Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role & responsibilities

Job Description: Senior IT Recruiter

Experience: 45 Years
Department: Human Resources / Talent Acquisition
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Bangalore.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented Senior IT Recruiter with 4–5 years of experience in end-to-end IT recruitment. The ideal candidate should have strong sourcing skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience hiring for various technical roles across different technologies and experience levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Source qualified candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, social media, and other recruitment channels.
• Handle recruitment for various IT positions, including Java Developers, .NET Developers, Full Stack Developers, Python Developers, DevOps Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, Business Analysts, and other technical roles.
• Review resumes and conduct initial screening to assess candidates' technical skills, experience, communication, and suitability.
• Understand job descriptions and hiring requirements from clients and hiring managers.
• Coordinate technical interviews, collect feedback, and follow up with candidates and stakeholders.
• Negotiate salary packages, manage offers, and ensure successful candidate closures.
• Maintain a strong candidate pipeline and build talent pools for current and future requirements.
• Track recruitment metrics, including submissions, interviews, offers, joining ratios, and time-to-fill.
• Ensure regular follow-ups with candidates to minimize offer dropouts and improve joining ratios.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, candidate databases, and daily/weekly hiring reports.
• Achieve assigned recruitment targets within agreed timelines.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 4–5 years of experience in IT recruitment or technical talent acquisition.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end recruitment processes.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, job portals, Boolean search, and other sourcing techniques.
• Good understanding of IT technologies, technical skills, and industry hiring trends.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple requirements and prioritize urgent positions.
• Strong follow-up skills and the ability to work in a target-driven environment.
• Good knowledge of recruitment trackers, Excel, and reporting.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in permanent hiring recruitment.
• Experience in bulk hiring, niche hiring, and lateral recruitment.
• Ability to manage challenging requirements and close positions within defined timelines.
• Experience working with clients, vendors, and internal hiring teams.

What We Are Looking For

A proactive, self-motivated recruiter who can independently manage IT hiring requirements, identify quality talent, build strong candidate relationships, and consistently achieve recruitment targets.