Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition
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About the Role
Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition
The role will involve managing hiring mandates across multiple business functions, partnering closely with business stakeholders, driving recruitment closures within defined TATs and ensuring a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the
end-to-end recruitment lifecycle
from sourcing to onboarding. - Understand business requirements and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
- Manage multiple open positions across functions, levels and locations simultaneously.
- Partner closely with
hiring managers and business stakeholders
to understand manpower requirements, profiles and hiring priorities. - Ensure timely closure of positions in line with defined
TATs and hiring targets
. - Source candidates through multiple channels including job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, consultants, databases and other recruitment channels.
- Conduct initial screening and assess candidates based on experience, skills, communication and role fit.
- Coordinate and schedule interviews with candidates and stakeholders and ensure timely feedback.
- Manage the candidate pipeline from
sourcing screening interview selection offer joining
. - Drive offer negotiations and ensure a smooth offer-to-join conversion.
- Maintain accurate recruitment data, trackers and dashboards and provide regular hiring updates to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external recruitment partners.
- Identify bottlenecks in the recruitment process and proactively implement solutions to improve hiring efficiency.
- Support recruitment strategy, process improvements and initiatives to improve
quality of hire, TAT and offer-to-join ratio
. - Work effectively in a
target-driven and performance-oriented environment
with clearly defined hiring goals. - Mentor and guide junior members of the TA team wherever required.
Key Requirements
4–8 years of experience
in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.- Strong experience in
end-to-end recruitment
across multiple functions and levels. - Excellent
verbal and written communication skills
. - Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in working closely with
business leaders, hiring managers and clients/stakeholders
. - Proven ability to work in a
target-driven / high-volume recruitment environment
. - Strong sourcing and candidate assessment skills.
- Ability to manage multiple positions and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong follow-up, coordination and negotiation skills.
- Good understanding of recruitment metrics such as
TAT, source mix, conversion ratios, offer-to-join ratio and closure targets
. - Strong ownership, accountability and ability to work independently.
- Proficiency in MS Excel/Google Sheets and recruitment/ATS platforms.
Ideal Candidate Profile
highly driven, hands-on and delivery-focused
fast-paced environment with aggressive hiring targets
Key Competencies
- End-to-End Recruitment
- Stakeholder Management
- Client/Business Coordination
- Sourcing & Headhunting
- Interview Coordination
- Offer Negotiation
- Target & TAT Management
- Candidate Experience
- Data & Recruitment Analytics
- Team Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Strong Communication & Interpersonal Skills
