Assistant Manager / Manager Talent Acquisition

Job description

Role Overview The Assistant Manager / Manager Talent Acquisition will be responsible for managing end-to-end talent acquisition across business functions, partnering with key stakeholders, driving vendor performance, leveraging HR analytics for data-driven decisions, and managing campus hiring initiatives. The role requires strong business partnering, execution discipline, market intelligence and the ability to manage multiple hiring priorities in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities • Talent Acquisition: Own end-to-end recruitment from manpower planning, sourcing and screening through offer management, and closure of positions. • Develop effective sourcing strategies using LinkedIn, job portals, employee referrals, professional networks, internal talent pools and other channels. • Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce requirements, role specifications, competency expectations and hiring priorities. • Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted TA partner to business and HR stakeholders, provide regular hiring updates, market insights and recommendations, and drive timely decision-making. • HR Analytics: Build and maintain recruitment dashboards and MIS covering open positions, ageing, source mix, time-to-fill, offer-to-join ratio, cost-per-hire, diversity and other hiring KPIs. • Vendor Management: Identify, onboard, negotiate with and manage recruitment agencies/vendors; track SLAs, quality, turnaround time, cost and overall vendor performance. • Use recruitment data and market intelligence to identify trends, bottlenecks and opportunities for improving hiring effectiveness and candidate experience. • Campus Hiring: Plan and execute campus recruitment programs across colleges/institutes, including workforce forecasting, institute engagement, drives, assessments, selection, offers and onboarding. • Build and maintain relationships with placement cells, campus partners and academic institutions to strengthen the organization's talent pipeline. • Drive process improvement initiatives to improve hiring efficiency, candidate experience, recruiter productivity and compliance. • Ensure recruitment processes are aligned with organizational policies, governance requirements and applicable employment practices. • Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives through relevant recruitment campaigns and candidate engagement activities. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Time-to-fill and ageing of open positions • Quality and effectiveness of hires • Offer acceptance and offer-to-join ratio • Source effectiveness and hiring funnel conversion • Cost-per-hire and recruitment budget adherence • Recruitment agency/vendor SLA and performance • Campus hiring conversion, joining ratio and institute effectiveness • Hiring manager and candidate satisfaction Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor's degree in any discipline; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred. • Typically 3–6 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, with relevant experience at Assistant Manager / Manager level. • Strong experience in stakeholder management, agency/vendor management and end-to-end recruitment. • Hands-on experience in campus hiring and managing large-volume or strategic hiring programs. • Strong proficiency in MS Excel and recruitment dashboards/MIS; exposure to ATS/HRIS systems preferred. • Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing and relationship-management skills. • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to convert recruitment data into actionable insights. Core Competencies • Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy • Business & Stakeholder Management • HR Analytics & Data-driven Decision Making • Campus & Early Careers Hiring • Negotiation & Influencing • Project & Process Management