We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to own end-to-end recruitment.. This is a senior individual contributor / leadership role — you'll set hiring strategy, mentor the existing recruitment team, and partner directly with leadership to scale hiring across engineering, manufacturing, sales, and operations functions.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and drive the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for Company across all departments (engineering, R&D;, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and support)
- Lead, mentor, and guide the existing recruitment team, including reviewing and improving current hiring processes
- Partner with founders and department heads to understand hiring needs, define role requirements, and build accurate job descriptions
- Build and manage a strong talent pipeline through multiple sourcing channels — job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, campus hiring, and recruitment agencies
- Design and implement structured interview processes, assessment frameworks, and hiring scorecards
- Drive employer branding initiatives to position NOT Drones as an employer of choice in the drone/deep-tech manufacturing space
- Own recruitment metrics and reporting — time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, offer-to-joining ratio, and pipeline health
- Negotiate offers and manage the candidate experience through to onboarding
- Build relationships with recruitment vendors, consultants, and hiring platforms




- Support workforce planning and headcount budgeting in collaboration with leadership

Required Skills & Experience

- 5–8 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 2+ years in a senior/lead capacity
- Proven experience hiring across technical (engineering/manufacturing) and non-technical functions
- Experience managing or mentoring a recruitment team or junior recruiters
- Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable working directly with founders/leadership
- Hands-on experience with sourcing tools, ATS platforms, and recruitment analytics
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and candidate management skills
- Prior experience in a startup, manufacturing, or hardware/tech company is a strong plus
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA/PGDM in HR preferred

What We Offer

- Opportunity to lead and shape the talent function at a fast-growing, Made-in-India deep-tech company
- Direct visibility and access to founders and leadership
- Collaborative, fast-paced startup setting

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vasna Chacharvadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

- What is your salary expectation?

Experience:

- Full-cycle recruitment: 6 years (Required)
- Being a lead Talent Acquisition: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Talent Acquisition Lead (India)
🏢 Not Drones Innovations
📍 India