Job Title: Co-Founder – Recruitment & Staffing | Global Talent Solutions Location: India / Remote with extensive client travel as required
Role Type: Co-Founder / Leadership
Business: Recruitment, Staffing, RPO, VMS, MSP & HR Technology
Geographies: India, USA, UK, Australia, UAE, Canada & Global Markets
About the Opportunity
Aptivision Technologies is looking for an experienced and highly connected Co-Founder – Recruitment & Staffing to build and scale our recruitment and talent solutions business from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10 .
We are looking for a commercially driven recruitment industry leader who already has a strong network of direct clients, enterprise HR leaders, hiring managers, procurement teams, MSPs, VMS platforms and reliable prime vendors across India and international markets.
This is not a traditional recruitment or sales position. The ideal candidate should be capable of building a recruitment business from the ground up , winning the first major clients, creating strategic partnerships, building delivery capabilities and establishing a scalable global staffing operation.
Key Requirement – Existing Network
The strongest candidates will have an established professional network and demonstrated ability to generate business through relationships.
You should have strong connections with:
Direct enterprise clients
CHROs, HR Heads, Talent Acquisition Heads and Hiring Managers
Procurement and vendor-management teams
MSP providers
VMS ecosystem
Prime vendors
Staffing companies
RPO providers
Technology consulting companies
System integrators
Healthcare organizations
Hospitals and healthcare networks
BFSI organizations
Semiconductor companies
IT/ITeS companies
AI companies
Contact center/BPO organizations
Engineering and manufacturing companies
Preferred Geographic Network
Experience and business relationships across one or more of the following markets:
India
USA
Canada
UK
Australia
UAE / GCC
Europe
APAC
Other international markets
Candidates with verified direct client relationships and active hiring accounts will be strongly preferred.
Industry Expertise
Strong industry relationships in the following sectors are particularly valuable:
Priority Industries
Information Technology / IT Services
Software & SaaS
Artificial Intelligence / ML
Semiconductor / Electronics




BFSI – Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
Healthcare
Hospitals & Healthcare Networks
Contact Centers / BPO / CX
Engineering & Manufacturing
Telecom
Retail & E-commerce
Energy & Utilities
Life Sciences
Automotive
Government / Public Sector
Required Recruitment & Staffing Experience
The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in multiple areas of the staffing ecosystem, including:
Domestic recruitment
IT staffing
Non-IT staffing
Contract staffing
Contract-to-hire
Permanent hiring
Executive search
RPO
VMS
MSP
Payroll staffing
Workforce management
Recruitment process management
Vendor management
Client acquisition
Account management
Recruitment operations
Talent delivery
Compliance and onboarding
Experience working with VMS/MSP programs and large enterprise staffing environments will be a significant advantage.
Key Responsibilities
1. Build the Business from 0 → 1
Develop the recruitment and staffing business strategy.
Identify target markets, industries and enterprise accounts.
Acquire the first set of direct clients and strategic accounts.
Build a predictable sales pipeline.
Establish the company's market presence and credibility.
Create repeatable processes for scaling the business.
2. Client Acquisition
Leverage existing relationships to generate immediate business opportunities.
Open doors with CHROs, HR Heads, Talent Acquisition leaders and procurement teams.
Develop relationships with enterprise hiring organizations.
Identify and close staffing, RPO and recruitment opportunities.
Build long-term strategic relationships rather than transactional recruitment accounts.
3. Direct Client & Prime Vendor Network
Build a strong portfolio of direct clients.
Develop reliable prime-vendor partnerships.
Establish relationships with MSPs and VMS ecosystems.
Evaluate and onboard reliable recruitment vendors.
Create a structured vendor network for large-scale requirements.




Develop strategic partnerships across domestic and international markets.
4. RPO / MSP / VMS Growth
Lead the development of:
RPO engagements
MSP partnerships
VMS programs
Enterprise staffing programs
Recruitment outsourcing
Workforce solutions
Managed staffing services
The candidate should understand how enterprise staffing programs operate and how to position the company within the direct client → MSP → VMS → prime vendor → staffing vendor ecosystem .
5. Build Recruitment Delivery
Work with the recruitment leadership team to establish:
Recruiter teams
Sourcing teams
Technical recruitment teams
International recruitment teams
Account managers
Delivery managers
Quality processes
Candidate pipelines
Recruitment KPIs
SLA management
6. Build International Staffing
Develop and expand recruitment operations for:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia | UAE/GCC | India | Other Global Markets
Build appropriate recruitment, compliance, payroll, onboarding and delivery models for each market.
7. Payroll & Workforce Solutions
Experience with or knowledge of:
Payroll processing
Contractor payroll
Timesheet management
Employee onboarding
Benefits administration
Compliance
Contractor management
Workforce management
International staffing compliance
is highly desirable.
8. HR Technology & Systems
The candidate should understand modern HR technology and preferably have experience with:
ATS
CRM
HRMS
HRIS
VMS
Recruitment platforms
Payroll systems
Candidate databases
Recruitment analytics
Workforce management systems
AI-powered recruitment technology
The ability to help shape technology-enabled recruitment services will be an key advantage.
0 → 1 Ownership
The Co-Founder will be expected to take ownership of the entire business-building journey:
Market → Clients → Requirements → Delivery → Recruiters → Revenue → Operations → Scale
The person should be comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment where they may initially handle multiple responsibilities including:
Business development
Client acquisition
Partnerships
Account management
Recruitment strategy
Delivery strategy
Team building
Vendor management
Strategic planning
Operations

📌 Director of Recruiting Operations (Hyderabad)
🏢 Aptivision Technologies
📍 Hyderabad