About the Company
Maximus is a global leader in delivering transformative technology-enabled solutions and people services. As we continue expanding our India footprint, we seek a strategic and execution-focused recruitment leader to help us attract top talent, drive hiring innovation, and build a world-class talent engine.
Position Summary
As the Senior Manager - Recruitment, you will lead strategic and high-volume hiring across technology and corporate verticals. You will drive the full recruitment lifecycle, champion digital tools, manage a high-performing team, and provide business-aligned advisory rooted in market intelligence and data.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Talent Acquisition
- Lead end-to-end recruitment across India tech and business units, aligning closely with workforce plans.
- Drive sourcing and hiring strategy for niche, volume, and leadership roles.
- Partner with business and HR leadership on workforce trends, succession planning, and internal mobility.
People & Team Leadership
- Manage a high-performance team of recruiters, sourcers, and interview coordinators (8-10 team members).
- Develop capabilities through coaching, training, and talent reviews.
- Ensure performance tracking via structured KPIs and continuous feedback loops.
Stakeholder & Advisory Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers on recruiting strategy.
- Present hiring progress, candidate pipelines, and challenges using data-rich visuals and presentations.
- Influence senior stakeholders using talent insights and market benchmarks.
Technology, Innovation & Automation
- Drive adoption of talent tech tools including ATS, CRM, AI-sourcing platforms, and scheduling automation.
- Identify process automation and workflow optimization opportunities.
- Collaborate with HR tech teams to enhance system capabilities and user experience.
Data Analytics & Compensation Trends
- Create and maintain recruitment dashboards using Excel, Power BI, or ATS analytics.
- Provide market salary data, competitor hiring benchmarks, and offer-to-join insights to hiring teams.
- Support total rewards by sharing candidate and industry compensation intelligence.
Employer Brand & Experience
- Champion employer branding initiatives through hiring campaigns, candidate events, and content partnerships.
- Oversee candidate experience metrics and implement improvement strategies.
- Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all recruitment activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in HR, Business, or related discipline
- 12-15 years of talent acquisition experience, including 3-5 years in a leadership role
- Demonstrated success in large-scale hiring in IT/product/services environments
- Expertise in ATS (Workday, Avature, Greenhouse, or similar), sourcing platforms, and Excel-based reporting
- Strong business acumen, presentation, and data storytelling skills
- Familiarity with compensation trends, total rewards, and benchmarking tools (e.g., Mercer, Aon, LinkedIn Salary)
Preferred Skills
- Experience in hiring for global capability centers or matrixed organizations
- Strong knowledge of India s talent landscape and competitive hiring practices
- Passion for digital innovation in HR and AI-led hiring tools
- Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
Work Environment
- Hybrid work model with flexible remote and onsite collaboration
- High-performance, inclusive, and feedback-driven culture
- Opportunity to contribute to building a world-class recruitment function for a global brand