Indsafri is seeking an experienced Senior Manager – HR & Talent Acquisition (IT Specialization) to lead its HR and Talent Acquisition function in Chennai, India.

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 15 years of HR management experience, together with strong Talent Acquisition experience within an IT services, IT consulting or IT staffing environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring an individual who can manage and guide a team of IT recruiters while maintaining direct involvement in recruitment activities when required. The successful candidate must understand the technical recruitment landscape, be able to interpret IT job requirements, allocate vacancies to recruiters, guide sourcing strategies, monitor recruitment delivery and personally source candidates for critical or specialist positions.

In addition to Talent Acquisition, the individual will oversee HR operations, employee relations, performance management and other HR responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & IT Recruitment

- Lead and manage the IT Talent Acquisition function and recruitment delivery.
- Allocate technical vacancies to recruiters based on skills, capacity and business priorities.
- Guide recruiters on sourcing strategies, Boolean searches, candidate screening and technical requirements.
- Personally source, screen and engage candidates for critical, specialist and challenging vacancies when required.
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment, from requirement understanding and sourcing through to candidate submission, interviews, offer negotiation and placement.
- Understand IT skills and technical roles across Software Development, Data Engineering, Data Science, Cloud, DevOps, Cybersecurity, SAP and Quality Assurance.
- Monitor recruitment pipelines, delivery timelines, submission quality and recruiter performance.




- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future client requirements.
- Work closely with clients, hiring managers and internal stakeholders to understand recruitment needs.
- Drive effective use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, ATS platforms and other sourcing tools.
- Develop recruitment processes, reporting and performance metrics to improve delivery.

HR Management & Operations

- Lead and oversee HR operations, policies, procedures and employee lifecycle management.
- Manage employee relations, grievances, disciplinary matters and conflict resolution.
- Oversee performance management, employee engagement, retention and talent development.
- Manage workforce planning, onboarding, HR administration and employee records.
- Oversee compensation and benefits administration and payroll coordination.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Indian employment legislation and statutory requirements.
- Provide HR guidance and support to management and employees.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

- Lead, coach and develop the recruitment and HR teams.
- Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations and accountability.
- Work closely with Indsafri's South African leadership team to align recruitment and HR priorities.
- Provide regular reporting on recruitment delivery, team performance and HR operations.
- Identify operational challenges and implement practical improvements.

Minimum Requirements

- Minimum 15 years of HR management experience.
- Strong Talent Acquisition and IT recruitment experience.




- Previous experience within an IT staffing, IT services, technology recruitment or IT consulting environment.
- Demonstrable experience recruiting technical professionals across multiple IT disciplines.
- Experience leading and managing a team of recruiters and delegating recruitment assignments.
- Solid understanding of the full IT recruitment lifecycle.
- Ability and willingness to personally source and recruit candidates when required.
- Experience managing recruitment delivery, pipelines and recruiter performance.
- Strong knowledge of HR operations, employee relations and performance management.
- Experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures.
- Practical experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri and ATS platforms.
- Relevant Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.

Preferred Experience

- Experience managing IT recruitment teams serving international clients.
- Exposure to South African or other international recruitment markets.
- Experience with contract staffing, permanent recruitment and resource deployment.
- Experience with workforce planning, recruitment analytics and HR reporting.
- Postgraduate qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline.

Key Competencies

- HR leadership and people management.
- IT recruitment and technical sourcing.
- Recruitment strategy and delivery management.
- Technical role and skills understanding.
- Stakeholder and client relationship management.
- Coaching and team development.
- Communication and negotiation.
- Problem-solving and decision-making.
- Ability to balance HR leadership with hands-on recruitment execution.

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 (IT Specialization) (Chennai)
🏢 Indsafri
📍 Chennai