Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end hiring for a fast-paced and growing organization. The ideal candidate will have strong sourcing skills, stakeholder management capability, and experience hiring across multiple functions and levels.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage the complete hiring lifecycle: requirement gathering, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and ensure timely closures.
• Maintain a strong candidate pipeline for current and future hiring needs.

2. Sourcing & Market Mapping

• Source talent through multiple channels including LinkedIn, Naukri, internal databases, referrals, and industry networks.
• Conduct proactive market research and talent mapping for niche and critical roles.
• Implement creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates.

3. Stakeholder & Candidate Management

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and provide regular hiring updates.
• Ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Manage scheduling, assessments, and feedback loops seamlessly.

4. Process Excellence & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with recruitment processes and documentation.
• Track key hiring metrics, maintain dashboards, and provide weekly/monthly reports.
• Collaborate with HR Operations and Onboarding teams for smooth joining processes.

5. Employer Branding

• Support campus hiring drives, career events, and employer branding initiatives.
• Create engaging job descriptions and social hiring content.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience hiring for both tech and non-tech roles (customize if needed).
• Strong sourcing skills and hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and other job boards.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently.
• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred.

Location:

Bengaluru

About Havas India

Havas India gathers the expertise of 25 agencies, specialised divisions and strategic alliances across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), CSA (technology, data & analytics), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure-play social media); strategic alliances: Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing), KlugKlug (influencer tech stack), and Havas Play SGSE (sports & entertainment); Havas Creative Network – Havas Creative India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), ekino (technology), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions), Conran Design Mumbai (branding & design), GateOne (business & digital transformation management), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale); Havas Health Network – Havas Life Mumbai (health & wellness communications)

With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurugram and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, with over 2500+ professionals and associates.

As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 3 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, London International Awards (LIA), e4m Indian Marketing Awards, ABBY One Show, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.

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