Senior Technical Recruiter

Job Title: Senior Tech Recruiter - Startup Hiring

Location: Pune/ Mumbai/ Bengaluru

Experience: 4–8 years

We are an HR advisory firm specializing in leadership hiring and partnering with companies to build strong people practices and efficient processes.

We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented Tech Recruiter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in niche tech and leadership tech hiring, preferably with experience in startup hiring or high-growth environments, with a proactive approach to building talent pipelines and identifying high-caliber candidates across engineering, product, and technology leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment cycle for niche technology and leadership roles within the organization: from requirement intake and sourcing to offer closure.
• Partner with hiring managers and founders to understand role requirements, tech stacks, and team culture.
• Source and engage candidates through professional networks, referrals, job boards, tech communities, and direct outreach, with a focus on passive and high-impact talent.
• Screen candidates for technical depth, leadership potential, problem-solving ability, and cultural alignment across specialized roles (e.g., senior/lead engineers, architects, engineering managers, heads of engineering, CTO, VP/Director-level tech roles).
• Manage interview coordination, ensuring a seamless and high-quality client and candidate experience.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill tech and leadership roles; ensure timely and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Track and report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance, quality of hire) to continuously improve hiring effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• 4–8 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, with a strong focus on niche technology and leadership hiring.
• Proven track record of hiring for specialized tech roles (e.g., backend, frontend, full-stack, DevOps, data engineering, AI/ML, security, platform engineering) and technology leadership roles (Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, CTO, VP/Director of Engineering).
• Experience working with startups or high-growth environments, with exposure to fast-paced, evolving hiring needs.
• Strong sourcing and screening skills, with the ability to assess technical and leadership roles in partnership with hiring managers and founders.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills; comfortable influencing and advising senior leaders on hiring strategy.
• Ability to manage multiple critical searches simultaneously with a structured, data-driven, and confidential approach.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on high-impact, strategic tech and leadership hiring that directly shapes product and engineering teams in organization.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment with direct exposure to founders, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Competitive compensation and performance-linked incentives.