- US IT staffing experience required
- Shift hours: 12PM - 9PM IST
The Recruiting Lead (India) takes full ownership of daily hiring operations—rolling up their sleeves to source, engage, and close top talent while guiding junior team members and partnering closely with business leaders. This role blends hands-on recruiting with strategic leadership, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality candidates and a smooth, high-impact hiring experience across India and global teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Talent Acquisition & Full-Cycle Recruitment (Hands-On Hiring)
- Personally run end-to-end hiring: sourcing, screening, interviewing, debriefing, negotiating, and coordinating onboarding.
- Actively hunt for talent using job boards, social media, Boolean strings, professional groups, internal referrals, and direct outreach.
- Build and maintain warm pipelines for both immediate hiring needs and future roles—especially in fast-moving tech and corporate functions.
- Conduct structured, competency-based interviews and make clear hiring recommendations.
- Own the quality of candidates introduced to hiring managers with a focus on speed, accuracy, and fit.
- Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Partnership
- Work directly with hiring managers to shape job descriptions, define must-haves, and create targeted sourcing plans.
- Run regular check-ins, calibration calls, and pipeline reviews to keep hiring on track.
- Share talent market insights, competition benchmarks, and time-to-fill expectations using real data.
- Ensure stakeholders provide timely feedback and maintain a high-touch communication loop.
- Team Leadership & Mentorship (Hands-On Guidance)
- Lead and coach junior recruiters/sourcers—reviewing their sourcing strategies, screening quality, and outreach messaging.
- Provide on-the-job training, sharing best practices for sourcing, interviewing, and stakeholder handling.
- Allocate tasks across the team and coordinate execution during high-volume or urgent hiring phases.
- Process Optimization & Reporting (Operational Excellence)
- Actively spot bottlenecks in the hiring process and implement improvements to reduce TAT.
- Own ATS data hygiene—ensuring clean dashboards, accurate records, and reporting integrity.
- Track and present recruitment KPIs including quality of hire, offer-to-join ratios, pipeline strength, and sourcing performance.
- Ensure alignment with diversity goals, compliance requirements, and labor regulations.
- Employer Branding & Candidate Experience (Hands-On Engagement)
- Lead branding activities on social platforms, job boards, employee advocacy initiatives, and hiring campaigns.
- Deliver a consistent, white-glove candidate journey—from first touchpoint to onboarding handoff.
- Represent the company at career fairs, campus drives, industry meetups, and other hiring events.
Required
Qualifications & Skills
- 5–10+ years of hands-on recruiting experience in India within fast-paced or multinational organizations.
- Proven success driving full-cycle hiring across technology, corporate, or high-volume roles.
- Strong command of sourcing tools and strategies (LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, Boolean search, social platforms).
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficient with ATS platforms and recruitment analytics.
Preferred
- Experience leading or coaching a small recruitment team.
- Exposure to hiring across multiple Indian locations.
- Experience collaborating with global TA teams or supporting international hiring
Salary: 8-10 Lakhs per Annum (depends on experience level).
About Us
Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience.For more than 27 years, PTP has operated as a premier Information Technology (IT) staffing, consulting, and recruiting firm—built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence.Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible.As part of that commitment, we believe in providing clear information about how our hiring technologies work and how your data is used. The following section outlines our AI-assisted interview process and your rights as a candidate.
AI-Assisted Interview Experience (Pete & Gabi – Rebecca):
To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools—including our proprietary platform Pete & Gabi – Rebecca—to support parts of the interview process. These tools help us:
- transcribe interviews,
- summarize candidate responses,
- generate job-related insights
- streamline communication and scheduling.
Please note that
- AI does NOT make hiring decisions.
- All decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners.
- The AI does not evaluate facial expressions, emotions, or physical traits.
- It is used only to support fairness, consistency, and efficiency.
If you prefer a non-AI interview format, we will gladly provide an alternative.
Technical or Case Interviews (Role-Dependent):For certain positions, you may participate in:
- a technical interview
- a coding challenge
- a case study
- a client-specific assessment.
We will always explain what to expect in advance so you can prepare with confidence.
Human Review & Selection:
Every candidate’s profile—including interviews, conversations, and assessments—is reviewed by experienced recruiters and hiring leaders.AI insights may assist with organization and evaluation, but final decisions are always human-driven.Your Rights as a CandidateAt PTP, every candidate has the right to:
- Request a non-AI interview path
- Ask how your data is being used
- Request access to transcripts or interview recordings
- Request deletion of your AI-recorded interview
- Receive clear, timely communication
Our goal is to ensure you feel respected, informed, and supported throughout your experience
Our Commitment:
For more than 27 years, PTP has focused on putting people first—candidates, consultants, employees, and clients.We’re committed to a hiring process that is:
- transparent
- compliant
- equitable
- powered by innovative technology that enhances—not replaces—human judgment.
Welcome to the future of hiring at Peterson Technology Partners.We’re excited to learn more about you
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
