Talent Associate in Mumbai

We believe hiring should be built on clarity, context, and trusted partnerships- not just resumes. As a talent associate, you will go beyond sourcing profiles to become a strategic advisor to both customers and candidates. You'll capture role insights to create the perfect role DNA, refine AI-generated scorecards to align with customer must-haves, and ensure every search is guided by Qrata's mission of building 1M careers in the Indian talent ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Role discovery & research:
• Deep-dive into customer needs, industry context, and company challenges to define what success looks like in each role.
• Translate insights into tailored Role DNA and adjust AI-generated scorecards to reflect the nuances of each hiring requirement.
• Advisory screening & candidate engagement:
• Conduct thoughtful pre-screens that assess not just skills, but motivations and cultural alignment.
• Score candidates accurately against Role DNA, providing customers with clarity in decision-making.
• Build trust with candidates, guiding them through the interview process, aligning expectations, and ensuring smooth onboarding.
• Customer partnership:
• Act as a strategic advisor by simplifying hiring decisions and helping customers overcome decision fatigue.
• Use Qrata's analytics platform to share insights and weekly summaries that keep customers informed and confident.
• Hiring excellence & execution:
• Support offer negotiations, reference checks, and onboarding to ensure successful closures.
• Maintain strong relationships with both customers and candidates, ensuring long-term trust and repeat engagement.

How We Work
Our values at Qrata, we don't just talk about values- we live them every day. As a Talent Associate, you will:

• Communicate openly and honestly- treating colleagues, customers, and candidates with respect and transparency.
• Pursue growth and learning- experimenting, adapting, and constantly improving your craft.
• Take accountability for the team- solving problems proactively and ensuring collective success.
• Be selfless -seeking what's best for Qrata and its mission, not just individual wins.
• Stay gritty- showing persistence, resilience, and care in every search you run. These values are core to how we deliver impact to customers, build trust with candidates, and scale our mission of powering startup growth through talent.

About Company: Qrata is a talent search firm that partners with top VC firms such as Accel, Matrix, Sequoia, Lightspeed, and more to help scale their portfolio teams globally. We have expertise in engineering, growth, design, and product roles, and the teams are divided by function to be able to have an in-depth view of these functions. We have a specialized mapping team that supports our talent partners with a more targeted search. 95% of our profiles make shortlists, and hence our hiring is faster. We work with late-stage companies such as Nykka, Dream 11, Pharmeasy, Jiosaavn, Marico, etc. Our strength is in hiring for early-stage startups, which is more challenging but have been able to get past all the challenges due to our structure in the process.