Talent Acquisition Specialist

JOB ROLE : Specialist - Talent Acquisition

REPORTING TO : Lead - Talent Acquisition

TYPE OF ROLE: Individual Contributor Role

LOCATION: Prabhadevi, Mumbai.

JOB PURPOSE

The Specialist – Talent Acquisition will independently lead end‑to‑end recruitment for complex, niche, and high‑impact roles for sales hiring. The role goes beyond transactional hiring to include talent market advisory, digital and process improvements, diversity hiring initiatives, and change support—ensuring superior candidate and stakeholder experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently manage end‑to‑end hiring for sales hiring across Bajaj Electricals - PAN India location
• Drive closure of niche, critical, and hard‑to‑fill roles within defined TATs through proactive sourcing and market mapping.
• Use data‑driven sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, Naukri, IIM Jobs, referrals, consultants, and direct market research.
• Operate multiple talent sourcing tools including internal job posting, employee referral programs, company webpage, recruitment portals, campus placements and recruitment consultants.
• Interface with different functions to clarify position-specific job description and specifications based on market trends.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and HRBP on hiring role requirements, align expectations, and ensure timely decision‑making.
• Actively contribute to recruitment digitalization initiatives such as ATS optimization, interview process enhancements, and data reporting
• Support and drive continuous improvement of TA processes to improve speed, quality of hire, and candidate experience
• Provide compensation & benefits related inputs based on candidate expectations and market trends.
• Conduct reference checks, collect relevant documents, and facilitate smooth onboarding of new hires.
• Offer suggestions to improve recruitment and onboarding related policies, dependencies, processes and systems, in order to deliver superior candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Ensure smooth & enriching employee onboarding experience.
• Support and execute diversity hiring initiatives with focus on gender diversity and inclusive talent practices
• Stay updated on talent market trends, sourcing innovations, and best practices.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: MBA/ PGDM in Human Resources

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition role
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial, consumer, or multi‑business organizations preferred.

PREFERRED/ ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

• High ownership and accountability mindset
• Candidates from FMCG, FMEG preferred

NO OF REPORTEES: Individual Contributor