Talent Acquisition Lead

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Talent Acquisition Lead to manage and optimize our recruitment lifecycle. This role will be responsible for focus on Talent Acquisition (80%) & HR Operations (20%) like developing sourcing strategies, leading a team of recruiters, and partnering with business leaders to attract, engage, and hire top talent, Reward & Recognition, Fun Friday, Event & Outing Management, Festivities Management and Employee Engagement activities. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of talent acquisition best practices and a passion for building high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition (80%):

• Oversee and optimize sourcing strategies including social media, job boards, networking, employee referrals, campus hiring and recruiting events.
• Own and enhance end-to-end recruitment processes (requisition to offer).
• Ensure a seamless and engaging candidate experience from application to onboarding.
• Develop and implement effective talent acquisition strategies aligned with company goals.
• Analyze workforce plans and hiring needs to proactively drive recruitment efforts.
• Partner with senior leadership to understand current and future hiring demands.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of recruiters and coordinators.
• Set performance goals, track KPIs, and ensure high-quality service delivery from the TA team.
• Promote a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain ATS data integrity, reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with HR and hiring managers to ensure consistency and fairness in hiring.
• Promote the companys employer brand across multiple platforms and touchpoints.
• Track and report on key recruiting metrics
• Provide insights and recommendations based on data to improve hiring practices.

HR Operations (20%):

• Should be responsible for new joinee induction or orientation.
• Partner with managers to design and implement employee engagement initiatives.
• Should be responsible for employee engagement activities like fun Friday, reward & recognition (EOQ), Festival celebration, event management, office outing.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to support engagement and retention initiatives.
• Partner with HR operations teams on onboarding, offboarding, and policy implementation.
• Analyze HR metrics and provide insights to improve business outcomes.
• Identify high-potential employees and support talent development initiatives.
• Generate adhoc HR report like organization wise attrition and probable attrition data.

Qualification:

• Master or Bachelor degree in Human Resource or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in end to end talent acquisition and 1 year of experience in team handling role
• Hands on experience in in managing full-cycle recruitment in fast-paced environments. (Sourcing, Screening, Interviewing and extend offer)
• Strong understanding of recruitment processes and best practices
• Hands on experience on Job boards like Naurki, TimesJob, Foundit, Indeed and other.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn sourcing tools and methodologies, with a proven ability to attract high-quality candidates and fill critical vacancies efficiently.
• Proficiency with social media, CV databased and professional network
• Should have hands on experience in employee engagement activities.
• Proven experience in stakeholder management and building relationship
• Proficiency in using recruitment technology & tools
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent negotiation & convincing skills
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills