Senior Talent Acquisition Executive

Job Summary

• The Senior Talent Acquisition Executive will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from understanding hiring requirements and sourcing candidates to coordinating interviews, negotiating offers, and ensuring a smooth onboarding experience.
• The ideal candidate should have strong experience in IT recruitment, excellent stakeholder-management skills, and the ability to source and close candidates for technical and non-technical positions in a competitive talent market.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requisition to offer and joining.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand manpower requirements, job specifications, technical skills, and team requirements.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies using job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, professional networks, recruitment agencies, and other channels.
• Source and screen candidates for technical, product, sales, customer support, engineering, and corporate functions.
• Conduct initial candidate screening and evaluate candidates based on skills, experience, communication, cultural fit, and role requirements.
• Schedule and coordinate technical, managerial, and HR interviews.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage offer discussions, salary negotiations, counteroffers, notice periods, and joining commitments.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand current and future hiring needs.
• Provide regular updates on recruitment pipelines, interview status, offers, and closures.
• Advise stakeholders on talent availability, market trends, sourcing challenges, and compensation expectations.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external recruitment partners.

Recruitment Operations & MIS

• Maintain accurate candidate and recruitment data in the ATS/HRMS.
• Track recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, source effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio, pipeline status, and hiring turnaround time.
• Prepare recruitment dashboards and periodic reports for management.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment processes and internal HR policies.
• Maintain an active talent pipeline for critical and recurring positions.

Employer Branding & Talent Engagement

• Support employer-branding initiatives and recruitment campaigns.
• Participate in job fairs, campus hiring, industry events, and other talent-engagement activities where required.
• Develop and maintain relationships with prospective candidates for future hiring requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably within the IT / software / product / cybersecurity industry.
• Strong experience in sourcing candidates for technical positions.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, job portals, ATS/HRMS, and other sourcing platforms.
• Good understanding of IT roles, technologies, and technical skill requirements.
• Strong interviewing, screening, negotiation, and candidate-closing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple positions and priorities simultaneously.
• Good analytical skills and proficiency in MS Excel/Google Sheets and recruitment dashboards.

Preferred Experience

Experience hiring for roles such as

• Software Developers / Engineers
• QA / Automation Engineers
• DevOps / Cloud Engineers
• Cybersecurity Professionals
• Product Managers
• Sales Professional
• Technical Support / Customer Success
• Sales & Business Development
• Pre-sales / Solution Architects
• Corporate and leadership positions

Key Competencies

• Strategic sourcing
• Technical recruitment
• Stakeholder management
• Candidate engagement
• Negotiation and offer management
• Market mapping
• Recruitment analytics
• Employer branding
• Ownership and accountability

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