Talent Acquisition Specialist - Sr. Manager / Manager

Role Overview:

Responsible to lead and execute end-to-end hiring strategy to meet our fast-growing Business requirements and ensure steady talent pipeline for Business growth. The role requires strong expertise in hiring in Renewable Energy sector specifically for Design & Engineering, Projects, EPC, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Corporate functions and Leadership functions.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute the annual Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with business growth plans.
• Forecast manpower requirements in collaboration with BU Heads, COO, CHRO, and HRBPs.
• Build hiring roadmaps for Solar, BESS, Wind, Hybrid, EPC and other business verticals
• Ensure Talent pipeline /capability to manage large-scale project-based hiring and niche technical requirements.

2. End-to-End Recruitment Management

• Oversee full-cycle recruitment: JD finalization in consultation with Business Heads, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, negotiation, and offer closure.
• Organise Hiring Drives for middle level and specialized engineering roles
• Ensure high-quality candidate experience and reduce hiring turnaround time (TAT).
• Organise campus hiring drives by connecting to Colleges/ Universities/Educational Institutes

3. Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Partner with Functional Heads to understand role-specific competencies and market challenges
• Manage external recruitment partners, job portals, assessment vendors and consulting firms.
• Ensure strong governance in vendor performance, cost control and compliance

4. Talent Pipeline Development

• Build and maintain a long-term talent pipeline for critical and high-demand roles in Renewable Energy.
• Engage passive candidates through networking, industry events and digital communities.

5. Employer Branding & Digital Hiring Excellence

• Strengthen employer presence across digital platforms (LinkedIn, Naukri, Industry forums).
• Partner with Marketing/Corporate Communication teams to promote employer branding
• Drive social recruiting, referral programs, and talent brand campaigns.

6. Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Talent Acquisition specialists.
• Create performance metrics, dashboards and ensure data-driven hiring decisions.
• Provide training on interviewing skills, competency evaluation and recruitment best practices.

7. Process Excellence & Compliance

• Implement recruitment SOPs, structured interview processes and standard assessment frameworks.
• Oversee HR systems, ATS platforms, hiring analytics and recruitment dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, statutory norms and data privacy guidelines.

8. Offer Management & Onboarding Coordination

• Manage salary benchmarking, compensation negotiations and offer approvals.
• Ensure seamless coordination with HR Operations and Onboarding teams
• Ensures positive Onboarding experience to the new joinees
• Engage candidates after Offer and minimize offer dropouts.

9. Diversity Hiring & ESG Alignment

• Promote diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives across functions and project sites.
• Align hiring practices with organizational sustainability and ESG goals.

10. Market Intelligence & Competitor Benchmarking

• Track industry trends, skill availability, compensation insights and competitor hiring activities.
• Provide regular updates to leadership for strategic decision-making.