Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job description

Talent Acquisition Specialist / Executive – EdTech Industry: EdTech Department: Human Resources / Talent Acquisition Experience: 2–5 Years Location: Mumbai Employment Type: Full-Time About the Role We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition professional from the EdTech industry who can independently manage end-to-end recruitment, with a strong focus on sales, counselling, business development, and other high-volume hiring requirements . The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in sourcing, screening, stakeholder management, interview coordination, offer management, and ensuring candidates join within the required timelines. Key Responsibilities • Manage end-to-end recruitment for various EdTech roles across levels. • Handle bulk and volume hiring for Sales, Admission Counsellor, Program Counsellor, Business Development, Inside Sales and related positions. • Source candidates through Naukri, LinkedIn, Foundit, Apna, referrals, databases and other recruitment channels . • Screen candidates based on experience, communication skills, salary expectations, location and role suitability. • Conduct initial HR screening and coordinate interviews with hiring managers. • Maintain a strong and active candidate pipeline to meet monthly hiring targets. • Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement understanding to offer release and joining . • Negotiate compensation and manage candidate expectations effectively. • Ensure minimum dropouts between selection, offer and joining . • Coordinate with business and hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and close positions within TAT. • Maintain accurate recruitment MIS and provide regular hiring reports. • Track key recruitment metrics such as profiles sourced, interviews, selections, offers, joiners, TAT and offer-to-join ratio . • Build and maintain a strong candidate database for future requirements. • Support lateral hiring for experienced and critical positions. • Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. Mandatory Requirements • 2–5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment. • EdTech industry experience is mandatory. • Strong experience in sales and volume hiring . • Hands-on experience with job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, Foundit, Apna , etc. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Strong stakeholder and candidate management skills. • Ability to work with aggressive hiring targets and tight timelines. • Strong negotiation and follow-up skills. • Good understanding of recruitment metrics and MIS. Preferred Candidate Profile • Experience hiring for EdTech sales/counselling teams . • Experience handling bulk hiring targets . • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment. • Strong sourcing capability with the ability to build pipelines independently. • Immediate joiners or candidates with a short notice period preferred. Send CV: 8452895753