Head of Talent Acquisition

Location : Hyderabad (head office)

Work mode : Work from office, 5 days a week

Timings : 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Team : Leads a TA team of up to 15 (managers, team leads, recruiters)

Reports to: Senior leadership (to be confirmed in the process)

Hiring mix: About 80% tech, 20% non-tech

Experience : 10+ years in TA, with strong experience leading teams

Joining : Immediate to 30 days preferred The hiring mandate

You will own all hiring, about 210- 220 hires every month, at speed and without dropping quality. About 80% of hiring is tech and 20% non-tech. You will also own leadership and senior hiring as the business scales.

Key responsibilities

Strategy and planning

Build the annual and monthly hiring plan with business heads, and tie headcount to business goals and budgets.

Design separate operating models for bulk hiring and lateral hiring: sourcing channels, team pods, SLAs and turnaround times.

Forecast demand ahead of sales cycles, batch launches and expansion into new cities.

Team leadership

Lead, hire and coach a TA team of up to 15, including managers and team leads.

Set targets, run daily and weekly reviews, and hold the team to productivity and quality numbers.

Build a performance culture with clear career paths for recruiters.

Bulk and volume hiring

Deliver about 150 bulk hires a month for sales, counselling, operations and support roles.

Run hiring drives, walk-ins, campus and fresher programs, and assessment-led selection at scale.

Manage job portals, referral programs, social hiring and, where needed, vendor partners.

Lateral, tech and leadership hiring

Deliver 60–70 lateral hires a month across engineering, product,



academics and corporate functions.

Personally drive senior and leadership hiring with the founders and business heads.

Partner with technical panels to keep the bar high and the interview process fast.

Process, data and technology

Own the ATS and hiring dashboards: funnel conversion, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source mix, offer-to-join and quality of hire.

Use data to fix bottlenecks and cut offer drop-offs.

Bring in automation and AI tools for sourcing, screening and interview scheduling.

Stakeholders and employer brand

Act as a trusted partner to hiring managers; challenge requirements where needed and set realistic expectations.

Strengthen employer brand on campuses, job portals and social channels.

Ensure a robust, consistent candidate experience from first contact to joining.

What we're looking for

Must have

10+ years in Talent Acquisition, with several years leading a TA team.

Experience managing managers or team leads, not just recruiters.

Proven volume hiring across both lateral and bulk, ideally 100+ hires a month.

Hiring experience across tech and non-tech roles (sales, operations, support).

Leadership or senior hiring experience, working directly with founders or CXOs.

Strong command of hiring metrics and dashboards, with examples of decisions driven by data.

Stable career history and willingness to work from the Hyderabad office 5 days a week.

Good to have

Experience in EdTech, a startup or another high-growth environment.

Hands-on use of AI and automation in recruiting (sourcing, screening, AI interviews).

ATS implementation experience.

Campus and fresher hiring at scale.

Experience reducing agency dependence and building in-house hiring.

📌 Head of TA – High-Volume Tech Hiring (Hyderabad)
🏢 r3 Consultant
📍 Hyderabad