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Recruitment Lead / Talent Acquisition Lead

📍 M-F / On-Site | 💼 Full-Time, Permanent | 🏢 Human Resources / Talent Acquisition & Staffing

Position Overview

The Recruitment Lead plays a critical, strategic role in managing and driving the end-to-end talent acquisition cycle. This position is responsible for designing, executing, and refining sourcing strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, leading a team of recruiters, and ensuring high-quality, timely placements across various business verticals. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep expertise in sourcing, talent pipeline management, statutory recruitment compliance, and client engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Strategy
Develop and execute end-to-end recruitment strategies across IT, Non-IT, executive, and specialized business functions.
Utilize multi-channel sourcing techniques including job boards (Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed), social recruiting, employee referrals, and direct headhunting.
Build and maintain strong, proactive candidate pipelines for current and future talent requirements.
Team Leadership & Performance Management
Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of recruitment specialists, recruiters, and sourcing associates.
Assign recruitment requisitions, monitor daily team productivity, and set target Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Conduct performance audits, review recruiter pipelines, and resolve bottlenecks in the recruitment workflow.
Stakeholder & Client Relationship Management
Serve as the primary liaison for hiring managers and external corporate clients to gather detailed job descriptions and requisitions.
Conduct structured intake meetings to align on candidate profiles, skill expectations, salary budgets, and timelines.
Deliver weekly status reports, offer conversion updates, and strategic insights on talent market trends.
Candidate Assessment & Offer Management
Conduct thorough screening, technical/functional pre-assessments, and behavioral interviews.
Manage salary benchmarking, negotiation, offer rollout, and post-offer candidate engagement to minimize drop-outs.
Oversee candidate background verification (BGV) and smooth handover to HR onboarding teams.
Process Standardization & Compliance
Ensure strict compliance with labor standards, employment regulations, equal opportunity practices, and internal statutory requirements.
Maintain high data integrity across Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and HR databases.
Analyze talent acquisition analytics (Time-to-Hire, Cost-per-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate) to continually optimize processes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Time-to-Fill Requisitions – 30 - 45 Days (Role Specific) – Monthly / Quarterly
Offer Acceptance Rate – ≥ 85% – Monthly
Candidate Quality / 90-Day Retention – ≥ 90% successful probation rate – Quarterly
Source Mix Diversity – ≥ 40% organic/referral/direct sourcing – Quarterly
Team Requisition SLA Adherence – ≥ 90% compliance with client SLAs – Monthly

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field. Master's / MBA in HR is a plus.
Experience: 5+ years of core recruitment/talent acquisition experience, with at least 2+ years leading or mentoring team members.
Technical Proficiencies: Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Formulas), and recruitment analytics tools.
Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of full-lifecycle hiring, salary structuring, notice period management, and labor laws.
Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, team leadership, crisis handling, and exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits