Talent Acquisition Specialist

Name: Jobpe
Address: T-Hub, Plot No 1/C, Sy No 83/1, Raidurgam panmaktha, Knowledge City Rd, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500081, IN
Telephone: +91-83339-09630
Price range: Free

Cogneesol

8 - 12 years

Pune

Posted:4 hours ago

Job Description

Role Overview:

We are building a strong in-house talent acquisition capability to support both niche technology hiring and structured BPO recruitment mandates.

We are looking for a Senior Specialist Headhunter to drive niche and strategic hiring, with strong headhunting experience across niche IT roles and hands-on exposure to BPO and shared services hiring. The position demands deep market mapping, proactive headhunting, and the ability to close hard-to-fill and specialized positions. The role requires a strong focus on targeted search and passive talent acquisition, with a hiring mix of approximately 60% IT niche roles and 40% BPO senior or bulk hiring mandates.

Key Responsibilities

A. Niche IT Hiring (Primary Focus – 60%), not generic IT hiring.

Lead end-to-end hiring for high-complexity product engineering roles - such as Machine Learning / AI Engineers, Backend Engineers (Java/Go/Rust), Full Stack Engineers, and Cloud & DevOps professionals.
Conduct competitor market mapping and passive talent identification.
Use LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and direct search strategies.
Drive structured technical screening discussions.
Lead offer negotiation and closure.
Reduce dependency on external agencies.

B. BPO & Shared Services Hiring (40%)

Manage hiring for F&A (R2R,P2P, O2C), Insurance operations, Customer Service roles, and Shared services mandates.
Handle mid-level and occasionally bulk hiring requirements.
Build structured talent pipelines for recurring mandates.
Support hiring during ramp-ups and transitions.

Core Expectations

Strong headhunting mindset.
Experience hiring niche technology roles.
Ability to manage bulk hiring cycles when required.
Strong stakeholder management capability.
Market intelligence and compensation benchmarking ability.
Ability to build hiring processes and future TA structure.

Ideal Candidate Background

8–12 years of experience in IT and BPO recruitment.
Experience in headhunting product/engineering hiring preferred.
Experience in staffing or executive search firms is a plus.
Proven record of closing hard-to-fill roles.

Skills Required

Talent Acquisition BPO Recruitment BPO Shared Services Bulk Hiring IT Hiring Product Engineering Machine Learning Backend Java Full Stack Devops

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