Associate Manager - Talent Acquisition (Strategy & Business Operation)

About Navi

At Navi, our mission is to simplify finance for a billion people, through technology-first products built at scale.

Founded in 2018 by Sachin Bansal and Ankit Agarwal, Navi has grown rapidly across Loans, UPI, Insurance, Mutual Funds and Digital Gold building products designed around speed, simplicity and customer experience.

Today, millions of customers use Navi for experiences like instant personal loans, fully digital home loan sanctions within minutes, low-cost mutual funds, instant credit lines in minutes and one of India’s fastest-growing UPI platforms.

What makes Navi different is the way we build. We move fast, solve real customer problems and give people the ownership to create meaningful impact early in their journey.

Why Explore a Career at Navi?

Where Ownership Creates Real Impact

At Navi, ownership starts early. People here are trusted to solve problems, make decisions and drive outcomes that directly shape the products and experiences used by millions of customers every day.

Where Careers Accelerate

Growth at Navi is driven by impact, not tenure. We strongly believe in promoting from within and creating opportunities for people to take on larger responsibilities as they grow. If you consistently raise the bar, you’ll find the space to grow quickly here.

Where Great Talent Builds Together

We take pride in building high talent-density teams where ambitious people learn from one another every day. Working on high-scale business and technology problems creates steep learning curves, fast execution cycles and opportunities to make visible impact throughout your journey.

About the Team

The Human Resources and People Strategy team at Navi manages the entire employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition and HR operations to employee engagement and development. They partner closely with business teams to design and implement strategies that attract, retain, and develop top talent, ensuring a thriving, high-performance organisational culture.

About the Role

We’re looking for a dynamic, results-driven Assistant Manager II to join Navi’s Strategic Business Operations (SBO) Talent Acquisition team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving high-volume hiring mandates across our business operations, playing an instrumental role in helping Navi scale rapidly and sustainably. This is a high-impact role, where you will balance team leadership and execution oversight. You will mentor and guide a team of recruiters, partner closely with business leaders, and champion a culture of data-driven sourcing strategies, quality hiring, and candidate-centric excellence for an operational hiring charter.

What We Expect From You

• Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that supports company goals and growth objectives
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters, setting clear targets, tracking performance, and driving accountability
• Oversee and drive the entire recruitment lifecycle—from requisition intake and talent mapping to interviews, debriefs, and offer negotiations
• Partner with business leaders as a trusted talent advisor to understand workforce plans and deliver customised hiring solutions aligned with company goals
• Guide the team on modern, high-impact sourcing strategies across various channels, job platforms, referrals, and targeted headhunting to maintain proactive talent pipelines
• Champion best-in-class candidate engagement standards, delivering an empathetic, transparent, and seamless hiring journey from first touch to onboarding
• Leverage ATS platforms and recruitment dashboards to track key metrics, optimise sourcing channels, and reduce turnaround time (TAT) through data-driven decisions
• Drive market intelligence initiatives, keeping stakeholders informed on industry talent trends, competitor hiring strategies, and compensation benchmarks
• Standardise recruitment workflows, elevate employer branding initiatives, and coach junior recruiters to continuously elevate team capability

Must Haves

• 3 to 6 years of end-to-end talent acquisition experience, ideally within fast-paced environments such as high-growth tech startups, e-commerce, or BFSI
• Experience in leading or mentoring a recruitment team while maintaining high delivery standards
• Proven track record of managing high-volume recruitment with a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on execution
• Hands-on proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), talent market intelligence, and recruitment analytics
• Exceptional communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to align business leadership
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills with a data-first approach to optimising recruitment funnels and timelines
• High ownership, adaptability, and resilience to thrive in an evolving, fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

The Navi OS

The Navi OS is our Operating System for how we work every day. Success at Navi is defined by living these core values.

• Start with the customer
• Master the details
• Act with urgency
• Own the outcome
• Build for a decade, not a day

Win as one

We hire talented individuals who already show these strengths, because those who share these values thrive at Navi and grow with the organisation. To read more about the Navi OS, visit navi.com/our-values.

Life at Navi

Life at Navi is fast-paced, ambitious and deeply collaborative. Beyond work, teams come together through sports, celebrations, offsites, music jams, team outings and many more shared experiences that make the journey exciting and memorable.

We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, through strong health and wellness benefits, free financial, legal and medical consultations, and a workplace designed for both productivity and well-being.

Whether it’s the sports turf, gym, focus zone or nap rooms, the campus is built to make everyday work more enjoyable.

If you’d like to know more about life at Navi, our culture and employee benefits, head to our careers page: navi.com/careers/life-at-navi.

If solving meaningful problems, building at scale and growing alongside ambitious teams excites you, Navi could be the place for you.