Role Overview

We are looking for a strategic, research-driven Talent Acquisition Lead to drive targeted end-to-end recruitment for niche Data, AI, and Data Science roles. This role requires deep technical recruitment expertise, proactive headhunting, and talent mapping to engage passive candidates in non-volume hiring scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

- Full Lifecycle Hiring: Manage end-to-end recruitment across Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Generative AI, MLOps, Data Architecture, Cloud Data, and Advanced Analytics.

- Sourcing Strategy: Translate complex technical job requirements into targeted sourcing strategies and build robust talent pipelines for immediate and future needs.

- Headhunting &
- Targeted Search

- Proactive Search: Personally lead targeted headhunting efforts and map talent pools across companies, geographies, and technology stacks to engage high-caliber passive candidates.

- Relationship Building: Employ creative engagement approaches and foster long-term relationships with niche technical professionals.

- Advanced Sourcing &

- Intelligence

- Digital Sourcing: Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Boolean/X-ray search, professional communities, and digital channels to identify technical talent.

- Market Intelligence: Provide leadership with actionable insights on market trends, skills availability, compensation standards, competitor hiring patterns, and talent concentrations.

- Stakeholder &

- Candidate Management

- Strategic Partnership: Partner closely with CTOs, CIOs, and engineering leaders as a trusted advisor to calibrate requirements and set hiring strategies.

- Offer Management:



Articulate complex technology opportunities to candidates and effectively manage end-to-end offer discussions and negotiations.

- Technical Focus Areas

- Candidates must possess functional familiarity across the following technical domains to conduct intelligent screenings:

- Data &
- Engineering: Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Databricks, Snowflake, ETL/ELT, SQL.

- AI &

- Machine Learning: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI/LLMs, NLP, Computer Vision, MLOps.

- Cloud &

- Modern Stack: AWS/Azure/GCP, Data Lakes/Lakehouse, Data Governance.

- Data Science &

- Analytics: Applied/ML/Decision Scientists, Product Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence.

- Key Requirements &

- Differentiators

- Experience: 68 years of experience in technical recruitment with a proven track record of hiring niche Data, AI, and Data Science talent.

- Search Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in headhunting, passive candidate outreach, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and structured market mapping.

- Technical Depth: Ability to differentiate subtle skill sets (e.g., Data Engineer vs. ML Engineer vs. GenAI Specialist) beyond easy keyword matching.

- Network: Strong network within top technology firms, AI companies, product organizations, or specialized consulting practices.

- Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, influencing, executive presence, and stakeholder management capabilities.

- Education: MBA or Postgraduate degree in HR or Business Management.

Job Type

Full time

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📌 Talent Acquisition Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Koantek
📍 Mumbai