We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager – HR & Talent Acquisition to lead both the Human Resources and Talent Acquisition functions within a growing technology organisation.

This is a strategic yet hands-on leadership position for a commercially minded HR and recruitment professional who can drive workforce planning, technology recruitment, recruitment operations, employee engagement and HR governance.

The successful candidate will lead a team of recruiters while partnering closely with executive management, business leaders and hiring managers to ensure the organisation attracts, recruits, develops and retains the right talent.

We are looking for someone who takes ownership, operates with urgency, drives accountability and is comfortable getting directly involved in execution when required.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the end-to-end HR and Talent Acquisition functions.
- Develop and implement HR and recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Manage technology and corporate recruitment across multiple functions and seniority levels.
- Lead, mentor and develop junior, mid-level and senior recruiters.
- Drive workforce planning, recruitment forecasting and talent pipeline development.
- Establish and monitor recruitment SLAs, hiring targets and recruiter productivity.
- Manage recruitment fulfilment, time-to-hire, time-to-fill and quality-of-hire metrics.
- Partner with senior management, business development, account management and delivery teams.
- Oversee employee onboarding, offboarding, contracts, HRMS and employee lifecycle processes.
- Drive employee engagement, retention, performance management and attrition reduction.
- Manage HR policies,



employee relations, compliance and HR governance.
- Develop recruitment dashboards, analytics and workforce reports.
- Optimise recruitment processes through ATS, automation, AI and HR technology.
- Manage recruitment vendors, sourcing channels and recruitment costs.
- Support executive hiring, campus recruitment and employer branding initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Management or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of experience in HR, Talent Acquisition and/or recruitment.
- 3–5 years of experience leading recruitment teams.
- Significant experience in technology recruitment within IT services, consulting, digital engineering or a technology-driven organisation.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment and strategic hiring initiatives.
- Experience in workforce planning, recruitment operations, analytics and reporting.
- Previous experience functioning as an HR Lead or equivalent.
- Experience managing HR activities, employee lifecycle processes and HR policies.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive-level engagement experience.
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri Recruiter, ATS/HRMS platforms and Boolean sourcing.

Experience recruiting across several of the following areas:





- Software Engineering: Java, .NET, Python, Full Stack and Mobile Development
- AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI and Data Science
- Data Engineering, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop and BI
- Cloud: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker and CI/CD
- Quality Engineering, Automation and Performance Testing
- Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow and Microsoft Dynamics
- Cybersecurity, Cloud Security and IAM
- Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters and Project Managers
- Infrastructure, Networking, Linux, Windows and Systems Administration

Core Competencies

- Strategic HR and Talent Acquisition leadership
- Hands-on recruitment and executive search
- Workforce planning and demand forecasting
- Recruitment team leadership and performance management
- Employee engagement and retention
- HR operations, policies and governance
- Recruitment analytics and process optimisation
- Stakeholder management and negotiation
- Strong ownership, accountability and urgency
- Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving

Leadership Expectations

- The successful candidate must be a hands-on, accountable and execution-focused leader who takes ownership of outcomes, proactively identifies challenges and drives sales.

Mandatory Location Requirement: Candidates must currently be based in Chennai, India. This is a full time, office-based position. Applicants residing outside Chennai will not be considered.

Application Notice

Should you not receive any feedback within three (3) weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.

📌 Senior Manager: HR & Talent Acquisition (Chennai)
🏢 Indsafri
📍 Chennai