About the Role
We are seeking a Lead Talent Acquisition to own and drive our end-to-end hiring strategy across Technology and Analytics teams. This is a high-impact leadership role where youll manage two TA teams bring in technology-led innovation and elevate our employer brandbuilding a future-ready TA function.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver annual TA goals (OKRs) aligned with business growth and workforce plans
- Partner with business and HR leadership on talent forecasting workforce budgeting and hiring prioritization
- Implement AI-led tools assessments and sourcing automation to improve quality speed and cost of hiring
- Lead employer branding initiatives to strengthen Companys positioning as an employer of choice
- Talent Acquisition Operations
- Lead high-volume retail hiring and specialized corporate hiring across departments like tech finance product marketing etc.
- Drive seamless and structured recruitment operations with measurable hiring TAT and quality benchmarks
- Audit and improve TA processes policies and compliance frameworks
- Track and report hiring metrics such as funnel conversion source effectiveness diversity hiring and retention
- Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and coach a team of TA specialistsacross both corporate and field geographies
- Run structured stand-ups sprint planning and outcome-based reviews for the TA team
- Collaborate with HRBPs L&D and functional heads to ensure alignment on hiring and onboarding strategies
- Success in this Role Looks Like
- Consistent achievement of TA OKRs (hiring volumes quality and timelines)
- Improved talent quality/density measured through retention and performance of hires
- Deployment of new-age AI tools and assessments in hiring
- High team engagement and low offer drop-offs
- Strengthened employer brand presence on campuses platforms and social channels
- What You Bring
- Experience: 10 years in Talent Acquisition with exposure to both retail and corporate hiring
- Proven leadership in fast-paced or growth-stage environments (e.g. retail D2C healthcare startups)
- Experience in managing multi-location teams and large-scale hiring drives (especially in-store roles)
- Exposure to campus hiring and employer branding initiatives
- Strong grasp of TA systems and ATS tools
- Familiarity with behavioral interview techniques (e.g. BEI) psychometric assessments
(e.g. MBTI Thomas)
Data-driven with strong project management skills
Excellent stakeholder communication and influencing skills
Attributes
High ownership and execution focus
High learnability/curiosity
Emotionally intelligent and team-oriented
Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid problem-solving
Intuition-led decision-maker with sound judgment