Role Summary
The General Manager – Talent Acquisition is a senior leadership role responsible for designing and driving the organization’s overall talent acquisition strategy across all business units and geographies. With 20+ years of experience, this role oversees leadership hiring, large-scale ramp-ups, global workforce planning, employer branding, and TA transformation initiatives. The GM-TA partners closely with CXO-level stakeholders to ensure the organization attracts, hires, and retains high-quality talent aligned with current and future business needs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning
Define and own the long-term talent acquisition strategy aligned to business and growth plans.
Partner with CXOs, Business Heads, and HR leadership to forecast manpower needs and critical skill requirements.
Develop annual and quarterly hiring plans including budgets, resource allocation, and vendor strategy.
Drive strategic initiatives such as succession pipelines, leadership hiring programs, and niche skill acquisition.
2. TA Governance,



Policy & Process Excellence
Establish and govern TA policies, frameworks, and SOPs across all business units and locations.
Standardize recruitment processes, SLAs, and governance models to ensure consistency and scalability.
Ensure effective use and optimization of ATS, HRIS, and analytics tools; drive automation and digitization in TA.
Monitor and improve core TA metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, offer-to-join, diversity ratios, etc.).
3. Leadership & Critical Hiring
Lead end-to-end hiring for senior leadership and business-critical roles.
Act as a strategic advisor for CXOs on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, and candidate engagement.
Oversee robust assessment frameworks (competency-based interviews, psychometric tools, case studies, etc.) for senior roles.
Ensure confidentiality and high-touch candidate experience for executive-level hiring.
4. Employer Branding &

📌 General Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Kumaran Systems
📍 Hyderabad