Senior Manager/ Manager - Talent Acquisition (IT / Tech Recruitment) - GCC

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Role Overview:

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on Talent Acquisition Leader to drive end-to-end hiring for our GCC/IT Captive clients. The ideal candidate will combine strong business acumen, strategic workforce planning, and operational excellence to build high-performing teams. You will lead recruitment strategy, manage a team of recruiters, and ensure seamless hiring delivery aligned with business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Hiring & Planning

• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to forecast talent needs and design workforce plans.
• Develop and implement strategic hiring plans aligned with project and business goals.
• Build and manage a robust talent pipeline for niche and high-demand IT roles.
• Lead employer branding and market mapping initiatives to position the company as an employer of choice.

Recruitment Execution

• Own the full recruitment lifecyclefrom manpower planning, sourcing, assessment, and selection to offer management and onboarding.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Consultants and internal recruiters to ensure consistent, high-quality hiring delivery.
• Oversee and refine selection processes, interview frameworks, and assessment tools.
• Drive recruitment analytics to monitor time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and quality of hire.

Team Leadership & Operations

• Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of recruiters to achieve hiring targets.
• Build capability within the TA team through regular training, best practice sharing, and performance reviews.
• Oversee recruiting operations including MIS reporting, dashboards, and process governance.
• Ensure adherence to compliance and data accuracy across all recruitment systems and trackers.

Stakeholder & Candidate Experience

• Maintain strong stakeholder engagement and deliver high satisfaction levels with business units.
• Design and implement candidate experience surveys; use insights to continuously improve the hiring journey.
• Manage compensation benchmarking, salary fitment, and offer negotiations effectively.

Requirements

• 915 years of progressive experience in

  IT recruitment

  with exposure to

  GCC or Captive center hiring

  .
• Proven expertise in strategic hiring, workforce planning, and team leadership.
• Strong knowledge of IT roles and technologies, with the ability to identify and engage niche talent.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in recruitment metrics, data analytics, and modern sourcing tools.
• Degree in Human Resources or a related discipline.