: Talent Acquisition Specialist (7+ Years Experience)

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Chennai

Employment Type: Conntract - Fulltime

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist with 7+ years of recruitment experience to drive end-to-end hiring across various business functions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in stakeholder management, sourcing strategy, candidate engagement, and delivering high-quality talent within defined timelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requisition intake to onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
- Develop sourcing strategies using job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, social media, and networking channels.
- Screen, assess, and shortlist candidates based on technical and functional competencies.
- Coordinate interviews, gather feedback, and drive hiring decisions.
- Ensure excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Manage offer negotiations, compensation discussions, and closure activities.
- Track recruitment metrics including TAT, sourcing effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio, and hiring quality.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for niche and critical skill requirements.
- Work closely with HR, onboarding, and business teams to ensure seamless candidate onboarding.
- Ensure compliance with recruitment policies and employment regulations.




- Support employer branding initiatives and campus hiring programs where applicable.

Required Skills
- Strong expertise in end-to-end recruitment and stakeholder management.
- Experience hiring for IT, Digital, Engineering, Product, GCC, or Corporate functions.
- Hands-on experience with ATS platforms (Workday, SuccessFactors, Taleo, iCIMS, etc.).
- Solid sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, X-Ray Search, and social recruiting tools.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities using recruitment dashboards and metrics.

Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience in large-scale hiring, niche hiring, and leadership hiring.
- Exposure to diversity hiring and talent market intelligence initiatives.
- Certification in Talent Acquisition or HR would be an added advantage.

Key Competencies
- Stakeholder Management
- Candidate Experience
- Talent Mapping
- Recruitment Analytics
- Negotiation & Influencing Skills
- Problem Solving
- Communication & Collaboration
- Process Excellence

KPIs:

- Time-to-Fill
- Offer Acceptance Rate
- Joiner Conversion Ratio
- Hiring Manager Satisfaction
- Candidate Experience Score
- Recruitment SLA Adherence

📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Chennai