
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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Responsible for Manage the team, fix performance metrics and periodical performance review
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Responsible for handling IT requirements from US based clients.
Responsible for full-cycle recruiting: interview, offer, negotiation and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.
Sourcing from Job Portals (Monster, Dice, Career builder, Yahoo Hot Jobs), Making job postings on the Job Portal.
Well versed about US Terms like W2, C2C, 1099, US Visas, etc.
Responsible to work on Contract, Permanent & C2H (Contract to Hire) positions.
Responsible for Coordinating fulfillment of other formalities such as background check, drug test etc. leading to joining post placement.
Responsible for achieving a good conversion ratio of submittals into interview and placement.
Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.
Must be having capability to work with a team or individually.
Maintain close contact with candidates/Vendors/ recruiters/offshore team.
Publish progress report to management every week.
Updated about technologies of the Client requirements and knowledge of current IT trends.
Responsible for performing full-cycle recruiting functions including but not limited to job understanding, candidate sourcing, social networking, phone screening, email communication, documentation, summary writing and presentation.
Identifying right candidates with the right skills to match the US clients’ requirements Regularly interacting with Account Manager to understand the requirements
Should understand the requirement in depth to ensure quality sourcing and recruiting
Should ensure to revert submit profiles with quick turnaround time for timely submissions to meet sharp deadlines for each requisition
Make use of effective resourcing strategies, such as head hunting, Internet sourcing, networking, employee referrals
Must have experience on full Life Cycle of Recruiting (screening resumes, interviewing, offer extension and post-placement care)
Ability to work as a good team player, Maintaining & building the candidate database
Requirements:
Minimum 2 Years of Full Cycle Recruiting experience particularly in pharmaceutical /scientific/life science domain for US staffing and recruiting industry.
Excellent English language skills including reading, writing and speaking.
Ability to communicate fluently with foreign nationals.
Self-motivated, passionate and energetic professionals.
Comfortable to work in night shift (6.30PM to 3.30AM IST)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing HR strategies and policies that support the organization's goals and objectives
- Overseeing the recruitment and selection process, including job postings, candidate screening, and interviewing
- Ensure complete attendance of employees
- Responsible for performing day-to-day HR tasks.
- Handling end-to-end executive search for Real Estate
- Handling mid-level and senior-level profiles.
- Headhunting & Mapping.
- Developing and maintaining a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates.
- Using optimum Channel Mix to source the right talent within the agreed Turn Around Time
- Explore the market best practices in recruitment and implement them
- Adequate and prompt coordination of interviews
- Final Negotiations till the closure of the vacancy.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of and experience with various human resource information systems.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
Perks and Benefits
- Good Working Environment
- Salary negotiable
- Design and implement overall recruiting strategy- For Asst Manager
- Above only.
- Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications.
- Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and
- objectives.
- Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to the appropriate job
- portals and other sources.
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc.
- Screen candidates' resumes and job applications.
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection
- tools/methods to filter candidates within the schedule
- Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft
- skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated
- Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
- Provide analytical and well-documented recruiting reports to the
- rest of the team
- Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate
- relationships during the selection process
- Promote the company’s reputation as the “best place to work”
• Responsible for end-to-end selection process – sourcing, screening, interview coordination, background verification etc. in accordance with TCM recruitment strategy
• Understand company, competitors, market place
• Map requirement, role criteria, define position description, skill specification • Locate, identify and track potential candidates through the use of Job-Boards, social media, user groups/associations, candidate referrals, networking, etc
• Create detailed candidate profile summaries for each candidate presented
• Candidate Experience – ensure that all candidates are well informed on all aspects of the position proposed and are prepared adequately before every interview Hand hold candidates through offer, on boarding and settling in period at the client Organisation
• Build network of candidates and develop creative, cost-effective sourcing strategies to accommodate for current and future client demands
• Hire candidates from various sources such as Job portals, Social networks and references etc.
• Responsible for data/file management processes
• Responsible for the end-to-end process of the recruitment
• Responsible to handle requirements and clients (if directed to) effectively.
• Continuously seek and open to learn, improve the skills.
Desired Skills
• Experience in end-to-end recruitment, both vanilla and niche skills in an agency environment
• Ability to work with normal sourcing avenues such as Job Portals, Social Networking,
References, Head Hunting etc. as well as to Innovate new recruiting techniques.
• Understanding of Technology from a recruiter standpoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills with good written and verbal communication.
Skills and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (Must)
• Good experience in domestic recruitment
• Exceptional communication skills, writing skills, interpersonal skills, and ethical mindset
• Adept to problem-solving and conflict resolution
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Our client is a one stop solution provider, catering to the authentication, verification and diligence needs of various industries including but not limited to, banking, insurance, payments etc.
Headquartered in Mumbai, our client was founded in 2015 by a team of three veteran entrepreneurs, two of whom are chartered accountants and one is a graduate from IIT, Kharagpur. They have been funded by tier 1 investors and have raised $1.1M in funding.
What you will do:
- Developing and executing recruiting plans to meet the hiring requirements
- Building and maintaining an active pool of candidates to meet future hiring targets in an effective manner
- Designing and driving employee referral programs
- Developing and implementing a strong campus hiring program, with the aim to make us the employer of choice
- Planning and coordinating events, assessment, and interviews for hiring candidates
- Serving as liaison with candidates and communicating logistics associated with assessment and interviews
- Conducting background checks for shortlisted candidates
- Implementing the on-boarding program for all selected candidates
- Conducting regular follow-up meetings with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation
- Providing advice and assistance to all levels on various recruiting/ talent acquisition related matters
- Utilizing metrics to identify and implement process improvements
- Conducting analysis and report on key recruitment metrics to appropriate business leaders
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, 2+ years in a team management role
- Ability to lead & manage recruitment function apart from sourcing individually
- Willingness to learn and take up new challenges
- Ability to work independently, spontaneously with very less monitoring
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A can-do attitude
Experience : 4yrs to 6 yrs
Night shift ( US Time Zone)
Location : Gurgaon ( Currently WFH )
Skill: - Technical Recruiter recruiting for US IT Staffing
Knowledge on Well versed with various visas (H1, OPT, EAD, etc.) and tax terms (W2, C2C, 1099)
Usage of all portals like Portals -Dice, Monster & CareerBuilder, Internet sourcing, networking, employee referrals, cold calls, and direct mailing & resume
Negotiating & finalizing salary/ rate/ hour aspects (W2 & Corp-Corp) with US Citizens, GC, EAD, H1B. etc.
Desired Candidate Profile:
Proven success in a very fast-paced team environment
Agility to fully leverage all processes and technology tools to more productively deliver results Ability to maintain and nurture the relationship with old and new clientele.
Proven ability to drive the sales process from planning to execution
Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills

