Binocs- Manager - Talent Acquisition

HR Manager - Talent Acquisition

Location: Bengaluru

Work Mode: Work From Office

Experience: 2 - 3 years

Employment Type: Full-time

About Binocs:

Binocs is an AI-powered investment research and underwriting platform helping investment teams, strategy consultants, and financial institutions accelerate due diligence and make better-informed decisions.

We are looking for a hands-on HR Manager with a strong focus on Talent Acquisition to help us build and scale our team.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment across Binocs, working closely with founders and hiring managers to identify, attract, assess, and close high-quality talent.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys recruitment, is comfortable with high-volume and niche hiring, and wants significant ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition - Primary Focus:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process from requirement understanding to candidate onboarding.
• Work closely with founders and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and define candidate profiles.
• Create and manage effective sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, communities, and direct sourcing.
• Source and screen candidates for AI/ML, Engineering, Product, Strategy, Investment Research, and GTM roles.
• Conduct initial candidate screening and evaluate candidates against role requirements.
• Coordinate interview processes and ensure a smooth candidate journey.
• Manage candidate engagement, follow-ups, offer discussions, negotiations, and closures.
• Build and maintain active talent pipelines for current and future requirements.
• Track recruitment funnel metrics such as applications, screening, interviews, offers, closures, source effectiveness, and time-to-hire.
• Proactively identify new sourcing channels and improve hiring conversion.
• Build and strengthen the employee referral program and talent network.
• Support employer branding and recruitment initiatives.

Stakeholder Management:

• Work closely with founders and hiring managers on critical and priority positions.
• Maintain regular updates on hiring pipelines, challenges, and expected closures.
• Help hiring managers improve interview processes and candidate evaluation.
• Understand market availability and compensation trends for different roles.

HR Operations:

• Support onboarding and employee lifecycle processes.
• Maintain employee documentation and HR records.
• Support background verification, insurance, HR vendors, and employee benefits.
• Assist with employee engagement, performance management, and HR initiatives.
• Support HR policies and compliance-related activities.

What We're Looking For:

• 2 - 3 years of experience in HR/Talent Acquisition, preferably in a startup or technology company.
• Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment.
• Excellent sourcing skills, especially through LinkedIn and other online channels.
• Experience hiring for technical roles is highly preferred.
• Strong candidate engagement and follow-up skills.
• Good negotiation and offer-closing abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong ownership and bias for action.
• Data-oriented approach to tracking and improving recruitment performance.

Good to Have:

• Experience hiring for AI/ML, software engineering, product, consulting, finance, or strategy roles.
• Experience in a B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, or investment-tech startup.
• Strong LinkedIn sourcing and Boolean search skills.
• Experience working directly with founders or senior leadership.
• Exposure to employer branding and HR operations.

What You'll Get to Own:

• End-to-end recruitment for a growing AI startup.
• Direct exposure to founders and senior leadership.
• Hiring across diverse and challenging roles.
• Opportunity to build talent pipelines and recruitment processes from the ground up.
• Broader exposure to HR and People Operations as the organization scales.