This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
At the core of a fast-growing organization's success is its ability to attract and hire the right talent efficiently and at scale. As
Lead – Talent Acquisition
, you will take complete ownership of the end-to-end hiring function while building modern, tech-enabled recruitment practices. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will partner closely with business leaders, shape a solid candidate experience, and leverage ATS platforms, automation, and AI to create a scalable and future-ready talent acquisition engine.
Key Responsibilities
Candidate Experience Excellence
Own the complete candidate journey, ensuring a smooth, transparent, and human-centric experience at every stage.
Act as a key point of contact during critical hiring phases and continuously gather feedback to improve engagement.
Maintain accurate, clean, and compliant candidate data within the ATS.
End-to-End Hiring Ownership
Drive full-cycle recruitment across technical, product, sales, customer success, and corporate roles.
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, hiring strategies, timelines, and success metrics.
Run structured interview processes, ensure interviewer calibration, and lead offer management and closures.
ATS, Tools & AI-Driven Recruitment
Own and optimize the Applicant Tracking System, including workflows, dashboards, reporting, and adoption.




Drive the use of automation and AI tools for sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate communication.
Use recruitment analytics to track funnel health, identify bottlenecks, and improve hiring outcomes.
Continuous Improvement & Leadership
Identify gaps and inefficiencies across the hiring lifecycle and implement scalable process improvements.
Manage escalations, resolve hiring challenges, and ensure momentum across roles.
Track key recruitment metrics and continuously raise the bar on quality, speed, and experience.
Mentor recruiters and manage external vendors as required, fostering best-in-class hiring practices.
What Makes You a Great Fit
5–7 years of hands-on, end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally in a SaaS, product, or tech-driven startup environment.
Proven ability to hire across both technical and non-technical roles at scale.
Strong experience with ATS platforms (such as Zoho Recruit or similar) and assessment tools.
Exposure to recruitment automation, analytics, and AI-driven hiring initiatives.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and partner with senior leaders.
High ownership mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Experience building or scaling talent acquisition processes from the ground up.
Added advantage if you have worked on employer branding, referral programs, or campus hiring initiatives.

📌 Talent Acquisition Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Bengaluru