Talent Acquisition Executive/ IT Recruiter

Apply - hr@kalotechstudio.com

Department: Human Resources
Reports to: HR Lead
Location: Hyderabad
Employment type: [Full-time / 3-month contract, extendable]
Experience: 1-2 years in IT / technical recruitment
Openings: 3
Joining: Immediate to 7 days preferred

About the Role

We are a fast-growing startup with a large hiring plan and we need a hands-on recruiter who can own the full hiring cycle for technical roles. You will work directly with the HR Lead and hiring managers, and your work will have a visible impact on how quickly the company scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle for IT roles: requirement intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer, and closure.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, tech stack, and priorities, and to agree on JDs, interview panels, and feedback timelines.
• Source candidates through Naukri, LinkedIn, GitHub, job portals, referrals, communities, and databases.
• Screen candidates on technical fit, communication, compensation expectations, notice period, and cultural fit.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline of at least 10 profiles per open role.
• Coordinate interviews and make sure feedback is collected within 48 hours.
• Draft offers, negotiate compensation within approved bands, and close candidates.
• Keep candidates engaged through the notice period to reduce offer drop-offs.
• Work with agencies and freelance recruiters, reviewing the quality of their submissions.
• Update the ATS / tracker daily and share a weekly report on pipeline, closures, and time-to-hire.
• Support employer branding through job posts, referral drives, and campus or community outreach.
• Hand over new joiners smoothly to the onboarding team.

Requirements

Must have

• 1-2 years of experience in IT or product-company recruitment (contract or full-time).
• Working knowledge of the tech landscape: backend, frontend, full stack, mobile, QA, DevOps, data, and cloud roles.
• Hands-on experience with Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Naukri RMS.
• Good negotiation skills and experience handling notice periods and counter-offers.
• Strong communication in English, and ideally Telugu and/or Hindi.
• A track record of closing roles against targets.

Good to have

• Startup or high-volume hiring experience.
• Exposure to using Keka
• Exposure to agency or vendor management.
• Familiarity with pre-boarding and offer-to-join processes.

Pay: ₹240,000.00 - ₹360,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person