Position Details

Designation: Manager / Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Department: Human Resources

Location: Noida

Experience: 10-15 Years

Education: B.E./B.Tech. (Engineering) or Science Graduate with MBA/PGDM in Human Resources

Role Purpose

The Talent Acquisition Lead will be responsible for leading end-to-end recruitment for corporate and project requirements, with a strong focus on sourcing niche technical talent at scale. The role requires an experienced recruitment professional who can seamlessly balance workforce planning with hands-on execution while partnering closely with business leaders to meet aggressive hiring timelines.

The incumbent should possess strong business understanding of the Power Generation and Heavy Engineering sectors, particularly project-phase hiring, and be capable of driving innovative sourcing strategies, stakeholder engagement, and recruitment excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution

- Lead end-to-end recruitment for corporate, project, and site-based hiring across technical and non-technical functions.
- Drive high-volume as well as niche hiring mandates while ensuring quality, speed, and cost-effectiveness.
- Develop hiring plans aligned with business expansion, project milestones, and manpower requirements.
- Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for critical and future-ready positions.
- Ensure excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Talent Sourcing & Market Mapping

- Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies using multiple recruitment channels including job portals, professional networking platforms, employee referrals, recruitment consultants, social media, campus hiring, talent communities, and direct sourcing.
- Conduct market mapping and talent intelligence for key technical and leadership roles.
- Continuously explore emerging sourcing methodologies and recruitment technologies to improve hiring outcomes.
- Strong professional relationships with recruitment agencies of repute

Business Partnership

- Collaborate with business leaders, functional heads, and HR Business Partners to understand manpower requirements and workforce priorities.
- Provide market insights, compensation intelligence,



and talent availability analysis to hiring managers.
- Act as a trusted recruitment advisor for complex and business-critical hiring decisions.

Organization Design Support

- Develop and maintain organization structures and reporting hierarchies in consultation with business leaders.
- Prepare and update Job Descriptions for new and existing roles.
- Conduct competency and skill mapping for various positions to support hiring and organizational capability building.
- Support organization restructuring and manpower planning initiatives.

Recruitment Governance & Analytics

- Track recruitment KPIs including Time-to-Hire, Time-to-Fill, Offer Acceptance Ratio, Source Effectiveness, Cost per Hire, and Hiring Funnel Conversion.
- Prepare dashboards, MIS reports, presentations, and leadership updates using MS Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ensure compliance with recruitment policies, documentation standards, and audit requirements.

Technology & Continuous Improvement

- Leverage HR technologies and AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing efficiency, candidate screening, and recruitment productivity.
- Stay updated with emerging recruitment trends, Gen AI applications, and digital hiring practices.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance recruitment effectiveness.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferred) or a Graduation in Science.
- MBA/PGDM in Human Resources from a recognized institute.

Experience

- 10-15 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition.
- Prior experience in the Power Generation, Heavy Engineering, EPC, Infrastructure, or allied industries.
- Mandatory exposure to project-phase hiring for thermal power plants or similar industrial/heavy engineering projects.




- Demonstrated success in handling multiple concurrent recruitment mandates involving technical, managerial, and leadership positions.

Functional Competencies

- Strong end-to-end recruitment expertise.
- Hands-on experience in sourcing niche technical talent.
- Workforce planning and manpower budgeting understanding.
- Organization structure design and role architecture.
- Job Description creation and competency/skill mapping.
- Recruitment analytics and dashboard reporting.
- Knowledge of recruitment technologies and AI-assisted hiring tools.

Technical Skills

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Robust presentation skills using Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and HRMS platforms.
- Working knowledge of Gen AI tools and their application in scope of work.

Behavioural Competencies

- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Strong planning and execution capability.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple critical hiring assignments.
- High level of ownership and accountability.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Innovative mindset with continuous improvement orientation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High standards of integrity, ethics, and confidentiality.
- Learning agility and openness to adopting new technologies and ways of working.

Preferred Experience

- Experience in hiring for Greenfield/Brownfield power projects.
- Exposure to large-scale project mobilization and ramp-up hiring.
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-pressure recruitment environments with demanding timelines.
- Understanding of technical roles across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, and Corporate Functions.

Success Measures

- Timely closure of critical and niche positions.
- High hiring manager satisfaction.
- Strong quality of hires and offer-to-joining conversion.
- Effective talent pipeline creation for strategic roles.
- Improved sourcing effectiveness and recruitment productivity.
- Accurate manpower reporting and leadership dashboards.
- Continuous enhancement of recruitment processes through innovation and technology adoption.

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