Team Lead - Talent Acquisition

Key Responsibilities:

People Management

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of recruiters and coordinators.
• Set individual and team goals, monitor performance, and support career development.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the TA team.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with business leaders, department heads, and hiring managers to understand workforce plans and talent needs.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on talent acquisition trends, processes, and market insights.
• Ensure timely communication and alignment with internal stakeholders at all hiring stages.

End-to-End Hiring (Tech & Non-Tech)

• Own and manage full-cycle recruitment for a mix of technical and non-technical roles.
• Implement tailored sourcing strategies for Finance, engineering, marketing, operations, sales, and corporate roles.
• Optimize sourcing channels including job boards, employee referrals, social media.
• Drive recruitment KPIs such as time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and diversity hiring metrics.

Recruitment Operations & Strategy

• Build and manage scalable recruitment processes and tools (e.g., ATS optimization, dashboards, OKRs).
• Collaborate with employer branding teams to develop talent marketing campaigns.
• Track and report hiring metrics, pipeline status, and hiring forecasts to leadership.
• Ensure compliance as per internal policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Masters degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• 15 years of experience in recruitment, with at least 10 -12 years in a managerial role.
• Proven track record in managing both tech and non-tech hiring.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with ATS tools (e.g., Talent Recruit, Zing HR etc.).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Deep understanding of recruitment best practices, sourcing techniques, and talent market trends.

Must-Have Skills

• Strategic HR partnering with exposure to leadership teams.
• Experience managing mid to large teams and mentoring mid-level HR professionals.
• Strong stakeholder management, data analytics, and decision-making.