Talent Acquisition Lead, India

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

📋 Description

• Transform rough onshore requirements into roles tailored for the India market, complete with appropriate levels, titles, skills, and compensation packages.

• Determine the sourcing strategy, including channels, sequencing, direct outreach, and pipeline-building methods.

• Identify and engage passive candidates through headhunting and outreach management.

• Develop talent pools, implement referral programs, and facilitate campus recruiting initiatives.

• Manage the hiring process from start to finish, including hiring-manager scoping, outreach, screening, interviews, and candidate closure.

• Maintain and enhance hiring standards and scorecards for offshore searches.

• Create interview processes, provide training for hiring managers, and oversee assessments and background checks.

• Curate content for the India careers page, manage recruitment marketing efforts, enhance hiring social presence, and uphold employer reputation on platforms like AmbitionBox and Glassdoor.

• Operate the ATS while ensuring visibility of the recruitment funnel and tracking diversity metrics.

• Coordinate with recruiting agencies and vendors as necessary.

• Finalize candidate closures and ensure a documented transition to People Ops.

• Develop a repeatable sourcing playbook based on search data and outcomes.

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

• Recruit and nurture recruitment support as volume demands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience managing full-cycle searches from start to finish, successfully closing hires across multiple functions.

• Typically four to eight years of professional experience.

• Direct experience in headhunting passive candidates using Naukri and LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Expertise in transforming rough or onshore-defined requirements into roles suitable for the India market, including levels, titles, skills, and compensation packages.

• Background in developing or overseeing interview or assessment processes.

• Experience in employer branding or recruitment marketing, including careers page development, campaign management, or review site engagement.

• Proficiency in managing an ATS comprehensively, which includes configuration, data integrity, funnel reporting, and diversity metrics.

• Capability to defend shortlists and evaluate candidates against hiring standards in collaboration with hiring managers.

• Excellent written communication skills in English.

• Preferred background in EdTech, education services, or organizations focused on student engagement.

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

• Hands-on experience with ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit is preferred.

• Experience in managing a small recruiting or sourcing team is advantageous.

• Familiarity with agency or vendor management is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position available anywhere in India.

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

• Competitive compensation, aligned with the role and your level of experience.

• Open discussions regarding compensation early in the hiring process.