The Principal Recruiter plays a critical role in enabling business growth by leading end-to-end recruitment for complex, senior, and niche roles in India.

In this role, you will lead the full-cycle recruitment process for these senior positions, partnering closely with hiring managers to identify talent needs and implement effective sourcing strategies. You will play a key role in enhancing our employer brand and ensuring a positive candidate and stakeholder experience.

Role & responsibilities

EndtoEnd Recruitment Delivery

- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for senior and executive-level roles across multiple departments.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and organizational goals.
- Lead complex searches using proactive sourcing, market mapping and targeted talent engagement.
- Drive timely hiring while maintaining AECOMs standards for quality, compliance, and candidate experience.

Strategic Stakeholder Partnership

- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and leadership teams
- Provide clear, datadriven guidance on talent availability, market trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring risks.
- Challenge and influence hiring decisions constructively to ensure sustainable and diverse hiring outcomes.




- Maintain proactive communication and expectation management throughout the hiring lifecycle.

Talent Pipeline & Market Intelligence

- Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and futurefocused business needs
- Develop a strong understanding of the India talent market, competitors, and emerging capability trends.
- Leverage AECOMs employer brand, EVP and sourcing channels to attract highcalibre talent.

TA Capability & Continuous Improvement

- Partner with HR, Compensation, and Onboarding teams to deliver seamless hiring outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across tools, processes, and ways of working.
- Maintain accurate data within ATS and recruitment systems.

Required Skills & Experience

- 812+ years of endtoend recruitment experience, preferably within engineering, consulting, technology, or professional services environments.
- Proven success hiring complex, niche, and senior roles in the India market.
- Robust stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Advanced sourcing capability, including direct search and market engagement.
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining handson and deliveryfocused.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree required; HR, business, or related qualifications preferred.

📌 Principal Recruiter (Gurugram)
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