Position Description Position Title: Lead
- Talent Acquisition Reports to: HR Head Employment Type: Full-time Position Summary The Lead-Talent Acquisition will work closely with Head of HR for designing and executing the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for UNSW Bengaluru. This role will drive talent attraction, employer branding, stakeholder management, vendor management, and hiring process excellence, ensuring a high-quality, diverse, and future-ready workforce. Key Deliverables:
• Develop and implement a robust hiring strategy aligned with business growth plans and workforce forecasting
• Partner with leadership to understand talent needs and create proactive sourcing strategies
• Drive data-driven talent acquisition and hiring planning
• Manage the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle (requisition intake to onboarding)
• Ensure adherence to SLAs, quality benchmarks, and candidate experience standards
• Lead hiring for diverse roles across academic support, technology, operations, and corporate functions
• Influence hiring decisions through market insights and talent intelligence
• Leverage social media, job boards, and recruitment marketing initiatives
• Design innovative sourcing strategies leveraging direct sourcing, referrals, and external partnerships




• Engage passive candidates through research and relationship building
• Ensure compliance with local and global hiring policies, diversity hiring goals, and local regulations
• Streamline recruitment processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive inclusive hiring practices and diverse talent pipelines
• Partner with HR to embed DEI principles across recruitment processes Skills and

Experience:
• MBA/PGDM in Human Resource or BTech/BE/BSc or equivalent (CS/IT/ECE/EEE)
• More than 4 years of relevant work experience
• Mandatory prior experience of job board and social media such as Naukri.com, LinkedIn etc.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• High level of adaptability in constant changing environments
• Strong logical and analytical skill Valuable to Have:
• HR Analytics, dashboards and advance excel
• Employee life cycle management Key Relationships:
• Employer Branding & Talent Attraction
• End to end talent acquisition management
• Stakeholder and Vendor management related to talent acquisition
• Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development
• Recruitment Process Excellence
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

📌 Talent Acquisition Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 UNSW Bengaluru
📍 Bengaluru