AM-Talent Acquisition

Management Trainee/Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition & Integration

This role includes oversight of operational delivery across job posting, interview coordination, offer processing, document verification, background checks, and pre-joining engagement. You will also act as the first escalation point, ensure SLA adherence, and lead a small team of analysts in delivering process excellence and candidate experience.

Responsibilities

1. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition:

• Manage full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening and basic reporting around the status update, recruitment funnel, success ratio.

• Develop and implement recruitment talent strategies for sourcing to meet business needs.

• Collaborate with client to understand workforce needs and role requirements.

• Develop sourcing strategies leveraging job portals, social media, referrals, and headhunting techniques.

• Ensure smooth execution of interview scheduling, job postings, candidate communications, and offer process support across high-volume roles.

• Manage offer letters, salary discussions, and joining formalities as per policies.

• Drive process improvements, SOP development, and adherence to SLAs, quality standards, and compliance.

1. Onboarding Process Management:

• Supervise pre-joining formalities, including document collection, verification, and background check initiation.

• Coordinate with third-party vendors and internal teams for pre-employment check status tracking, escalations, and closure.

• Ensure onboarding platform updates (Workday, SuccessFactors, Taleo or similar) and Day 1 readiness, including employee ID creation and system access.

• Ensure compliance with onboarding checklists, SLAs, and documentation standards.

1. Stakeholder Management:

• Act as the operational interface for client-side HR and TA partners participate in status calls and share trackers/reports.

• Manage exceptions or high-priority cases (e.g., leadership hires, delayed Background Verification or Pre employment checks, joining reschedules) and follow through to resolution.

• Communicate proactively with candidates and hiring managers on updates or required actions.

1. Reporting & Process Excellence:

• Track recruitment and onboarding KPIs such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, and candidate satisfaction.

• Prepare regular reports and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field.

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition or a related role, with a strong background in leadership.

• Expertise in talent acquisition strategies, sourcing, and onboarding best practices.

• Proficient with ATS (SuccessFactors, Taleo, Avature, etc.), HRIS, recruitment analytics, and talent acquisition technologies. Workday experience is mandatory

• Experience in ticketing tool like Service Now, Zendesk, etc is preferrable

• Proficiency in MS Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, filters, tracker management) and MS Outlook for daily operations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Willingness to work 5 days from office in client specific shift.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

• Certification in recruitment or talent acquisition.

• Proven experience in managing high-volume hiring and strategic roles

• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.

• Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills

• Should be process oriented