The Senior Manager, Recruitment – South Asia, is a strategic talent advisor responsible for building sustainable, ready-to-hire talent pipelines to support both hotel openings and ongoing operational needs across South Asia.
You will deliver recruitment outcomes to the South Asia team by identifying, engaging, assessing, and qualifying talent in the market ahead of demand, ensuring the business has access to diverse, high-quality candidates through robust talent communities and in-market talent banks. Working closely with the APAC recruitment leaders, business leaders, and HR partners, you will position Hilton as an employer of choice and enable faster, higher-quality hiring decisions.
The key focus of this role is recruitment activities to hire GM & 4D talents for opening hotels, as well as supporting the hiring of critical positions in the operating hotel estate.
Responsibilities
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Your role is key, and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.
Driving Proactive Talent Sourcing & Market Intelligence




Work with the workforce planning team to execute forward-looking sourcing strategies aligned with short and long-term workforce plans across South Asia.
Actively map target markets, competitor talent, and critical skill segments, translating insights into sourcing plans.
Build deep understanding of candidate motivations, availability, and movement patterns to advise leaders on realistic hiring strategies.
Leverage multiple sourcing channels (direct sourcing, referrals, communities, partnerships, niche platforms) to continuously engage talent.
Building and Managing Talent Banks
Establish and maintain in-market talent banks for priority roles and future openings, with clearly defined qualification standards.
Ensure talent banks are actively engaged, refreshed, segmented, and hire-ready, not static databases.
Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders across the business to align talent bank composition with f

📌 Senior Manager, Recruitment – South Asia (Gurugram)
🏢 HILTON
📍 Gurugram