Technical Recruiter

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

● Pan India internal recruitment.

● Responsible for all interview processes.

● Manage recruitment cycle.

● Conduct all interviews virtual/Face-to-face and coordinate with the sales & operations team.

● Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline

● Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings.

● Manage onboarding and new hire process.

● Stay abreast of recruiting trends and best practices.

● Manage the overall interview, selection, and closing process to ensure all screening, hiring, and selection are done according to employment laws and regulations

● Coordinating with the Hiring Manager. 

MUMBAI Location - Work From Office

Job brief

We are looking for a Recruitment Specialist to undertake all hiring activities, from advertising open roles to interviewing candidates and closing hires. Recruitment Specialist responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates online and offline, screening applications and supporting hiring managers. If you have experience evaluating candidates for roles of various fields and seniority levels, we’d like to meet you. Ultimately, you will be responsible for hiring qualified people while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans
• Create and publish job ads in various portals
• Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
• Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
• Screen resumes and job applications
• Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates
• Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive)
• Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
• Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
• Host and participate in job fairs
• Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Recruitment Specialist, Recruiter or similar role
• Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like Naukri or Indeed.
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Github and Stack Overflow
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communications skills

• 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

Purpose of the Job:

Will be the face of the organization in terms of attracting talent, the incumbent will be handling entire recruitment life cycle – sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, salary negotiation an on boarding. The goal is to understand the ongoing hiring mandates and strategically hire to ensure the business continuity. Flexible and versatile to diversified hiring.

Key Deliverables:

• Would be responsible to lead entire TnA cycle
• To identify prospective candidates using a variety of channels.
• Assessing candidate and their suitability in terms of the experience, technical knowledge and the organizations culture.
• Research and develop a sustainable strategy pertaining to diversity hiring.
• Research into competitors and market place
• Define job description and document specifications for business and corporate positions.
• Adhere to the company’s recruitment metrics, such as time-to-hire and cost-per-hire.
• Identify areas where there can be improvement and pitch in strategies that will help in making the recruitment process much more efficient.
• Follow-up references and check credits.
• Manage Recruitment Partners and maintain a healthy source mix.
• Will be responsible in monitoring hiring for centers PAN India

Skills / Competency required:

• 7+ years of experience in talent acquisition with excellent understanding of recruitment processes
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal in English, Tamil and Hindi
• Well versed with latest sourcing tools and good knowledge of candidate selection methods
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.  
• Good interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Strong planning and execution skills
• Negotiation skills
• Strong in Head Hunting and Industry mapping.

• Handling Recruitment functionalities.
• Work on search engines like Naukri and Monster and hire candidates.
• Short listing resumes from search engines and references.
• Joining formalities
• Lining up of candidates for the Interviews.
• Performing Reference Check for selected employees.
• Coordinating with candidates & the technical panel for scheduling the interviews.