About Peoplebox.ai

We are a YC backed voice-AI start building the future of talent acquisition and talent management. Founded by IIT Delhi and NIT alums, we server 500+ customers with two products: Nova (world’s most human-like AI interviewer) and talent management platform.

We’re hiring our first Talent Acquisition Lead to build and scale our hiring engine from the ground up.

This is not a transactional recruiting role .

You’ll architect how Peoplebox hires, from strategy to systems to execution, working closely with founders to build a world-class team across Tech and GTM .

As the founding TA leader, you will directly shape our growth, hiring velocity, culture quality, and employer brand .

What You’ll Own

Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

- Partner with founders and leaders to define hiring roadmaps aligned with business goals
- Translate growth plans into structured hiring strategies with explicit outcomes

End-to-End Hiring Leadership

- Own the entire hiring lifecycle across technical and non-technical roles
- Build structured evaluation frameworks to improve signal and reduce bias
- Drive data-backed decisions across sourcing, conversion, and offers

High-Impact Sourcing

- Build strong inbound and outbound pipelines for critical roles
- Leverage networks, referrals, events, and creative sourcing strategies
- Turn Peoplebox into a magnet for top talent

Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

- Design a differentiated, high-trust candidate experience




- Shape our employer narrative across channels
- Represent Peoplebox in leadership hiring and external forums

Process & Systems

- Build scalable hiring processes, metrics, and dashboards
- Improve speed, predictability, and quality of hires
- Evaluate and optimize ATS and recruiting stack

Stakeholder Management

- Coach hiring managers on interviewing and assessment
- Influence leadership on hiring decisions and trade-offs
- Drive alignment on quality benchmarks across teams

What We’re Looking For

- 5+ years of recruiting experience with strong exposure to tech + GTM hiring
- Experience building or scaling hiring in high-growth startups
- Strong understanding of structured interviews, competency mapping, and calibration
- Proven ability to hire for complex, senior, and business-critical roles
- Comfortable working closely with founders and senior leadership
- High ownership mindset; thrives in ambiguity and zero-to-one environments
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- SaaS or HR Tech experience is a plus

Why This Role Matters This is a foundational leadership role .

You won’t just hire people — you’ll define how Peoplebox builds teams for the next decade .

If you’re excited about

- Building from zero
- Influencing leadership decisions
- Hiring exceptional talent across Tech and GTM
- And shaping the future of AI-powered talent management

…we should talk.

📌 Talent Acquisition Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Peoplebox.ai
📍 Bengaluru