Team Lead - Talent Acquisition

Job Description

The Role:
Morningstar is strengthening its early talent strategy to build a sustainable pipeline of future leaders. We are looking for a Campus & Fresher Hiring Lead at a Team Lead level who will design, execute, and institutionalize a differentiated strategy for campus engagement and fresher hiring across India.

The mandate is to go beyond transactional hiring drives—this individual will create enduring partnerships with campuses, expand sourcing channels for freshers, and deliver high-quality, diverse early talent to meet Morningstar’s long-term business needs.
 

Responsibilities:

Campus Strategy & Engagement

• Identify, prioritize, and engage with campuses aligned to business needs (management, technology, analytics, and niche skills).

• Build a tiered campus engagement plan (core, aspirational, emerging campuses) to balance quality, diversity, and scalability.

• Position Morningstar as an employer of choice through consistent engagement (lectures, workshops, case studies, competitions).

• Nurture long-term partnerships with faculty, placement officers, alumni, and student communities.

Fresher Hiring & Pipelines

• Drive fresher hiring efforts beyond campuses, including open market entry-level hiring, walk-ins, return-to-work internships, and partnerships with skilling platforms.

• Create scalable talent pools for entry-level hiring across roles and functions.

• Collaborate with business and workforce planning teams to forecast fresher demand and ensure readiness of supply.

• Design and implement structured fresher assessments and onboarding programs to enable successful integration.

Execution & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end execution of early talent hiring drives: forecasting, branding, assessments, interviews, offers, and onboarding.

• Ensure best-in-class candidate experience that reflects Morningstar’s values.

• Monitor and improve outcomes such as offer-to-join ratios, quality of hire, retention, and diversity.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Build policies, SOPs, and playbooks to standardize campus and fresher hiring processes.

• Introduce innovative hiring practices (digital campaigns, hackathons, AI-driven assessments, skills-based hiring).

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and external regulations.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and coach a small team of recruiters/associates responsible for execution.

• Partner closely with business leaders and HR to align early talent hiring with strategic priorities.

• Collaborate with global teams to leverage best practices in early talent programs.
   

Basic Qualifications

• 8–12 years of overall Talent Acquisition experience, with at least 5 years in campus and fresher hiring.

• Proven ability to build structured campus programs and fresher pipelines (beyond one-off drives).

• Experience in diverse sourcing channels for early talent (campus, skilling programs, direct fresher pools).

• Strong stakeholder management skills with credibility across senior leaders, external partners, and student groups.

Skills & Attributes

• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance immediate fresher needs with long-term talent pipeline goals.

• Strong relationship builder with both institutional partners and candidates.

• Excellent project management, organizational, and data-driven decision-making skills.

• Passion for early talent development and enabling meaningful career starts.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Morningstar is a preferred employer across selected campuses and fresher talent pools.

• Consistent inflow of high-quality, diverse early talent aligned with business needs.

• A repeatable playbook for both campus and fresher hiring is established.

• Measurable improvement in candidate experience, retention, and diversity outcomes.

• Business leaders view early talent hiring as a strategic advantage, not a transactional process.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.