Manager – Talent Acquisition About Amber Long-term accommodation booking platform for students (think Booking.com for student housing). Amber helps students worldwide find and book full-time accommodation near their universities, making the process simpler, faster, and more seamless. We are one of the fastest-growing student housing platforms globally, with a large presence across multiple countries and cities. Backed by institutional funding and a high-growth culture, Amber is building the future of international student mobility and accommodation.
About the Role
We are looking for a Manager – Talent Acquisition to own end-to-end hiring across multiple business functions and build high-quality talent pipelines. The role involves partnering closely with business leaders, driving sourcing strategy, managing hiring delivery, and continuously improving recruitment processes and candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities
• Own end-to-end recruitment across tech, product, business, operations, and corporate functions.
• Partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand hiring requirements and deliver recruitment plans aligned with business goals.
• Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social platforms, agencies, and other relevant channels.
• Build strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, talent mapping, competitor hiring analysis, and market research.
• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination, offer management, and closure.
• Drive a strong candidate experience through timely communication,
feedback, and effective stakeholder coordination.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth and timely hiring delivery.
• Contribute to improvements across recruitment processes, tools, automation, and sourcing strategies.
• Ensure effective use of the ATS and maintain accurate candidate and recruitment records. Requirements
• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or a relevant HR qualification.
• Experience in end-to-end Talent Acquisition, preferably in a high-growth startup, B2C/B2B, product, internet, or technology environment.
• Strong ability to manage hiring across multiple functions and work effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage hiring requirements and recruitment pipelines from initiation through closure.
• Strong understanding of sourcing, talent mapping, screening, interview processes, offer management, and recruitment operations.
• Valuable understanding of HR fundamentals and processes.
• Hands-on experience with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, and recruitment tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ownership, initiative, execution focus, and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience across both tech and non-tech hiring.
• Experience supporting hiring in a scaling or high-growth organization.
• Exposure to recruitment automation, AI-enabled hiring tools, or process improvement initiatives.
• Experience with campus hiring and talent pipelining.
📌 Talent Acquisition Manager (India)
🏢 Amber
📍 India