Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist cum Manager – Domestic Recruitment Location: Magarpatta, Pune
Salary Range: ₹6–8 LPA
Employment Type: Full time
Work Mode: On-site (Magarpatta, Pune)
We are seeking a highly driven Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist cum Manager to oversee and execute end-to-end domestic hiring operations across India. This role combines strong hands-on recruitment expertise with people management, process optimization, and stakeholder partnership. The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of the Indian recruitment market, excellent sourcing capabilities, and leadership qualities to drive hiring success.
Key Responsibilities
1. Talent Acquisition & Hiring Delivery
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for mid-level to senior-level positions across multiple functions.
- Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, networking, referrals, and internal databases.
- Conduct resume screening, candidate evaluation, interview scheduling, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
- Ensure a strong and continuous pipeline of qualified candidates for critical and recurring roles.
2. Team Leadership & Management
- Lead, mentor, and manage the internal recruitment team to ensure performance excellence.
- Allocate requisitions, monitor KPIs, and guide recruiters on sourcing, screening, and client interaction.
- Conduct training sessions for recruiters to improve sourcing techniques, communication, and talent evaluation skills.
3. Stakeholder & Client Management
- Understand hiring needs of internal stakeholders or clients and provide strategic hiring recommendations.
- Coordinate closely with hiring managers to ensure clear job briefs, timely updates, and smooth interview processes.
- Build strong relationships with leadership to forecast future hiring needs and optimize workforce planning.
4. Recruitment Strategy & Process Optimization
- Create data-driven hiring strategies to reduce time-to-fill and improve quality of hire.
- Maintain and enhance recruitment dashboards, reports, and performance metrics.
- Ensure compliance with organizational recruitment standards, documentation, and processes.
- Recommend improvements to recruitment tools, ATS usage, and sourcing methods.
5. Market Intelligence
- Stay updated on trends in domestic recruitment, industry salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring strategies.
- Provide insights to leadership for better decision-making and planning.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in domestic recruitment, with at least 2+ years in a lead or managerial capacity.
- Strong experience hiring for IT, Non-IT, BPO, BFSI, Engineering, or Manufacturing domains (any combination welcome).
- Hands-on expertise with job portals (Naukri, Shine, Monster), LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, and Boolean search techniques.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical mindset with data-driven decision-making.
Key Competencies
- Leadership & Team Management
- Strong Sourcing & Talent Identification
- Stakeholder & Client Engagement
- Result-Oriented & Process-Driven
- Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Excellent People Skills
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to lead and shape the recruitment function.
- Rapid-growing work environment with strong growth opportunities.
- A role offering both strategic leadership and hands-on execution.
- Work at our vibrant Magarpatta, Pune location.
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