Head of US Recruitment

Job Description HEAD OF US RECRUITMENT Location: On-site Shift: 10:30 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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