The Lead – Talent Acquisition will be responsible for driving end-to-end recruitment for Corporate Commercial, Finance & Accounts functions across Varun Beverages Limited. The role will partner closely with Finance and Commercial business leaders to attract, assess and onboard high-quality talent while ensuring timely closures and an exceptional candidate experience. The incumbent will leverage market intelligence, proactive sourcing strategies and stakeholder management to build strong talent pipelines across Finance, Commercial and Shared Services functions. The role requires a strong understanding of finance hiring landscapes, talent mapping and execution excellence within a fast-paced, high-growth FMCG environment.
Key Deliverables / KPIs:
- Drive end-to-end recruitment for Commercial, Finance & Accounts positions across Corporate Office and business functions.
- Build robust talent pipelines for recurring and business-critical positions through market mapping and proactive sourcing.
- Partner with Finance and Commercial stakeholders to understand manpower requirements,
role expectations and hiring priorities.
- Source talent through LinkedIn, job portals, employee referrals, recruitment partners and direct market mapping .
- Ensure quality screening and assessment of candidates based on functional expertise, business fit and organizational culture.
- Drive interview coordination, stakeholder alignment and candidate engagement throughout the hiring lifecycle.
- Manage offer negotiations and improve offer-to-joining conversion ratios.
- Track recruitment metrics including Time-to-Hire, Offer Acceptance Ratio, Position Closure and Source Effectiveness .
- Maintain recruitment dashboards, MIS and hiring reports for leadership review.
- Generate regular market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends and competitor hiring.
Ensure adherence to recruitment governance, Oracle Recruitment processes and hiring compliance.