Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Thoucentric

Thoucentric is a management consulting firm that helps organizations solve business problems through technology, analytics, and domain expertise. We partner with global enterprises and high-growth companies to drive digital transformation, operational excellence, and business innovation.

At Thoucentric, we work on challenging problem statements, build capabilities that address market needs, and develop solutions that create measurable business impact. We foster a culture of ownership, continuous learning, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking, enabling our consultants to grow while delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to build and scale a high-performing team in line with the organization's growth. Reporting directly to the Founding Team, you will own end-to-end hiring across consulting, technology, analytics, and corporate functions, with a strong focus on lateral and leadership hiring. You will shape our hiring strategy, build strong talent pipelines for experienced professionals, and make sure every candidate has a positive and engaging experience.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

- Work with the Founding Team and Practice Leaders to assess current hiring needs and build forecasts aligned with business growth and client demand.
- Create and run talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans across practices, including Supply Chain, Analytics, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Technology.
- Track market trends in consulting and tech hiring, and keep the hiring approach competitive.

End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

- Own the full hiring lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and closure.
- Build strong funnels for niche and high-demand skills (for example SAP, data and analytics, supply chain, and product roles) through targeted sourcing and headhunting.




- Design and run hiring drives when business needs call for them.
- Make sure all job descriptions are accurate, well written, and reflect the organization's culture and value proposition.

Stakeholder Partnership & Governance

- Partner with Practice Leaders and Delivery Heads to track and fill ongoing and upcoming requirements.
- Set up governance and lead regular hiring reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
- Advise hiring managers on market availability, compensation benchmarks, and candidate profiles.

Vendor & Partner Management

- Select, onboard, and manage recruitment agencies and talent partners.
- Negotiate contracts, control costs, and hold partners to delivery and quality commitments.

Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

- Own key hiring KPIs, including time to fill, cost per hire, offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, diversity hiring, and candidate satisfaction.
- Track and report on every stage of the recruitment cycle, and turn the data into actionable reports for leadership.
- Find and act on opportunities to improve processes, tools, and hiring outcomes.

Onboarding & Candidate Experience

- Make sure candidates have a smooth, transparent, and positive experience from first contact to joining.
- Manage end-to-end onboarding and background verification for new joiners.
- Work with HR and Operations teams to support a seamless Day 1 experience.

Requirements Key Skills & Qualifications

- MBA in HR from a reputed institute offering HR as a specialization.
- At least 5 years of overall experience, with a proven record in a talent acquisition leadership role.




- Experience hiring for consulting, IT services, analytics, or technology organizations.
- Proven experience in lateral hiring of experienced professionals across mid and senior levels.
- Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, headhunting, and lateral and leadership hiring.
- Experience managing recruitment vendors, including selection, negotiation, and performance management.
- Data-driven mindset, with experience managing hiring KPIs and dashboards.
- Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and leadership presentations.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships with and influence senior stakeholders.

Personal Attributes

- Energetic and a go-getter, able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong work ethic, integrity, and trustworthiness, with careful handling of confidential information.
- Detail-oriented and accurate.
- Ready to put on a thinking hat and eager to learn in an unconventional, entrepreneurial environment.
- Willing to try new things and get them done.

Nice to Have

- Experience in a high-growth or startup consulting environment.
- Exposure to global or multi-geography hiring.
- Familiarity with contemporary ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI-based sourcing tools.
- Experience building or scaling diversity hiring programs.

What Thoucentric Offers

- Opportunity to define and shape your own career path.
- Direct exposure to and close work with the Founding Team, plus the chance to build the TA function at scale.
- Exposure to hiring for Fortune 500 client engagements and innovative startups.
- A collaborative, learning-focused consulting environment.
- Open culture, flat organization, and a strong peer network.
- Opportunities to contribute to both business success and organizational growth.
- Be part of an exciting growth journey with a fast-growing consulting firm.

📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Thoucentric
📍 Bengaluru