Manager – Talent Acquisition

About Amber

Long-term accommodation booking platform for students (think Booking.com for student housing). Amber helps students worldwide find and book full time accommodation near their universities, making the process simpler, faster, and more seamless.

We are one of the fastest-growing student housing platforms globally, with a large presence across multiple countries and cities. Backed by institutional funding and a high-growth culture, Amber is building the future of international student mobility and accommodation.

About the Role

We are looking for a Manager – Talent Acquisition to own end-to-end hiring across multiple business functions and build high-quality talent pipelines.

The role involves partnering closely with business leaders, driving sourcing strategy, managing hiring delivery, and continuously improving recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end recruitment across tech, product, business, operations, and corporate functions.
- Partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand hiring requirements and deliver recruitment plans aligned with business goals.
- Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social platforms, agencies, and other relevant channels.
- Build strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, talent mapping, competitor hiring analysis, and market research.
- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination, offer management, and closure.




- Drive a strong candidate experience through timely communication, feedback, and effective stakeholder coordination.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth and timely hiring delivery.
- Contribute to improvements across recruitment processes, tools, automation, and sourcing strategies.
- Ensure effective use of the ATS and maintain accurate candidate and recruitment records.

Requirements

- MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or a relevant HR qualification.
- Experience in end-to-end Talent Acquisition, preferably in a high-growth startup, B2C/B2B, product, internet, or technology environment.
- Strong ability to manage hiring across multiple functions and work effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to independently manage hiring requirements and recruitment pipelines from initiation through closure.
- Strong understanding of sourcing, talent mapping, screening, interview processes, offer management, and recruitment operations.
- Good understanding of HR fundamentals and processes.
- Hands-on experience with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, and recruitment tools.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong ownership, initiative, execution focus, and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience across both tech and non-tech hiring.
- Experience supporting hiring in a scaling or high-growth organization.
- Exposure to recruitment automation, AI-enabled hiring tools, or process improvement initiatives.
- Experience with campus hiring and talent pipelining.

📌 Talent Acquisition Manager (Maharashtra)
🏢 Amber
📍 Maharashtra