Manager, Talent Acquisition

Manager, TALENT ACQUISITION

Location: Bengaluru, India

About Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies is a global technology company that delivers innovative communication and network solutions. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals to connect, grow, and thrive in the digital age. With a focus on customer experience and operational excellence, we strive to provide cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. 

The Role

As Manager, Talent Acquisition - India, you will lead a team of Talent Advisors and deliver hiring outcomes aligned with business priorities and workforce plans. You will serve as a trusted partner to business and HR leaders, strengthen team capability, and drive a consistent, data-led and candidate-focused talent acquisition model. The role combines people's leadership, stakeholder partnership, and operational excellence.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Talent Advisors, setting clear goals and supporting career development.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to understand workforce priorities, hiring demand and critical skill requirements, and translating these into actionable talent acquisition plans.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring leaders and ensure each portfolio receives consistent, proactive and consultative talent advisory support.
• Guide to Talent Advisors on intake discussions, sourcing strategy, talent mapping, selection decisions, offer management and closing approaches.
• Balance people-management responsibilities with ownership of selected critical, niche or leadership hiring, as business needs require.
• Monitor hiring delivery, workload distribution, pipeline health, requisition ageing, quality of hire, candidate experience, and stakeholder satisfaction; proactively identify risks and implement corrective actions to ensure hiring goals are achieved.
• Use internal data, external market insights, and talent intelligence to advise leaders on talent availability, location, competition, and hiring risks.
• Ensure hiring activity follows approved governance, compensation, offer-approval, documentation and compliance requirements in India.
• Drive adoption of applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, automation and standard processes, reducing manual effort and improving data quality.
• Partner with HR COEs and cross-functional teams on workforce planning, employer branding, diversity and inclusion, process improvement and change initiatives.
• Communicate progress, risks, decisions, and recommendations through regular business reviews and stakeholder updates.
• Create an inclusive, collaborative and accountable team culture focused on learning, recognition, and continuous improvement.

What We Look for in a Candidate

• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including at least 5 years of people-management experience.
• Experience leading Talent Advisors or recruitment teams in India within a complex, fast-paced or multinational environment.
• Proven ability to translate business and workforce requirements into practical hiring strategies and delivery plans.
• Strong coaching, performance management and team-development capability, with experience building accountable and engaged teams.
• Demonstrated stakeholder-management skills and the ability to influence senior business and HR leaders using data and sound judgement.
• Hands-on experience across end-to-end hiring, including niche or critical skills, sourcing strategy, assessment, offer management and candidate closing.
• Working knowledge of the India talent market, employment practices and recruitment compliance requirements.
• Comfort using applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, analytics and automation tools to improve hiring outcomes.
• Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and lead effectively through change.

"We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fair and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees or accept any form of payment from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. If anyone claims to offer employment opportunities in our company in exchange for money or any other benefit, please treat it as fraudulent and report it immediately."