Head TA

Job Description

Title: Head – Talent Acquisition

Location: Head Office Mumbai
Reports To: Chief Talent Acquisition
Team Size: 1–2 Members RPO

Purpose of the Role:

The Head – Talent Acquisition will be responsible for building a robust system that attracts recruits and retains top talent to meet the organization’s strategic and operational goals. This involves developing and implementing recruitment strategies fostering a strong employer brand and ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Leadership Hiring

• Drive the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities across the organization.

• Partner with business leaders to understand ongoing and future hiring needs.

• Create and implement effective talent acquisition strategies for leadership and senior-level roles.

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes for senior positions.

Process Excellence & Candidate Experience

• Design and implement consistent recruiting interviewing and hiring practices that deliver a strong candidate experience.

• Define and monitor key hiring metrics — including time-to-fill cost-per-hire diversity hiring and satisfaction scores for both hiring managers and candidates.

• Lead projects focused on process improvement and efficiency.

External Partnerships & Employer Branding

• Identify and collaborate with external recruitment partners and vendors to meet hiring needs.

• Promote the organization as an employer of choice through effective employer branding initiatives.

• Stay abreast of industry trends emerging recruitment technologies and best practices to continuously innovate recruitment strategies.

Required Skills & Attributes:

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition with a successful track record in leadership hiring.

• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.

• Strategic mindset — ability to align TA strategies with overall business objectives.

• Expertise in sourcing top-tier talent and developing a strong talent pipeline.

• Excellent communication negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.

• Data-driven decision-making skills with a focus on recruitment metrics and analytics.

• High energy positive and proactive approach with a “can-do” attitude.

• Comfortable working in a collaborative fast-paced and multi-stakeholder environment.

• Experience in multi-division multi-product manufacturing organizations is an added advantage.

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills with the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated enthusiastic and results-oriented.

• Flexible adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.

• Solution-oriented with a focus on high standards and continuous improvement.

• Relishes accountability and drives outcomes with ownership.

Experience:

• 10–15 years of total experience with at least 5 years of experience engaging with Leadership Teams.

• Prior experience working with large Indian MNCs is preferred.