Talent Acquisition Lead

Purpose of Function

To serve as the strategic talent acquisition partner for Draeger India to translate Draeger India's strategic growth plans into a robust talent pipeline, and support business transformation and growth with critical hiring and strengthen delivering the right capabilities and talent across all businesses, corporate functions, operations and R&D.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1.Talent Acquisition Strategy & Business Partnering

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for Draeger India across businesses, Corporate Functions, Operations and R&D, aligned with business and workforce priorities.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future talent requirements, define role profiles and develop effective hiring strategies.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical, specialist and future hiring requirements through market mapping and talent intelligence.
• Develop and implement innovative and cost-effective recruitment strategies to attract high-quality and diverse talent.
• Drive continuous improvement in recruitment productivity, quality of hire, time-to-fill and overall candidate experience.

2. Sourcing

• Drive advanced sourcing through LinkedIn, professional networks, digital platforms, industry forums, referrals and other relevant channels.
• Identify and engage passive talent through targeted talent mapping, Boolean search and market intelligence.
• Build diverse talent pools aligned with Draeger's DEI objectives and future capability requirements.

3. Assessment & Selection

• Conduct structured, competency-based first-level interviews and assessments to evaluate candidate suitability, capability and cultural alignment.
• Partner with hiring managers throughout the selection process, including interview coordination, evaluation, feedback and candidate recommendations.
• Ensure consistent, objective and high-quality assessment practices across recruitment processes.

4. Recruitment Operations, MIS & HRIS

• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, candidate records and recruitment documentation in accordance with defined processes and compliance requirements.
• Provide periodic recruitment MIS and analytics to HR and business leadership, covering hiring status, pipeline, ageing, source effectiveness and key recruitment metrics.
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of position and employee data in SuccessFactors/HRIS and conduct periodic data audits and cleansing.

5. Offer Management & Joining

• Coordinate pre-employment documentation, compensation input, offer release and candidate communication in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Drive effective pre-joining engagement and follow-up to improve offer-to-join conversion and minimize candidate dropouts.

6. Onboarding

• Ensure seamless and timely onboarding of new employees through SuccessFactors and defined HR processes.
• Coordinate new-joiner documentation, welcome communication and handover to relevant HR/business stakeholders.

7. Campus & Early Careers

• Develop and manage campus and early-career hiring initiatives in line with current and future talent requirements.
• Build relationships with key educational institutions and drive campus engagement, employer branding and candidate experience.

8. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Strengthen Draeger's employer brand by communicating its culture, values, employee proposition and career opportunities across relevant talent channels.
• Develop targeted recruitment campaigns and engage in job advertisements to attract high-quality talent.
• Build and manage relationships with recruitment partners, search firms, professional networks and other external talent sources.

9. Talent Acquisition Excellence

• Leverage recruitment analytics, market insights and emerging talent acquisition practices to anticipate future workforce requirements and continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to Draeger's policies, ethical standards, DEI principles and applicable recruitment and data privacy requirements.

10. Other Responsibilities

• Undertake additional responsibilities and projects assigned by the Head of HR / Management in line with evolving business and organizational requirements.

Additional Roles

Coordination with HR team and other functions to ensure a harmonious and seamless process execution of the Talent Acquisition process responsibilities.

Functional / Technical Skills required in the role

• Ability to understand Product Portfolio
• Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Active Listening, Multitasking, Negotiation
• Employer Branding, Candidate Experience Management
• Talent Sourcing & Market Mapping
• Competency-Based Interviewing & Assessment
• Recruitment Analytics & ATS Proficiency
• Analytical mindset, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence

Education & certification

Post-Graduate in Human Resource Management

Relevant experience

10 to 12 years of experience into End-to-End Recruitment cycle.

Job Location:

Baner, Pune.