Talent Acquisition Lead - Tech & GTM Hiring

About the Role:

We're looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Lead to build and scale hiring for a fast-growing technology organization. This is a player-coach role, where you'll lead a small team of recruiters while personally driving senior, niche, and business-critical hiring across technology, sales, and leadership functions.

What You'll Do:

• Own end-to-end Talent Acquisition across multiple business units, leading a small recruiter pod while personally closing high-impact roles.
• Drive hiring across a diverse portfolio: 60% Sales & GTM (Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Growth), 30% Deep Tech (Backend, AI/ML, Distributed Systems, Blockchain, Product Engineering), and 10% Leadership (Director, VP, CXO and other strategic hires).
• Build robust sourcing strategies beyond traditional job portals by leveraging communities, referrals, GitHub, social platforms, and targeted market mapping.
• Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to define hiring strategies, calibrate talent, and ensure exceptional candidate experience.
• Mentor and manage a small team of recruiters, driving hiring velocity, quality of hires, and key recruitment metrics including TAT, offer-to-join ratio, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Build scalable hiring processes and continuously strengthen the employer brand within the technology ecosystem.

What We're Looking For:

• 9-14 years of Talent Acquisition experience with 4-5 years of team leadership.
• Proven experience leading while remaining an individual contributor, owning complex and senior hiring mandates.
• Strong track record in Technology and Sales/GTM hiring, with exposure to leadership searches.
• Experience hiring for product companies, SaaS, fintech, AI, emerging technologies, or high-growth startups.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business leaders.
• Expertise in market mapping, direct sourcing, talent assessment, and building high-quality talent pipelines.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high ownership and accountability.

Location:

• Noida (5 days/week, Work from Office)