
Team Leader / Assistant Manager - US IT Recruitment
at A MNC client
Team: US Recruiting
Division: Operations
Location Gurgaon / Noida
Role Overview
This is front line management role and candidate selected will be responsible for day-to-day successful operations of US IT Full Lifecycle Recruitment Team and individual performance targets. Your key responsibilities will be to meet process metrics as per defined service level agreements (SLAs) and quality standards. As leading face of team this role requires a self-motivated, excellent communicator and equally hands-on to mentor, coach and support team meeting process objectives and deliverables and meet and exceed performance.
Key Accountabilities
As a team leader, your primary role will be to provide high quality, consistent and effective support in a timely manner in one or more areas listed below:
• To research Internal and External job boards and other websites for suitable candidates based on keyword searches and, Google, Xray and other open sources
• Expertise in creating and amending Boolean search strings
• Candidate management: screening interview, assessment, interview co-ordination, taking and sharing feedback, negotiations, post offer candidate engagement, onboarding – co-ordinate with concerned stakeholder for smooth onboarding and pipeline readiness for offered positions
• Job management: timely, relevant and adequate numbers of profiles submissions, volume management and successful closure
• Stakeholder / client management: understanding requirements, challenges and recommend and support in filling positions
• Meeting self and team’s daily targets
• Identifying and allocating roles / work allocation to the team
• Monitoring and reporting on team and individual performance across the team.
• Meeting individual recruitment targets – sourcing and submittals
• Providing training / refresher sessions for the team members whenever required
• Sample quality audits on candidate profiles being shortlisted by the team before they are sent to the stakeholders / consultants
• Ensuring candidate information is updated efficiently and accurately on the system
• Manage the workload of a team & ensure work is completed as per defined priority & business SLAs
• Ensure adherence to process guides and SOPs to ensure smooth service delivery
• Responsible for organizing & delivering training and maintaining training manuals.
• Monitoring and reporting on team and individual performance across the team.
• Regularly report any issues and changes to business teams with solution approach
• Ensure client / business expectations are met at a minimum exceeded as the norm.
• Effective management & control of escalations / complaints/ conflicts and keeping line manager updated on real time basis
• Drive changes in process & implementing agreed plans and actions
• Look for opportunities for continuous process improvements
• Drive organizational initiatives to meet organizational goals
• Ensuring self and team adherence to requirements of Data Transfer Agreement and various other company policies and procedures.
• Manage access through JGL review
• Follow business updates from time to time
• Providing feedback to team members on their performance, productivity and code of conduct and overall performance management
• Manage operational queries from team, recommend solutions, escalate where necessary
• To support the successful transition of new offshore activities / work streams
• Engage with the stakeholders both on email and call for query resolution and discussions
• Respond to recommendations for improvement from the business on the quality of the candidates supplied.
• Provide support across all of the teams within the company , supporting other teams to improve their knowledge and processes
• Ensure awareness and understanding of dashboards / KPI’s / SLA’s performance
• Ensure the team meet and exceed SLAs at all times
• Ensure 100% accuracy of the work being delivered by the team following the agreed quality guidelines
• Ensure all activities are aligned to the company's brand values
Skills & Experience Must Have
• Overall 5+ years of experience in US IT full lifecycle recruitment including candidate, job and client / stakeholder management
• Minimum 2 year of experience as a Team Leader or similar role
• Hands-on experience of job boards like LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder etc.
• Sound knowledge of IT skills in the US Job Market – tax terms, work authorizations, work types etc.
• Expertise in preparing and using search strings and techniques (Boolean, Xray searches etc.)
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and sharing feedback
• MIS and Reporting with sound experience in MS Office (like Word, Power point Excel & Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) – an extrovert with strong comprehension, articulation and presentation skills
• In-depth knowledge of performance metrics
• Experience with organizing training programs
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Eye for detail with strong planning, analytical, prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Team player, self-motivated, proactive and energetic
• Good time-management skills

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10+ years of experience in HR with major exposure in Talent Acquisition, preferably in the IT industry.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
EXCITED ABOUT YOUR TASKS?
● 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
EXCITED ABOUT YOUR TASKS?
Team Leadership:
● Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters responsible for sourcing freelance interview panel members based on client requirements.
● Ensure that the team achieves its sourcing and onboarding targets effectively.
Panel Sourcing & Onboarding:
● Collaborate with recruiters to source potential panel members using various tools like Naukri and other databases.
● Oversee the onboarding process to ensure smooth integration of panel members into Incruiter’s system.
● Leverage technical expertise in IT profiles (e.g., software development, data science, DevOps, cloud computing, cybersecurity and niche technologies) to identify candidates with relevant skills and industry experience.
Relationship Management:
● Build and maintain strong relationships with onboarded panel members to ensure their satisfaction and continued collaboration.
● Handle escalations and resolve issues promptly and professionally.
Quality Assurance:
● Ensure that the panels provided to clients meet high-quality standards and align with the specific job descriptions shared by clients.
Reporting & Coordination:
● Provide regular updates and reports to higher management on team performance and onboarding progress.
● Work closely with the client success and operations teams to align goals and deliverables.
Qualifications:
● A minimum of 10+ years of experience in recruitment or a similar role.
● Proven team management experience is mandatory.
● Proficiency in using recruitment tools and databases such as Naukri, LinkedIn, and other sourcing platforms.
● Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
● Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
● Experience in relationship management with freelancers or external consultants is a plus.
Why Join Us?
● Be part of a fast-growing platform revolutionizing the way companies hire interview panels.
● Opportunity to lead a team and make a significant impact on client success.
● Work in a collaborative and innovative environment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversight of recruitment delivery and operations. Partner closely with the business teams to ensure sourcing and hiring strategies are aligned with People’s strategies.
- Use industry knowledge and experience to identify and attract the best talent in technical or business baseline.
- Determining current hiring needs and producing forecasts
- Develop a sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies
- Create, organize, and implement new and enhanced recruiting and selection processes/tools to drive efficiency and improve the quality of hires
- Develop and oversee innovative sourcing strategies to attract talent from non-traditional and/or diverse talent pools
- Actively leverage a network/user group base to promote the brand and tap into potential talent.
- Plan procedures for improving the candidate experience
- Suggest measures for improving employee retention
The ideal candidate must have-
- At least 6+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or similar TA role - Experience in Tech hiring is a big plus.
- Experience in hiring for Start-ups is a must.
- In-depth knowledge of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing.
- Experience with HRIS, ATS, Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing tools
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Key Responsibilities:
• Provide support to an organization in finding qualified candidates for vacant job positions.
• Review a large number of resumes or curriculum vitae
• Screen each resume carefully to shortlist the appropriate ones, based on professional and personal credentials.
• Manage interviews on telephones to figure out the matched qualities, before processing it to the hiring manager or key interview panel.
• Assist the managers in recognizing the key skills and competencies of the candidate to make the final selection of the candidate.
• Negotiate and decide the cost/salary of the employee in consultation with the higher management.
• Check the background of candidates followed by employment reference checking.
• Report to the manager on the status of the interview and selection process.
• Work according to the rules, regulations and recruitment strategies of the organization.
• Suggest new approaches towards developing better recruitment policies.
• Arrange several marketing initiatives in advertising job vacancies through job sites, company websites, newspapers, job vacancy journals, etc.
• Monitor the need for new employees for a particular post.
Shift: US Shift (7 pm - 4 am IST)
Salary: Best in industry + uncapped incentives
Job description
Note : Looking for immediate Joiner / Work from Office
Update current and design new recruiting procedures and uses data to create, measure and scale smart recruiting tactics
- Gathers market data and landscape for planning hiring strategies and decision making, and is informed of market trends and recruiting practices
- Acts as a Brand Ambassador, builds out talent networks and activates knowledgeable industry sources to develop and generate an ongoing pool of candidates through a diverse mix of sources
- Delivers on the promise to recruit a diverse candidate pipeline
- Is proactive in achieving hiring targets through an effective selection process
- Manages the hiring process and a first-class candidate experience end-to-end,
- Continually develops domain knowledge of the business function
- Handles multiple problems simultaneously with high judgment
- Managing MIS and provide regular reports to the stakeholders.
Required Candidate profile
Experience
- Minimum5- 6 years of experience in Recruitment in IT sector
- Experience with both high-volume recruitment as well as specialist searches
- Experienced negotiator and ability to (pre-)close on deals
- Expertise in sourcing through social media channels and other innovative sourcing channels
- Proficiency and experience in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) will be an advantage
Setting objectives and goals for the team and also track progress
Hiring from Within and from Outside
Performance Appraisals
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