- Job Title Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Also suitable for use as Talent Acquisition Owner or TA Delivery Lead) Job Description We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who will own hiring outcomes end to end.
- This is a hands-on, execution-focused role responsible for sourcing, screening, closing, and delivering high-quality hires across critical roles.
- This role is not a people management or TA transformation role.
- The expectation is direct ownership of hiring delivery, profile quality, candidate experience, and closure.
- The individual will work closely with hiring managers and agencies and will be accountable for results, not activity.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Core Hiring Ownership
- Own end-to-end recruitment delivery for assigned roles, from requirement understanding to joining
- Deeply understand role expectations beyond JDs and translate them into clear sourcing and screening criteria
- Personally, source candidates using LinkedIn and other channels for priority and hard-to-fill roles
- Screen profiles rigorously and ensure only high-quality, relevant candidates move forward
- Maintain strict quality control over profiles shared with interview panels Agency Management and Control (Temporary arrangement)
- Manage recruitment agencies as execution partners, not CV vendors
- Set clear expectations on profile quality, turnaround time, and feedback loops
- Reject poor or misaligned profiles decisively and provide structured feedback
- Track agency performance and escalate issues proactively Candidate Experience and Closure
- Own candidate communication end to end, ensuring clarity, responsiveness, and engagement
- Manage interview coordination, feedback closure, and follow-ups
- Negotiate compensation within defined ranges and drive offer acceptance




- Keep candidates warm through notice periods and minimize drop-offs Delivery Tracking and Reporting
- Track hiring progress, pipeline health, and closure risks on a weekly basis
- Highlight bottlenecks early and take corrective action
- Ensure hiring managers receive clear visibility into status and next steps Additional Responsibilities
- Build and maintain active pipelines for recurring and critical roles
- Continuously refine sourcing strategies based on role performance and market response
- Push back on unclear or unrealistic requirements and drive role clarity
- Contribute inputs to future hiring process improvements based on execution learnings
- Support onboarding handover to ensure hiring outcomes translate into performance

Skills and Qualifications Must Have

- 6 to 10 years of hands-on talent acquisition experience in IT, product, or fast- growing organizations
- Proven ability to personally source, screen, and close roles without over-reliance on agencies
- Strong screening judgment with the ability to clearly articulate why a candidate is a fit or not
- Experience managing agencies and enforcing quality standards
- Strong stakeholder management and follow-through discipline
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, high-pressure hiring environments Good to Have
- Experience hiring across technical, product, and operations roles
- Exposure to early-stage or scaling organizations
- Familiarity with ATS tools and basic hiring metrics
- Ability to work independently with minimal structure What Success Looks Like in This Role
- High interview-to-offer and offer-to-joining conversion ratios
- Clear improvement in profile quality reaching interview panels
- Predictable hiring progress with reduced firefighting
- Robust trust from hiring managers in screening and recommendations
- Reduced dependency on agencies over time

📌 Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Bengaluru)
🏢 Othello Projects
📍 Bengaluru