Head of US Talent Acquisition

Head of US Talent Acquisition Location: MohaliShift: 09:30 PM – 6:30 AM IST ROLE SUMMARY You will lead and scale the entire US recruitment function. This senior leadership role requires someone who can operate with full ownership, build high-performing teams, and deliver consistent hiring outcomes across Sales, Leadership, and Senior Management roles. You will refine processes, enforce standards, and run a disciplined, metrics-driven recruitment operation capable of both high-volume and high-quality hiring. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Talent Acquisition Leadership • Own full-cycle recruitment for US-based roles across Sales, Operations, Leadership, and specialized positions.• Build and execute recruiting strategies that generate strong candidate pipelines at scale.• Manage, mentor, and grow recruitment teams with high accountability and performance expectations.• Set weekly, monthly, and quarterly hiring targets and ensure consistent delivery.• Maintain dashboards for hiring metrics including throughput, conversions, time-to-fill, recruiter performance, and quality-of-hire.2. Process Optimization & Systems Ownership • Refine and optimize the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle to increase speed and improve quality.• Implement structured pipelines, SLAs, and KPI frameworks across all stages of recruitment.• Ensure accurate data and proper usage of ATS systems, reporting tools, and automation solutions.• Build scorecards and standard evaluation frameworks to improve hiring consistency.• Identify skill gaps within the recruitment team and run targeted training programs.3. Stakeholder Management • Collaborate closely with leadership to understand hiring forecasts, role requirements, and performance expectations.• Set realistic hiring timelines and communicate proactively on pipeline health and risks.• Serve as the primary point of accountability for all US hiring results and recruitment process improvements.• Partner with department heads to develop clear role briefs and strong candidate profiles.4. High-Volume & Senior-Level Hiring • Oversee simultaneous pipelines for high-volume sales hiring and senior/executive-level searches.• Develop strategies for hard-to-fill and competitive US roles.• Implement evaluation systems that quickly filter unqualified candidates while moving strong candidates forward efficiently.5. Team Building & Performance Culture • Build and lead a high-performing recruiting team capable of scaling with business growth.• Enforce a culture of accountability, speed, precision, and data-driven decision-making.• Maintain operational discipline across all recruitment workflows. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE • Leadership hiring across Sales, Operations, and Senior Management roles.• Experience setting up or scaling a recruitment function.• Expertise in ATS management, automation, and pipeline reporting.• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.Requirements • Minimum 8+ years of experience in US recruitment with experience in both volume and leadership hiring.• Proven experience managing and scaling recruitment teams.• Strong understanding of US hiring expectations, candidate behavior, compensation structures, and communication norms.• Ability to optimize recruitment processes and design efficient, scalable hiring systems.• Demonstrated success meeting aggressive hiring targets across multiple role types.• Strong analytical capability with experience building dashboards, reports, and KPI systems. Benefits • Full ownership of the US recruitment function.• Opportunity to build and scale a multi-team hiring engine.• High-impact visibility and direct influence on organizational growth.• Competitive compensation aligned with senior leadership expectations