Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Work Model: Full-time | On-site (5 days a week from office)

Experience: 4 – 5 Years

Industry Preference: Aerospace, Aviation, Defense, or Core Engineering

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter with 4 to 5 years of experience to drive end-to-end recruitment lifecycle operations.

In this role, you will partner closely with hiring managers and technical leaders to source, evaluate, and hire specialized engineering and corporate talent. Prior experience sourcing for the Aerospace, Defense, or niche Engineering sectors is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Recruitment: Manage end-to-end talent acquisition from requisition intake, sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling to salary negotiation and final onboarding.
• Specialized Sourcing: Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals (Naukri, etc.), professional networks, talent mapping, and direct headhunting.
• Domain Alignment: Understand technical skill requirements across aerospace/engineering functions (e.g., structural design, avionics, embedded systems, thermal/aerodynamics, manufacturing, and systems engineering).
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with technical hiring managers and business heads to align on job specifications, candidate profiles, compensation benchmarks, and hiring timelines.
• Pipeline Management: Build a talent pipeline for recurring, critical, and hard-to-fill niche positions.
• Offer & Closure Management: Conduct preliminary HR evaluations, manage salary negotiations within budgeted grids, and maintain post-offer engagement to ensure high joining ratios.
• Recruitment Operations & Metrics: Maintain data integrity within internal trackers/ATS, monitor key KPIs (Time-to-Hire, Cost-per-Hire, Sourcing Channel Mix, Offer-to-Join ratio), and prepare regular hiring reports.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 4 to 5 years of hands-on recruitment experience (corporate or consulting/agency setup).
• Domain Focus: Substantial sourcing exposure in Aerospace, Aviation, Defense, or Core High-Tech Engineering domains is highly desirable.
• Sourcing Expertise: Demonstrated mastery of Boolean search logic, LinkedIn sourcing, and job portal search dynamics.
• Communication & Negotiation: Strong verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to close candidates and manage counter-offers effectively.
• Work Arrangement: Willingness and availability to work 5 days a week on-site from our Bengaluru office.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA in HR is an advantage).