Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | Startup Hiring & People Operations

? Hinjewadi, Pune | Work From Office

? Experience: 3–6 Years

? CTC: ₹7–12 LPA

We are looking for a hungry, target-driven Talent Acquisition professional who knows how to find, attract and close A+ talent for a rapid-growing startup.

This is NOT a traditional HR role . We need an individual contributor who loves hiring, understands people, takes complete ownership and wants to grow into a People Head / business leadership role in the future.

What You'll Own

- End-to-end hiring — sourcing, headhunting, screening, interviewing, negotiation & closing
- Attract strong passive candidates through LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, networking & direct outreach
- Sell the startup opportunity and vision to high-quality candidates
- Own hiring targets, pipeline and time-to-hire
- Support people operations, culture,



performance and employee engagement
- Build HR processes as the company scales
- Work directly with the Founder on hiring and people strategy

Who Should Apply ✓ 3–6 years of strong Talent Acquisition / Recruitment experience

✓ Startup or fast-growth company experience strongly preferred

✓ Proven ability to headhunt and close high-quality candidates

✓ Target-driven, resourceful and comfortable being an individual contributor

✓ Strong communication, persuasion and negotiation skills

✓ A genuine people person with a business mindset

✓ Comfortable with Work From Office – Hinjewadi, Pune

✓ Ambitious to grow beyond recruitment into People Head / business leadership

📌 Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Pune)
🏢 Petray
📍 Pune