Senior and Principal Technical Talent Partner

India (remote-first, occasional office visits) | Multiple roles | 6-month fixed-term, with a view to extend and permanent options

Join the build, not the backlog

We're building a team of Technical Talent Partners in India to partner with one of the world's most recognised technology companies as it grows its India engineering presence quickly.

We'll be honest: this is not a steady-state role. The pace is fast, stakeholders are senior, and the hiring plan is ambitious. If you do your best work when there's real pressure, real ownership and real impact, this is your kind of setting.

We're hiring at two levels. Senior Talent Partners own the room with engineering leaders up to VP level. Principal Talent Partners go further, shaping hiring strategy with executives and leading the most critical engineering hires.

About Preacta

At Preacta, we're setting a new benchmark in Recruiting & Talent.

We're a global Talent Solutions organisation built on exceptional people, innovative systems, and thoughtfully designed experiences. We partner with some of the world's most exciting technology companies, including Atlassian and Miro, embedding talented recruitment professionals directly into our clients' businesses to help them scale, innovate and grow.

What started as an Australian organisation has grown into a global operation spanning Australia, the Philippines, India, South Africa, the UK, Europe and the USA.

We're passionate about building better ways of working, challenging traditional recruitment models, and creating an environment where great talent can do their best work.

What you'll do

Senior and Principal Talent Partners

- Own the req, front to back. Every requisition in your portfolio is yours. Run full-cycle recruitment across Software Engineering, AI, Security and Infrastructure roles, from intake to offer and close.
- Be business facing. Partner independently with Engineering Managers, Directors and VPs as the front-facing owner of their hiring – no one sits between you and the business.
- Lead the intake. Clarify requirements and expectations with hiring leaders, challenge them where needed, and guide them through a structured process.
- Lead complex searches. Deliver senior-level and niche engineering hires through multi-channel sourcing, market mapping and referrals,



working with our Talent Intelligence and Sourcing Engineering teams.
- Assess with rigour. Run structured screening and qualification conversations, then present shortlists and support hiring leaders through structured evaluation.
- Hold the line on the talent bar. Think strategically about every hire, and push back with evidence when there's pressure to compromise on quality.
- Act, don't wait. Bring a bias for action - self-sufficient, resourceful and quick to unblock your own roles.
- Lead with data. Keep ATS records accurate, know your funnel, give clear progress updates and flag risks early.
- Make the team better. Spot process breakdowns and fix them, and support peers on delivery and stakeholder management.

Principal Talent Partners – in addition to the above

- Own the most critical hires. Lead Lead, Staff and leadership-level hiring across engineering.
- Partner at executive level. Build trusted relationships with senior executives and engineering leadership, and present hiring insights and reviews.
- Plan ahead of demand. Align hiring with the client's workforce plans, contribute to planning and requisition release, and build talent pools for evergreen and high-volume roles.
- Own talent strategy. Set the approach for complex or specialist portfolios, including market strategy for the India talent landscape.
- Grow the team. Coach and mentor Talent Partners and Sourcing Engineers.
- Raise the operating standard. Drive process improvement and operational uplift across the engagement.

What we're looking for Senior and Principal Talent Partners

- Essential: front-facing experience owning requisitions end to end and partnering independently with Engineering Managers, Directors and VP-level leaders.
- Consistent delivery at volume - for Senior Talent Partners, typically 10 or more technical hires a quarter across multiple roles at once.
- A track record of senior-level and niche technical hires in Software Engineering, AI, Security or Infrastructure.
- A working understanding of engineering roles and tech stacks,



enough to assess candidates and challenge hiring managers.
- Evidence of delivery, you know your numbers: hires, roles, time to hire and conversion.
- Experience in fast-moving environments, such as scale-ups, Series B–D companies, unicorns or high-volume technology hiring.
- A history of protecting quality under pressure, with examples of when you held the line and why.
- Examples of improving a hiring process, not just running one.

Principal Talent Partners - in addition to the above

- Essential: a track record of Lead, Staff and leadership-level engineering hires.
- Delivery measured on complexity as well as volume: typically 6-8 Lead, Staff or leadership-level hires a quarter, or an equivalent mix of senior and critical hires, in place of the Senior volume benchmark.
- Experience advising senior executives on hiring strategy and workforce planning.
- Experience building or scaling a hiring function, ideally from zero to one.
- A history of coaching or mentoring other recruiters.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, with the calm and judgement of a leader.

Why join us

- A rare build opportunity. Help a globally recognised technology company scale in India and shape how it hires.
- Work with the best. Partner with world-class engineering leaders on business-critical hiring.
- A fast, fair process. A short, structured process – screen, two interviews and a final – with decisions within days.
- Flexibility. Remote-first, with occasional office visits.
- Room to grow. A 6-month fixed-term contract with a view to extend, and permanent options based on performance and business needs.

The details

- Location: India - remote-first, with occasional office visits
- Levels: Senior Talent Partner and Principal Talent Partner
- Employment: 6-month fixed-term contract, with a view to extend and permanent options
- Specialisations: Software Engineering, AI, Security, Infrastructure and broader Technology

Ready to build? Apply with your CV and a short note on your last 12 months: how many hires you made, for which roles and levels, and one time you held the line on quality. Tell us whether you're applying at Senior or Principal level.

Preacta is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and assess every candidate on evidence of capability.

📌 Senior and Principal Technical Talent Partner (Bengaluru)
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