Manager – HR

Job Description:

Position Title

Manager – TA

Function/Group

HR

Location

Mumbai (Powai)

Shift Timing

Regular time

Role Reports to

Head - Talent Acquisition, India

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we've been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

Job Overview-

Human Resources focuses on inspiring our talent and teams to drive winning performance. Through exceptional HR practices, support and tools, we enable our employees to maximize their full potential and develop world-class capabilities. Human Resources supports the business to build agile organizations while driving employee engagement. HR is aligned around three areas of practice: HR Operations, Centers of Expertise (CoE), and Business HR

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Manager TA role will ensure that General Mills is positioned to attract, source and recruit the best talent, both internally and externally. The role requires to work across functions and building relationships with assigned business teams. This role is responsible for managing the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle, leading a team of recruiters, and partnering with business leaders to align hiring efforts with organizational goals. We are looking for the right fit who is passionate about recruitment, a fast learner and a leader, comfortable with challenging the status quo. The ideal candidate will have candidate experience at the core by having customer service approach, a global mindset, attention to detail and will be a self-starter focused on delivering exceptional results.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for over-all recruiting strategy & delivery across Digital & Technology function for internal & external
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of recruiters and sourcing
• Accountable for delivering to hiring positions assigned for this role and also for the TA team members for each of these functions
• Partner with Leader/s and Hiring Managers to manage short-term & long-term
• Manage recruitment systems and tools (e.g., ATS, CRM) and ensure optimal utilization across the
• Design and execute effective sourcing strategies to attract top-tier talent across functions and Responsible for the entire gamut of hiring including Volume Hiring, Niche Hiring, Diversity & Inclusion, Market intelligence & insights etc as per the business needs.
• Oversee proactive sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage passive and active candidates across
• Build strong relationship with HRBP, other HR COEs to navigate the agenda for the Talent Acquisition team
• Actively Company Employer Brand through various channels like Job Boards, other Social Media
• Ensure to deliver remarkable candidate experience by managing communications and expectations throughout the recruitment
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines using a variety of sourcing channels including social media (LinkedIn), Job Board searches, Networking, and talent pools.
• Drive process improvements & ideas that drive business impact
• Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and internal policies throughout the hiring process as per
• While being a team player also mentor sourcers, others in team and support knowledge sharing within the
• Accountable for delivering, tracking, monitoring and analyzing recruitment metrics for the function/s. (e.g., time-to-fill, source of hire, quality of hire etc).
• Effectively Manage the local relationships with different vendor partner/s of TA and manage the ROI
• This role partners with local and global key stakeholders in Talent Acquisition to develop better practices in recruiting and strong collaboration for knowledge sharing between local and/or global teams
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and help drive the organization's diversity hiring
• Act as the TA process owner and support to deliver to continuous improvement of the process
• Operate as the connect for the team with the other HR pillars to ensure there is consistent application of company's policies & practices. (for eg: Employee Relations, HRBP etc)

Minimum Qualification-

• Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors (Full time from accredited institution)
• Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
• Preferred Major Area of Study: HR
• Experience years with at least 8+ years of progressive experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, preferably in both agency and in-house settings.
• Proven ability to hire for a wide range of roles, including niche and senior-level positions
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., iCIMS) and sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Google Searches etc).
• High process orientation and operations rigor- a strong outcome orientation and the ability to drive critical results within specific timelines
• Strong knowledge of recruitment metrics, market trends, and talent
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management
• Strong Decision-Making skills
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and deliver high-quality results under tight
• Stakeholder management & Business partnership
• Interpersonal skills and working effectively in a team
• Demonstrate results orientation, initiative and proactive style, organization & detail orientation, solid prioritization skills
• Being data-savvy with proven analytical skills and problem solving abilities

Preferred Qualification-

• Prior experience on Technology hiring in CPG or FMCG industry
• Managed the team of recruiters, talent sourcers & coordinators
• Recruitment experience in a specific industry or domain (e.g., tech, finance, healthcare, manufacturing) is highly
• Prior experience on technology hiring
• Professional certification in HR or recruitment (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, CIR) is an
• Exposure to diversity hiring practices and global recruitment is a plus

Company Overview:

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.