Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

Experience Range:

Role Overview :

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment Strategy and Planning

• Own hiring across technical and non-technical roles based on business needs.
• Partner with leadership to understand workforce planning and future talent requirements.
• Build and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Develop hiring roadmaps, prioritization frameworks, and capacity planning.

End-to-End Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to offer rollout and onboarding.
• Conduct screening, competency-based interviews, and evaluation for senior roles.
• Ensure a strong talent pipeline for niche, senior, and high-volume hiring.
• Maintain high-quality funnels and ensure smooth pipeline movement.

Team Leadership and Vendor Management

• Lead and mentor a team of recruiters to achieve hiring targets.
• Set performance KPIs, review progress, and support skill development.
• Manage relationships with staffing agencies, RPOs, and other hiring partners.
• Evaluate vendor performance and negotiate contracts when needed.

Process Excellence and Compliance

• Ensure adherence to recruitment processes, documentation, and compliance standards.
• Improve hiring workflows, interview structures, and evaluation mechanisms.
• Strengthen candidate experience across all touchpoints.
• Standardize JD formats, interview kits, and feedback systems.

Employer Branding and Market Intelligence

• Drive employer branding programs across platforms like LinkedIn, Naukri, and careers pages.
• Collaborate with marketing and HR to enhance external brand visibility.
• Conduct market research on talent trends, compensation, and hiring landscapes.

Reporting and Analytics

• Track hiring metrics including TAT, pipeline ratios, offer-to-join, and quality-of-hire.
• Publish weekly and monthly TA dashboards for leadership.
• Use data insights to improve sourcing effectiveness and hiring decisions.
• Optimize ATS usage and ensure data hygiene.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in IT, product, engineering, and senior-level hiring.
• Hands-on experience with sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub, and other talent platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Proficiency with ATS systems, hiring analytics, and recruitment reporting.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Experience

• 10 to 14 years of experience in talent acquisition.
• Experience managing recruiter teams and senior-level hiring is essential.
• Prior experience in a GCC, IT services, product company, or fast-scaling startup is preferred.