Talent Acquisition - Leadership Hiring

Purpose of the role:

Responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

• Develop and implement an end-to-end leadership hiring strategy aligned with business priorities and future talent needs.
• Build market mapping for proactive external succession planning for CXO, CXO-1, and other critical leadership roles.

Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and compliance with banking regulations and data privacy norms.
• Monitor and drive turnaround times (TATs) for leadership mandates.
• Maintain hiring quality metrics and conduct regular post-hire reviews with stakeholders.

Stakeholder & Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to CXOs, business heads, and senior HR leaders.
• Conduct detailed talent landscape studies and market mapping for niche leadership positions.
• Influence decision-making with market insights and talent analytics.

Sourcing & Assessment Excellence

• Leverage multiple sourcing channels — executive search partners, industry networks, leadership forums, professional associations, and direct headhunting.
• Implement robust assessment processes, including competency-based interviews, psychometric tools, and leadership capability frameworks.
• Drive diversity-focused leadership hiring programs.

Employer Branding & Talent Engagement

• Represent the bank at senior industry forums, conferences, and leadership summits.
• Build a compelling employer value proposition (EVP) for senior talent.
• Engage passive leadership talent through long-term relationship building.

Qualifications:

• Graduate or relevant degree in Human Resource; MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent from a reputed institute will be preferred
• 8-10 years in talent acquisition, with at least 5 years in leadership hiring in in BFSI or executive search
• Strong executive search and headhunting expertise
• Strong market intelligence and talent mapping skills.
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior leadership.
• Ability to work with high confidentiality and discretion