Talent Acquisition Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Transform rough onshore requirements into roles suited for the Indian market, encompassing levels, titles, skills, and realistic compensation packages.

• Develop a sourcing strategy by choosing appropriate channels and determining the balance between direct outreach and building a candidate pipeline.

• Identify and engage passive candidates, reaching out to individuals who are not actively seeking new opportunities.

• Create talent pools, establish referral programs, and develop campus recruitment pipelines.

• Manage the entire search process, from scoping with hiring managers to outreach, screening, and finalizing offers.

• Ensure hiring standards and scorecards are maintained for offshore searches.

• Design and implement structured interview processes, train hiring managers, and oversee assessments and background checks.

• Take ownership of the India careers page content, recruitment marketing, social media presence, and employer branding on platforms like AmbitionBox and Glassdoor.

• Manage the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and ensure visibility of funnel and diversity metrics.

• Oversee agencies and vendors when external recruitment support is required.

• Finalize candidate offers and facilitate a documented transition to the People Operations team for onboarding.

• Develop a repeatable sourcing playbook based on search outcomes, channels used, pitches made, and market insights.

• Collaborate closely with hiring managers and report directly to the People Partner.

• Recruit and cultivate recruitment support as the volume of hiring justifies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Typically, candidates should possess four to eight years of experience managing full-cycle searches.

• Demonstrated experience in managing full-cycle searches from start to finish and successfully closing hires across multiple functions.

• Proven headhunting experience in building candidate pipelines through direct outreach to passive candidates using platforms like Naukri and LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Ability to translate nebulous or onshore-framed requirements into successfully filled roles within the Indian market, ensuring suitable levels, titles, skills, and compensation.

• Experience in developing or overseeing interview or assessment processes.

• Familiarity with employer branding or recruitment marketing, including work on careers pages, campaigns, or review sites.

• Proficient in managing an ATS from start to finish, including configuration, data integrity, funnel reporting, and monitoring diversity metrics.

• Experience defending candidate shortlists and screening against established hiring criteria with hiring managers.

• Excellent written English communication skills.

• Background in EdTech, educational services, or organizations that engage with students is preferred.

• Experience in hiring for creative, content, operations, or automation roles is preferred.

• Practical experience with an ATS, such as Zoho Recruit, is preferred.

• Experience managing a small recruiting or sourcing team is preferred.

• Familiarity with agency or vendor management is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position, available from anywhere in India.

• Flexibility to work across the time difference between India and Australia.

• Competitive compensation that is benchmarked according to the role and your experience.

• Open discussions regarding compensation early in the hiring process.