Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job description

**Talent Acquisition Specialist – Non-Tech Recruitment & Vendor Management** Location - Bengaluru Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition **Job Summary** We are looking for a proactive and result-oriented Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end hiring for non-technical roles across corporate and business functions. The role requires expertise in stakeholder management, sourcing strategy, recruitment process management, and vendor management to ensure quality hiring within defined timelines. **Key Responsibilities** **Talent Acquisition** - Manage end-to-end recruitment for non-technical positions across functions such as HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Procurement, Admin, Public Policy, and Corporate Strategy. - Partner with hiring managers to understand business requirements, define hiring strategies, and ensure timely closures. - Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, recruitment agencies, networking, and direct sourcing. - Screen profiles, conduct initial assessments, and coordinate interviews with hiring teams. - Drive offer discussions, salary negotiations, and candidate engagement throughout the hiring lifecycle. - Ensure an excellent candidate experience from sourcing to onboarding. - Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions. - Track recruitment metrics such as TAT, offer-to-join ratio, source effectiveness, and hiring quality. **Vendor Management** - Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and executive search firms. - Identify, onboard, and evaluate new recruitment vendors based on hiring requirements. - Allocate mandates to vendors and monitor delivery against defined SLAs. - Review vendor performance regularly based on profile quality, closure rate, turnaround time, and cost efficiency. - Negotiate commercial terms and optimize recruitment costs while maintaining hiring quality. - Ensure timely invoice validation, reconciliation, and coordination with Finance for vendor payments. - Maintain vendor contracts, documentation, and compliance records. **Stakeholder Management** - Act as a trusted recruitment partner for business leaders and hiring managers. - Provide regular updates on hiring progress, market intelligence, talent availability, and compensation benchmarks. - Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Finance, and HR Operations to ensure seamless hiring and onboarding. **Preferred Skills** - Strong expertise in non-tech recruitment across multiple corporate functions. - Hands-on experience with recruitment portals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). - Excellent sourcing, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills. - Experience managing recruitment agencies and external hiring partners. - Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills. - Ability to manage multiple hiring mandates in a fast-paced environment. **Qualifications** - MBA/PGDM in HR preferred - 3–6 years of experience in non-tech talent acquisition with exposure to vendor management. - Experience in high-growth organizations or consulting/recruitment firms will be an added advantage.