About SARAS AI Institute

SARAS AI Institute is an AI-exclusive, fully online, degree-granting institution. Our programs run from foundation certificates through MS degrees, for learners in 20+ countries. We started in 2023 with 25+ learners. Today we have thousands, and our mission is to change 1 million lives with AI education by 2030.

Location: Gurugram · Reports to: Co-Founder & COO · Type: Full time The role

This is a hiring role. It is not an HR generalist role. Your job is to get the right people into SARAS, fast. You’ll own recruitment end to end, from the brief to the joining date, and you’ll do most of it yourself.

The rest of HR at SARAS runs on automation. That leaves you free to spend your time on what matters most to us right now: closing great hires.

You’ll be measured on hires closed, quality of hire and speed. Activity doesn’t count.

What you’ll do

Close hires

- Run the full cycle for roles across academics and faculty, technology, sales, marketing and student success: briefing, sourcing, screening, assessment, closing and offer negotiation.
- Close senior and niche roles, including PhD and industry-practitioner faculty.
- Agree hiring timelines with every business leader and hold both sides to them.

Build the pipeline

- Source directly through LinkedIn, referrals, communities and campus channels before turning to agencies.
- Build talent networks in India, and in the US and international markets as we grow.
- Keep a warm bench of candidates for roles we know are coming.

Run it on data

- Own the ATS and keep the pipeline visible on one dashboard.
- Track time-to-hire, offer-acceptance rate,



source mix and cost per hire.
- Use AI tools to source, screen and schedule faster.
- Manage the few agencies we use on speed, cost and quality.

Candidate experience

- Give every candidate, hired or not, a fast, clear and respectful process.
- Sell SARAS well: the mission, the stage and the opportunity.

What success looks like

- 60 days: Open critical roles closed or in the final stage. Timelines agreed with every leader. Pipeline on one dashboard.
- 4 months: Hiring is predictable. Time-to-hire is down, offer acceptance is up, and agency use is down.
- 6 months: Leaders see you as the reason they can scale. A warm bench is ready for upcoming roles.

Who we’re looking for

- 6–9 years in recruitment or talent acquisition, mostly hands-on and full-cycle.
- A track record of closing senior or niche hires at pace. Be ready to walk us through specific closures.
- Experience in edtech, higher education, tech or a high-growth startup.
- You know your numbers: time-to-hire, acceptance rates, source mix.
- Exposure to US or international hiring is a strong plus.

How you work

- You own outcomes and don’t wait to be told.
- You push back on vague briefs and unrealistic asks, and you bring data to back it up.
- You’re a closer. You can sell a role and handle a tough negotiation.
- You move fast, stay hands-on and are comfortable with ambiguity.

Compensation

Total compensation, including a performance-linked variable tied to hires closed and time-to-hire, is capped at ₹20 LPA. This is a high-ownership role with a direct line to the leadership team and room to grow into a Head of TA role as the team scales.

📌 Talent Acquisition Manager (Gurugram)
🏢 Saras AI Institute
📍 Gurugram