Team Lead - Talent Acquisition

Job Description: You are a highly motivated and experienced Team Lead Talent Acquisition, joining an in-house recruitment team. This role suits a self-driven individual excelling in strategic planning and hands-on execution. As an individual contributor with leadership responsibilities, you will guide recruitment initiatives, mentor team members, and ensure hiring goals are met with excellence. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and manage end-to-end IT recruitment for diverse technical roles, ensuring timely hiring aligned with organizational needs. - Act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders, offering insights on market trends, talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and sourcing strategies. - Ensure compliance with Talent Acquisition SOPs and consistently update the ATS with accurate candidate and recruitment activity data. - Mentor and support junior recruiters, sharing best practices and providing guidance on sourcing techniques and candidate engagement. - Handle complex and high-priority requisitions independently, ensuring end-to-end execution from sourcing to on-boarding. - Stay informed about industry trends, recruitment tools, and technologies to continuously refine sourcing strategies. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. - 8+ years of experience in IT recruitment, preferably in-house recruitment (experience in staffing firms will be considered but is secondary). - Strong understanding of various technical roles, programming languages, and IT ecosystems. - Experience using ATS tools like JobDiva (preferred) or other industry-standard recruitment software. - Ability to mentor and guide junior recruiters while taking personal ownership of critical hiring mandates. - Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. - High level of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism. Company Profile: Stratacent is a Global IT Consulting and Services firm, headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, with global delivery centers in Pune and Gurugram plus offices in USA, London, Canada, and South Africa. They are a leading IT services provider focusing on Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. Stratacent assists customers in their transformation journey and provides services in Information Security, Cloud Services, Data and AI, Automation, Application Development, and IT Operations.,