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About the role

Talent Acquisition Manager | 8-12 Years Experience

- Lead end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy and delivery for Shared Services organization of an Engineering Organization
- Manage and mentor a team of recruiters, driving recruitment performance, capability building, accountability, and delivery against hiring targets
- Establish recruitment governance, dashboard, SLAs, KPIs, and operating rhythms to ensure consistent and high-quality hiring outcomes
- Partner with business leaders and global stakeholders to develop workforce plans aligned to business growth, transformation, and expansion objectives
- Own headcount planning and hiring execution against approved HC budgets, ensuring workforce requirements are delivered within financial targets
- Demonstrate proven experience in rapid ramp-ups, Center expansion, transitions, and large-scale hiring programs across multiple business functions
- Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring requirements
- Drive campus recruitment programs including university partnerships, employer branding initiatives, internship programs, graduate hiring, management trainee programs, and pre-placement offers
- Build and maintain strong relationships with colleges, universities, and educational institutions to create a sustainable early talent pipeline
- Manage end-to-end campus hiring processes including demand planning, assessments, selection, offer management, and onboarding
- Own key recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality of hire, offer-to-join ratio, recruiter productivity, diversity hiring, and hiring manager satisfaction
- Monitor and control recruitment spend, agency utilization, vendor costs,



and sourcing channel effectiveness to drive optimal cost-per-hire and recruitment ROI
- Lead recruitment process improvement initiatives, leveraging technology and data analytics to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience
- Manage relationships with external recruitment partners, search firms, RPOs, and staffing vendors to support business hiring demands
- Deliver recruitment dashboards and analytics to leadership, providing insights on hiring progress, budget adherence, ramp-up status, and market trends
- Ensure a seamless candidate experience from sourcing through onboarding, with a strong focus on offer acceptance, joining conversion, and new hire integration
- Drive employer branding, employee referral, social recruiting, and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the organization's employer value proposition

Required Experience & Skills
- 8-12 years of Talent Acquisition experience within GBS, GCC, Shared Services, Captive Centers, or multinational organizations
- Minimum 2-4 years of experience leading and managing recruitment teams
- Proven track record of delivering high-volume hiring, rapid ramp-ups, and campus hiring programs
- Solid experience in headcount budgeting, workforce planning, and recruitment analytics
- Demonstrated success in optimizing cost-per-hire and driving recruitment operational excellence
- Experience managing global stakeholders and influencing senior business leaders across multiple geographies
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, vendor management, and project management capabilities
- Proficiency with ATS and Workday
- MBA/PGDM in Human Resources

What we offer you

Company provided Insurance for employee & immediate family

Company provided transportation

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

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