Associate Manager

Purpose/Objective

To lead and drive the Talent Acquisition function for Adani GCC by developing and executing strategic hiring plans, partnering with business leaders on workforce planning, building robust talent pipelines, and ensuring timely closure of critical positions.
The role will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment operations, recruitment governance, employer branding initiatives, and leading a high-performing TA team.

Key Responsibilities of Role

Strategic Talent Acquisition • Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
• Partner with leadership teams to understand workforce requirements and create long-term hiring plans.
• Lead hiring for mid-management, senior management, leadership, and niche roles across multiple functions.
• Build talent pipelines for critical positions and future business requirements.
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management • Act as a strategic recruitment partner to CXOs, Functional Heads, and Business Leaders.
• Provide market intelligence, talent trends, compensation benchmarking, and competitor insights.
• Drive workforce planning discussions and hiring prioritization with business stakeholders.
• Ensure a consultative approach towards recruitment decisions and talent availability.
Recruitment Operations & Governance • Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities from requisition creation to candidate onboarding.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment policies, hiring governance, diversity goals, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor and improve hiring metrics including TAT, offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Drive process excellence through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Employer Branding & Talent Marketing • Drive employer branding initiatives to strengthen Adani GCC's talent market presence.
• Lead campus recruitment, diversity hiring, leadership hiring, and strategic talent programs.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to enhance employee value proposition (EVP).
• Represent the organization at recruitment events, industry forums, and talent networking platforms.
Offer Management & Candidate Experience • Guide compensation discussions, offer approvals, and negotiation strategies for critical hires.
• Ensure superior candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Manage offer governance, approval matrices, and hiring-related escalations.
• Drive initiatives to improve candidate engagement and joining conversion rates.

Technical Competencies

Strategic Talent Acquisition,Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management ,Recruitment Operations & Governance ,Employer Branding & Talent Marketing,Offer Management & Candidate Experience

Qualifications and Experience

Education • MBA/PGDM in Human Resources from a reputed institute.
• Graduation in any discipline.
Experience • 08-11 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Proven experience managing large-scale hiring, leadership hiring, and strategic workforce planning.
• Experience in GCC, Shared Services, IT, Digital, Analytics, Engineering, Finance, Corporate Functions, or diversified business environments.
• Prior experience leading and managing TA teams is mandatory.