Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

End-to-End Recruitment:

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for a wide range of roles (technical, product, business) from sourcing to onboarding.
• Own job postings, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation and pre-onboarding steps.

Stakeholder Management:

• Partner closely with founders, hiring managers and team leads to define hiring needs and create effective recruiting strategies.
• Advise on market trends, compensation benchmarking and candidate experience best practices.

Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Development:

• Proactively source high-quality candidates through platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, employee referrals, events and communities.
• Maintain strong talent pipelines across key business functions.

Candidate Experience:

• Ensure a high-touch, seamless candidate experience with clear communication, timely updates and professionalism at every stage of the process.

Market Intelligence:

• Stay on top of talent trends, industry benchmarks and innovations in sourcing, especially within the AI and research-tech space.
• Provide insights to hiring teams to improve decision-making.

Employer Branding:

• Help build Metaforms employer brand through social media, events, job boards and talent marketing campaigns.
• Drive engagement across candidate touchpoints with authenticity and clarity.

Reporting & Analytics:

• Track key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, source efficiency, funnel conversion, etc.) to measure performance and improve processes.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, ideally in startups, tech companies or fast-growth environments.
• Strong grasp of hiring for technical roles (Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, DevOps, Software Development, Product) and knowledge of tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, GitHub, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple open roles and hiring priorities in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Familiarity with ATS (e.g., Lever, Greenhouse, or equivalent) and CRM platforms.

Bonus Points

• Experience hiring in emerging tech fields like AI/ML, data science, or research automation.
• Exposure to employer branding, DEI initiatives, or campus outreach strategies.
• Passion for technology, startups, and team-building at scale.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• High autonomy and ownership in a fast-growing AI company
• Work with a passionate, mission-driven team across India and the US
• The chance to shape the future of how AI transforms market research
• A flat, no-politics, high-performance culture