Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Designation - Lead Talent Acquisition

Years of Experience: 15 to 20 years

Location: Mumbai

Education: MBA - Human Resources

Reporting to: Group CHRO

As Saint-Gobain India evolves its people agenda to support ambitious growth and transformation goals, we are looking for a dynamic Talent Acquisition Leader to elevate our hiring strategy and outcomes. This role will lead a national TA function, spanning executive, lateral, and campus hiring, and will play a pivotal role in evolving how we attract, engage, and onboard the right talent at the right time.

This is a transformation mandate, with a strong emphasis on streamlining processes, enhancing candidate and business experience, and enabling a future-ready talent acquisition engine.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strengthen & Streamline the TA Function

• Assess and evolve the current talent acquisition operating model to improve agility, quality, and consistency
• Standardize and scale best practices across businesses and locations
• Establish robust, tech-enabled processes for end-to-end recruitment from workforce planning to onboarding
• Implement meaningful KPIs, dashboards, and governance mechanisms to drive accountability and continuous improvement

2. Lead Hiring Across Levels

• Own the hiring charter across executive, lateral, and campus hiring for all businesses and functions in India
• Deep partnership with HR and business leaders to translate workforce plans into talent pipelines
• Build differentiated sourcing strategies to attract diverse and high-potential talent across industries
• Oversee partnerships with recruitment agencies, campus institutions, and digital sourcing platforms

3. Champion Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

• Drive a consistent, compelling candidate experience that reflects Saint-Gobains values and purpose
• Enhance our employer brand positioning through digital outreach, campus programs, and industry partnerships
• Actively promote internal talent mobility and career growth as part of the attraction narrative

4. Enable Strategic Talent Decision-Making

• Provide talent market insights and hiring intelligence to influence business and HR decisions
• Contribute to strategic workforce planning and capability building conversations
• Play a key role in succession planning and leadership hiring, partnering closely with Group and Global teams where needed

5. Lead & Inspire

• Manage and coach a distributed talent acquisition team across India
• Build a culture of performance, collaboration, and service mindset within the TA team
• Influence stakeholders across functions, regions, and leadership levels through strong communication and change leadership

What You Bring

• 15 -18 years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role
• Proven success in managing large-scale, cross-functional hiring in a complex organization
• Experience in transforming and streamlining TA processes, ideally within a matrixed company
• Strong change management capability, with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders
• Hands-on experience in executive and campus hiring, along with a track record of building talent pipelines
• Comfort with recruitment technologies, data analytics, and modern sourcing techniques
• Deep passion for building high-performing teams and creating superior hiring experience

Why Join Us

• Be part of a values-driven, purpose-led organization shaping sustainable living
• Lead a strategic transformation journey in one of India's most respected companies
• Work at the intersection of scale and innovation, with opportunities for learning and growth across Saint-Gobain's global ecosystem
• Contribute to an organization committed to diversity, inclusion, and long-term talent development