Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager Talent Acquisition to lead strategic hiring initiatives across technology and leadership hiring. The individual will be responsible for driving end-to-end recruitment operations stakeholder management team leadership vendor governance and talent strategy to support business growth.

The role requires strong experience in IT hiring leadership hiring process management and the ability to work in a fast-paced and high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technology leadership and niche skill hiring.
• Drive hiring strategy and workforce planning in alignment with business requirements.
• Manage volume hiring strategic hiring and critical leadership mandates.
• Ensure closure of positions within defined TAT and quality benchmarks.
• Build strong talent pipelines through multiple sourcing channels including referrals social media vendors and direct sourcing.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with business leaders hiring managers and delivery teams to understand hiring priorities.
• Act as a strategic advisor to business on talent availability market trends compensation benchmarking and hiring strategies.
• Conduct regular hiring reviews and provide recruitment dashboards/MIS updates to leadership.

Team Management

• Lead mentor and manage the Talent Acquisition team.
• Monitor team productivity delivery metrics and hiring effectiveness.
• Drive capability building and continuous improvement within the recruitment team.

Vendor & Campus Management

• Manage vendor relationships empanelment and delivery governance.
• Drive campus hiring initiatives and fresher hiring programs.
• Build partnerships with institutes consultants and external talent channels.

Recruitment Operations & Compliance

• Ensure smooth interview coordination offer management onboarding and joining process.
• Drive process adherence documentation and compliance with organizational policies.
• Work closely with HR operations and BGV teams for seamless onboarding experience.

Employer Branding

• Support employer branding initiatives through LinkedIn campaigns recruitment drives social hiring and branding activities.
• Represent the organization in hiring drives networking events and recruitment campaigns.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong experience in IT Talent Acquisition and stakeholder management.
• Expertise in handling niche technology and leadership hiring.
• Excellent communication negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics market intelligence and compensation benchmarking.
• Ability to manage teams and drive performance in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with ATS/recruitment tools and recruitment dashboards.
• Strong vendor management and campus hiring experience preferred.

Preferred Background

• Experience in IT services/product organizations preferred.
• Exposure to cloud data AI/ML cybersecurity and enterprise technology hiring will be an added advantage.
• Experience managing large-scale hiring initiatives and recruitment operations.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelors degree required.
• MBA/PGDM in HR preferred.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager