Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented Associate Vice President Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment function and drive large-scale hiring across the organisation. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of leading high-performing recruitment teams, achieving hiring targets, partnering with business leaders, and building scalable recruitment strategies to support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor, and develop the Talent Acquisition team to consistently achieve hiring targets across multiple business functions.
- Own end-to-end recruitment delivery, ensuring positions are filled within defined timelines and quality benchmarks.
- Drive recruitment productivity by monitoring team performance, recruiter KPIs, hiring metrics, and overall hiring efficiency.
- Partner closely with Business Heads, Hiring Managers, and Leadership to understand workforce planning and make informed hiring decisions.
- Conduct regular hiring reviews with stakeholders and provide market insights, hiring trends, and talent availability.
- Build and implement recruitment strategies for volume hiring, lateral hiring, leadership hiring, and niche talent acquisition.
- Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Develop sourcing strategies across job portals, social media, employee referrals, recruitment agencies, and other talent channels.
- Analyse recruitment dashboards and MIS reports to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring performance.
- Drive process improvements, automation, and technology adoption to enhance recruitment efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to recruitment policies, employer branding initiatives, and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with HR Operations, Business Leaders,



and Learning & Development teams to ensure smooth onboarding and workforce planning.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Solid leadership and people management skills.
- Proven experience in managing and driving large recruitment teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering abilities.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills backed by recruitment data and hiring metrics.
- Expertise in recruitment planning, workforce forecasting, and hiring strategy.
- Ability to manage multiple business units and high-volume hiring simultaneously.
- Excellent negotiation, influencing, and communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of recruitment technology, ATS, HRMS, and sourcing platforms.
- Data-driven mindset with experience in recruitment dashboards and MIS reporting.

Preferred Experience

- 1218+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Demonstrated success in leading recruitment teams and consistently delivering against ambitious hiring targets.
- Experience in scaling recruitment operations for organisations with 1,000+ employees.
- Exposure to high-volume hiring, leadership hiring, and multi-location recruitment.
- Experience working closely with senior business leaders and executive stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Hiring target achievement.
- Time-to-fill and Time-to-hire.
- Offer-to-join ratio.
- Cost-per-hire.
- Recruiter productivity.
- Quality of hire.
- Hiring Manager satisfaction.
- Candidate experience scores.
- Team performance and retention.
- Recruitment process compliance and reporting accuracy.

Why Join Us?

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for someone passionate about building high-performing recruitment teams, influencing business decisions, and creating a scalable Talent Acquisition function that supports rapid organisational growth.

📌 Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition (Maharashtra)
🏢 Home Bazaar Services
📍 Maharashtra