About Global Water Solutions Global Water Solutions (GWS) is a leading global manufacturer of pressure tanks and water enhancement products, committed to providing clean, safe and accessible water around the world. With operations across multiple countries and a growing international workforce, GWS is a dynamic organisation that values innovation, accountability, collaboration, integrity and continuous development. We are looking for a commercially aware, highly organised and analytical HR professional to join our Global Human Resources team in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. This position will have primary responsibility for Global Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Onboarding and Offboarding, supporting hiring managers across our international subsidiaries to attract, assess and appoint high-quality talent. The successful candidate will combine strong recruitment expertise with sound commercial judgement, excellent negotiation skills, advanced Excel capabilities and the ability to evaluate salary expectations, market benchmarks and appointment-specific bonus arrangements in accordance with company policy. Although Talent Acquisition will be the principal focus, this is part of a collaborative global HR team. The successful candidate must therefore be comfortable providing backup support across HR operations, payroll related activities, performance management, learning and development, employee relations and global HR projects when required. The Role The Global Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist will manage the recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval and candidate sourcing through selection, offer negotiation, appointment and successful onboarding. Working closely with hiring managers, the Global HR Administrator and the Global Performance, Learning & Employee Relations Specialist, the role will ensure recruitment decisions are commercially sound, internally consistent, properly documented and aligned with GWS's workforce requirements. The role will also maintain the global recruitment dashboard, provide recruitment and salary market information for workforce planning, and communicate relevant salary benchmarking data to the Accounting team to support future manpower budgeting. The position requires someone who can work independently, manage competing priorities across different countries, challenge hiring managers constructively and maintain the highest standards of accuracy and confidentiality.

Key Responsibilities
Global Talent Acquisition & Recruitment (Primary Responsibility)
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across GWS's international subsidiaries, from vacancy approval through to appointment and onboarding.
• Work with hiring managers to understand business requirements, job specifications, essential competencies, experience requirements, reporting structures and recruitment priorities.
• Challenge and advise hiring managers on candidate suitability, recruitment strategies, market availability, salary expectations and selection criteria.
• Develop and implement effective sourcing strategies using job boards, professional networks, direct sourcing, referrals, recruitment agencies and other appropriate channels.
• Prepare, review and publish accurate and engaging job advertisements and

job description
s.
• Screen CVs, shortlist applicants and assess candidates against the agreed job requirements, technical capabilities, experience and organisational fit.
• Conduct initial screening interviews and coordinate interviews with hiring managers across different time zones.
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines for manufacturing, engineering, technical, operational, commercial and corporate positions.
• Manage recruitment agencies and external recruitment providers, monitoring service quality, response times and costs.
• Coordinate reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Maintain timely and professional communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Monitor recruitment progress, identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements to recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
• Support recruitment planning for critical, specialist and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Use BambooHR and relevant applicant tracking or recruitment systems to maintain accurate and complete recruitment records.
• Ensure all recruitment activity follows approved recruitment processes, equal opportunity principles, confidentiality requirements and applicable local regulations. Salary Benchmarking, Offer Negotiation & Appointment Compensation
• Negotiate employment offers with preferred candidates within approved salary ranges and delegated authority.
• Balance candidate expectations, market conditions, internal equity, budget constraints and the requirements of the hiring manager.
• Research and benchmark salaries for current and future vacancies using appropriate market data, recruitment intelligence and internal remuneration information.
• Evaluate proposed salary packages against existing salary structures, comparable roles, pay scales and relevant subsidiary requirements.
• Calculate and validate appointment specific bonus potential, incentive and variable pay arrangements in accordance with approved company policies.
• Assess the financial implications of different offer structures, including base salary, target bonus,



applicable allowances and other approved compensation elements.
• Apply approved bonus percentages, eligibility rules, performance conditions and pro-rating requirements when calculating proposed incentives.
• Work closely with the Global HR Administrator to validate salary calculations, employment costs and contractual compensation details before offers are issued.
• Refer proposed exceptions, out-of-band offers and non-standard bonus arrangements to the appropriate authorised decisionmaker before making commitments to candidates.
• Prepare clear offer recommendations for hiring managers and relevant approvers, explaining the commercial rationale for proposed compensation.
• Communicate salary benchmarks, recruitment market trends and anticipated salary requirements to the Accounting team to support future manpower budgets and workforce planning.
• Ensure agreed remuneration and bonus arrangements are documented accurately and communicated to the relevant HR and payroll colleagues. Recruitment Dashboard & Workforce Reporting
• Maintain and regularly update the global recruitment dashboard, ensuring information is complete, accurate and current.
• Track vacancies, recruitment stages, candidate pipelines, interview outcomes, offers, acceptance rates, time-to-fill and other agreed recruitment KPIs.
• Report on vacancy ageing, recruitment bottlenecks, agency usage, recruitment costs and hard-to-fill positions.
• Provide recruitment forecasts and anticipated appointment dates to support manpower planning.
• Maintain reliable recruitment data for management reporting and annual workforce planning.
• Identify trends in recruitment activity and recommend improvements to sourcing methods, recruitment processes and resource allocation.
• Provide salary benchmarking information and anticipated recruitment costs to the Accounting team for budget preparation. Onboarding & New Employee Integration
• Coordinate the end-to-end onboarding process for all new employees, working closely with the Global HR Administrator, hiring managers and relevant subsidiary contacts.
• Ensure approved offers, contracts, new starter documentation and employee information are transferred to the appropriate HR and payroll colleagues.
• Monitor completion of pre-employment checks, required documentation, system access requests, equipment arrangements and other onboarding activities.
• Ensure employee records are established accurately in BambooHR and relevant HR systems.
• Coordinate induction arrangements with managers and the appropriate learning and development contacts.
• Ensure new employees receive the necessary information about company policies, reporting lines, benefits, working arrangements and organisational expectations.
• Monitor onboarding completion and escalate delays or missing documentation.
• Support improvements to the global onboarding process and new starter experience. Offboarding & Exit Interviews
• Coordinate the HR offboarding process in collaboration with the Global HR Administrator and relevant managers.
• Arrange exit interviews and document feedback professionally and confidentially.
• Identify recurring themes relating to employee turnover, management practices, career development, remuneration and employee experience.
• Summarise exit interview trends and provide appropriate insights to the Senior Global People Strategy Manager and relevant HR colleagues.
• Ensure offboarding actions, employee documentation, HR system updates and handovers are completed on time.
• Coordinate with the Global HR Administrator on contractual information, final pay requirements, perks changes and payroll related termination information.
• Support continuous improvement of retention strategies and the employee lifecycle. HR Support, Business Partnering & Team Backup Although recruitment is the principal focus, the role requires sufficient HR generalist knowledge to provide effective support across the wider global HR function. Responsibilities include:
• Provide practical HR guidance to managers and employees within the scope of experience and delegated authority.
• Support performance review cycles, performance improvement plans and employee development activities when required.
• Assist with learning and development initiatives, employee engagement activities and annual HR projects.
• Provide backup support for the Global HR Administrator on designated HR administration, payroll preparation and employee lifecycle activities.
• Provide backup support for the Global Performance, Learning & Employee Relations Specialist on data preparation, annual review activities, employee development projects and other agreed initiatives.
• Assist with HR policy updates, documentation, internal audits and compliance activities.
• Support employee relations matters appropriately, escalating complex, sensitive or high risk cases to the designated HR lead.
• Contribute to the consistent implementation of global HR policies while recognising local legal and regulatory requirements.




• Work collaboratively with the HR team to maintain continuity during periods of absence, peak workload or annual project delivery HR Data, Excel & Analytical Responsibilities Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is essential. The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Build, maintain and validate Excel spreadsheets used for recruitment reporting, salary benchmarking, offer comparisons and bonus calculations.
• Use IF statements, nested IF formulas, logical formulas, conditional calculations, lookups and other appropriate Excel functions.
• Reconcile compensation information and identify inconsistencies before data is shared or used for decision making.
• Analyse recruitment, remuneration and employee data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Work confidently with large datasets, pivot tables and management reports.
• Maintain clear calculation logic, appropriate version control and supporting documentation.
• Use HR systems and approved AI-enabled tools where appropriate to improve reporting efficiency and data analysis, while protecting confidential information.
• Verify AI-generated outputs and calculations before relying on them for HR decisions Confidentiality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling candidate information, remuneration data, bonus calculations and sensitive employee records.
• Follow applicable data protection, employment and equal opportunity requirements.
• Ensure recruitment decisions and compensation recommendations are objective, consistent and appropriately documented.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, candidate experience, reporting and HR administration.
• Participate in global HR projects and contribute to the development of standardised processes across subsidiaries. What We Are Looking For Essential Requirements
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Approximately 3
- 5 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or a broader HR role with substantial recruitment responsibility.
• Demonstrable experience managing the full recruitment cycle independently.
• Experience recruiting for manufacturing, industrial, engineering, technical, operational or other business critical positions.
• Experience negotiating employment offers and working with salary expectations, compensation structures or remuneration benchmarks.
• Strong numerical and commercial awareness, with the ability to calculate and validate bonus and incentive arrangements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including nested IF formulas, logical functions, lookups, pivot tables, data reconciliation and compensation calculations.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience using an HRIS; BambooHR experience is desirable.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruitment platforms or recruitment agency services.
• Strong stakeholder management, interviewing, organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies, deadlines and hiring managers across different countries.
• High standards of confidentiality, accuracy and qualified judgement.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative global HR team. Desirable Requirements
• Experience in a multinational or multi-subsidiary organisation.
• Experience recruiting across different countries and employment markets.
• Familiarity with workforce planning, manpower budgets and total cost of employment.
• Experience supporting onboarding, offboarding, employee relations or performance management.
• Experience with HR analytics, dashboards and AI-enabled recruitment or reporting tools.
• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation and recruitment practices across international jurisdictions. Personal Attributes The successful candidate will be commercially minded, proactive, organised, analytical, confident in negotiations and comfortable challenging hiring managers constructively. They will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, sound judgement, discretion, resilience and the ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced international environment. They will take ownership of recruitment processes from start to finish while recognising the importance of teamwork and cross functional HR support.

Working Hours
& Flexibility This is a full-time position based in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, with an expectation of eight

working hours
per day. Flexible

working hours
will be required to support subsidiaries operating in different time zones. The employee may occasionally start earlier or finish later to accommodate interviews, recruitment discussions or international meetings. Where an interview or other essential activity takes place outside the employee's usual

working hours
, reasonable flexibility should be provided to adjust the working day, including an earlier finish where operationally practical, in agreement with the manager. Why Join GWS? This is an opportunity to take ownership of a key global HR specialism within an international manufacturing organisation. You will work directly with managers across multiple countries, influence hiring decisions and contribute to workforce planning, employee experience and the continued development of the global HR function.

📌 Global Talent Acquisition (India)
🏢 Global Water Solutions
📍 India