- Providing feedback to management about details regarding applications
- Using standardized screening techniques, Assess the skills, qualifications and experience of potential candidates
- Coordinating the hiring process end-to-end
What you need to have:
- Proven experience of 4-6 years as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, TA lead, or similar role
- Should have experience into sales hirings and building sales teams
- Edu-tech experience preferred.
- Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like, Indeed, LinkedIn and Campus Hiring
- Experience with full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Team spirit

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Job Description for Sr. HR Recruiter
- Excellent Communication Skills
- 2-5 years experience in recruitment and HR services Team Player
- Designing and implementing recruiting systems for the organization.
- Developing own network of suitable candidates.
- Working with organizations to develop a recruitment plan.
- Executing recruitment plans efficiently.
- Drafting and posting job descriptions.
- Interview Screening of candidates.
- Preparing job offers.
- Networking with various institutions and social media.
Salary:20,000 to 25,000/-
Location: Chennai
Interested candidates can share resume (Whatsapp)
Reviewing resumes and applications
Conducting initial telephonic screenings and scheduling interviews
Managing the end-to-end recruitment process
Sourcing candidates through job portals and social media
Client coordination and relationship management
Negotiation and candidate engagement throughout the hiring cycle
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive salary based on experience and interview performance
Provident Fund, Medical & Accident Insurance
24 days of annual paid leave
Performance-based incentives
The following are the responsibilities:
• Develop recruiting strategies as per the business requirements
• Create Job Descriptions in line with the business requirements.
• Identify the best mix of resources to source top tech talent using social media, job boards, advanced search techniques, referrals, and new age sourcing tools .
• Build and manage relationships with the recruiting agencies.
• Manage the entire recruitment life-cycle including sourcing, screening and qualifying candidates, interviews, maintaining candidate communication and negotiations.
• Hiring for all the verticals across all the levels, primarily non-tech
• Responsible for manpower planning, budget and forecast.
• Create SOP’s for recruitment and set up all hiring process.
• Lead employment branding initiatives and build and execute strategies to ensure very positive candidate experience
• Assist in employee retention and development
• Supervise, guide & train recruiting personnel
• Drive campus engagements, organize and/or attend career fairs and build brand for the company.
Qualities
1. Prefer people with experience of recruiting diverse profiles across business functions & levels.
2. Prefer people with FMCG & start-up exposure
3. Prefer people with exposure to both tech & non-tech hiring
4. Prefer people from Tier-1/Tier-2 colleges
5. Prefer people with very good communication skills, develop faster connect with internals &
externals and who have very strong selling skills.
- Manage end to end recruitment activities by sourcing the best talent from diverse sources and handle the entire Talent management right from joining to exit
- Strong network within product companies/startups
- Work with Marketing Team and execute ways to strengthen our brand awareness
- Review and benchmark the internal and external environment to improve HR/Talent Management
- Provide excellent candidate experience at each stage of the hiring process
- Provide Analytical and well-documented reports to the hiring managers.
- 3+ years experience in Product/Start-Up companies is a must
- Ability to network and strong interpersonal skills
- Worked on positions like Data Scientist, Engineering Manager, SDET, DevOps.
- Good track record of conversions
- Excellent Written Communication!
- An open-minded and positive attitude
- Adaptable and able to fit into the work environment of a fast-growing start-up
- Strong sense of ethical responsibility
- Skilled at spreading a good vibe
- Notice Period should be lesser than one month
The Recruitment Lead will be responsible for overall India recruitment strategy
development, implementation and administration of recruitment programs. Execute
Recruitment strategy to drive business results of each internal departments and
appropriate stakeholders.
The Recruitment Lead will possess and exercise exceptional skills in: problem solving,
strategic thinking, and project/process management, coaching and fostering
collaboration. To monitor and constantly reduces the costs of the recruitment process
Functions and Responsibilities:
40% Recruiting Strategy: Provide day to day support on the overall recruiting life cycle and
building trusted relationships with hiring managers.
Overall Recruiting Strategy for
o Responsible towards the senior leadership in planning, developing,
executing, and directing hiring strategies, processes, and programs for
o Lead sourcing strategies through a variety of sourcing channels across all of
recruiting needs.
Manage and maintain external search agency relationships, contracts,
negotiations and effectiveness.
Develop and manage university and external program relationships to
build additional sourcing pipelines.
Oversight over all open roles and health of the pipelines.
Identifying key industry related events and coordinating participation.
o Responsible for partnering with Marketing and Design on all recruiting related
activities including managing our social media brand related to hiring
o Partnering effectively with the Global recruiting team, ensuring
alignment on practices, and alignment on use of external agencies.
Hiring Manager Relationships
Responsible for building an understanding of our hiring needs, conducting a
needs analysis and evaluation of job descriptions that best target our talent
profiles.
Responsible for providing counsel to hiring managers on approaches to recruiting
and interviewing practices
2
Senior Manager Recruitment
Job Description
Act as a relationship manager between hiring managers and candidates, being
responsible towardsand balancing our needs and expectations with
that of the candidate.
Partnering with theHR team on supportinHiring manager
needs.
Educating and enabling managers through the interview framework
30% Recruiting
Manage open job postings and candidate pipeline
Responsible for managing an active and passive pipeline search through a variety of
recruiting channels.
Responsible for ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the life cycle of the
recruitment process.
Provide support on building out job descriptions
Gathering candidate feedback in a timely manner
Coordinating and scheduling candidates in a timely manner being respectful of the hiring
managers’ schedules.
Ensuring alignment of communications through job postings and candidate experience
align with our overall culture and brand.
20% Recruiting Operations
Reporting and Metrics:
Ensuring the recruiting report is updated on a weekly basis and providing any
further metrics or reporting needs analysis.
Leadership level communication: Managing the Leadership and as appropriate
Managers communications on the overall health of our recruitment.
Financials:
Oversight of the budgets aligned against search agencies, external events,
memberships
Oversight of referral program partnering with Finance, including processing of
any referral payments
Agency Relationships: Responsible for negotiating and managing any external agency
relationships. Fiscally responsible for the costs and management of these relationships.
Responsible for the overall recruiting flow and offer approval flow:
Experience Guidelines:
To ensure that the HR Policies & Procedures on recruitment are fully complied throughout the
selection process. Strong ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written), at all levels
within and outside the organization
Solid understanding of on-going Technology trends. Past experience in managing and mentoring
a team of at least 4-6 recruiters is a must.
About 10 years of related experience of which a minimum of 6 years should be in a similar
position / responsibility, preferably in a similar Industry. HR , Recruitment , Recruitment
Manager/Preferably from Analytics or IT domain company
Hands-on experience on MS Office skills
3
Senior Manager Recruitment
Job Description
Ways of Working
Think and act strategically to resolve issues, problem solve, add business value
Approach work with a sense of urgency
Strong organizational/planning, project management, and multi-tasking skills required to
deliver on time and within budget
Work independently with minimal supervision to set priorities and demonstrate excellent
program /process and management skills
Demonstrate a strong attention to detail
Demonstrated experience in fostering a collaborative working environment between
individuals and teams through coaching & personal example
Exceptional time and priority management skills
Use excellent communication skills to collaborate and provide transparency on all things
Be a collaborative,
Setting objectives and goals for the team and also track progress
Hiring from Within and from Outside
Performance Appraisals
BackOffice operation
DEPARTMENT Human Resources
COMPANY Project Eagle
REPORT TO CEO
“Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth. Hiring was – and still is – the most important thing we do.”
-Marc Benioff, Founder, Chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce
We have a Work From Home (WFH) opportunity for experienced recruiters to work for us as freelance recruiters with an excellent earning opportunity – commission based.
We are in search of ambitious candidates who have prior recruitment experience preferably in the Design and IT field, but other recruitment experiences are also welcome.
Recruitment consultants have the skills of salespeople and headhunters. They possess sound judgment and communication aptitude. If you also have strong ethics and a collaborative spirit, we want to meet you.
ABOUT COMPANY
Founded in 2020 by Tarang Sanghi under the innovation lab Project X, Project Eagle is full-service talent acquisition, and management consultancy based in Jaipur, RJ (India) at its stealth-startup phase.
Every successful organization is formed with effective teamwork. We fetch the essential talent and put it in the right place with our lens. It is our intrinsic ability to listen to the client's specific talent requirements, and meet and exceed their expectations.
Backed with cutting-edge technology, a proprietary database, and a passionate team is a combination that you won’t find anywhere else. We are here to change the way people perceive HR. The new-age HR is cool, vibrant, and instrumental in getting people the jobs they love. We have only just begun!
Currently, we are putting together a team of the best and the brightest! We look forward to receiving your application!!
ABOUT DEPARTMENT
In People (you probably know us better as "Human Resources"), we "find them, grow them, and keep them". Put people first and success will follow. On our people-focused teams—Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, and Resource Management—we aim to create an environment where our people can learn, develop, achieve, and grow. From the first interview to a person’s last day, we are here to guide, listen, and help our people have a valuable and inspiring experience
THE PROJECT(s)
- Full-Cycle Recruitment Process
- New Client References for the company
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Management- Manage full-cycle recruitment for a host of assigned searches.
- Gather Information- Understand the company and candidate requirements thoroughly.
- Process- Create and suggest the hiring process and strategies on the basis of the job description.
- Timeline- Mention the timelines for the end-to-end recruitment process to hire the right-fit candidate.
- Job Marketing- Advertise the job through different channels to get more attraction.
- Sourcing- Source candidates through different job portals and social media platforms.
- Initial Screening- Screen the candidates via phone call or video call.
- Interviews- Conduct rounds of interviews before shortlisting and submitting candidates to the clients.
- Assessments- Create and submit assessments based on each candidate’s interview.
- Co-ordination- Follow up with the client and candidates to schedule final interviews on a timely basis.
- Negotiation- Based on the client’s shortlisting, initiate negotiations with candidates and close the deal.
- Candidate Management- Once the deal is closed, follow up and maintain a good relationship with the candidates till the transition is complete.
- Client Management- keep in touch with the client for more vacancies.
Requirements
Years of Relevant Experience- 3+ years of successful track record hiring and closing candidate in specific industries
Education & Work experience** - We prioritize skills over degrees but Bachelors/ Masters degree/ diploma/ certification in Human Resources, Business Management or other relevant fields.
Software and Applications- Tech-savvy with good knowledge of MS Office, ATS & CRM Systems, have the knowledge and can adapt to other technologies very quickly.
Qualities & Capabilities-
- Excellent communication (verbal & written), interpersonal and consulting skills
- Sound judgment to recognize and strive to meet client's hiring needs.
- Ability to meet targets and deadlines.
- Confident, pleasant personality, ambitious, self-motivated, organized with leadership and management skills.
Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and benefits.
- Should have a good understand of IT skillsets
- Should have worked on mandates across various technical requirements
- Should have hands on experience in using job portals like Naukri, Monster, LinkedIn, Cutshort
- Should be willing to work in a recruitment consultancy
- Should be willing to work in a target driven environment.

