Manager Talent Acquisition India

Talent Acquisition Manager India to lead hiring across multiple functions and locations. This role will partner closely with business and HR leaders to deliver high-quality talent build strong hiring pipelines and scale recruitment capabilities in line with business growth

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Planning

• Translate business growth plans into India-specific hiring strategies aligned to short-term and long-term workforce plans.
• Drive location-based talent strategies (hub expansion diversification cost-talent optimization).
• Advise leadership on talent market dynamics supply-demand risks and competitive insights.

2. Hiring Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end recruitment delivery across functions (Engineering IT Product Corporate Shared Services etc.).
• Ensure timely closure of roles while maintaining quality diversity and candidate experience.
• Drive improvements in time-to-fill offer-to-join ratio and hiring manager satisfaction.

3. Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead coach and develop a team of recruiters and/or TA leads across India.
• Set clear performance goals productivity benchmarks and capability development plans.
• Foster a high-performance data-driven and candidate-centric TA culture.

4. Stakeholder & Business Partnership

• Act as a strategic hiring advisor to Business Leaders HRBPs and Global TA partners.
• Manage senior stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and data-backed insights.
• Influence hiring decisions using market intelligence and talent feasibility assessments.

5. Employer Branding & Sourcing Excellence

• Strengthen employer branding across priority talent segments and locations.
• Build scalable sourcing strategies leveraging direct sourcing referrals campus agencies and early career pipelines.
• Partner with Marketing and HR to enhance talent attraction initiatives.

6. Process Data & Governance

• Drive standardization and optimization of hiring processes SLAs and governance models.
• Track and report key hiring metrics (pipeline health conversion ratios recruiter productivity).
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and local labor regulations.

7. Vendor & Ecosystem Management

• Manage recruitment vendors and agencies to ensure quality cost efficiency and performance.
• Build external talent partnerships with universities industry bodies and niche talent communities.

QUALIFICATIONS and Experience

Education

• Bachelors degree required; MBA / Postgraduate qualification preferred.

Experience

• 1014 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition with 5 years in a people management role.
• Strong experience managing high-volume and niche hiring in India for large enterprises GCCs or fast-scaling organizations.
• Proven track record in strategic workforce planning stakeholder management and TA transformation.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
• Deep understanding of Indian talent markets and hiring trends
• Data-driven decision making and analytical mindset
• Strong leadership coaching and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and executive presence