Team Lead - US Recruitment - Hebbal, Bengaluru

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Team Lead / Process Lead US Recruitment to join our Talent Acquisition team.

The ideal candidate should have 710 years of recruitment experience, with strong expertise in US Non-IT and Blue-Collar hiring, along with experience leading or mentoring a small recruitment team.

This is a hands-on working lead position, requiring the individual to actively manage recruitment activities while providing day-to-day guidance, operational support, and performance oversight to a small team of recruiters/screeners. The candidate should be comfortable managing individual recruitment deliverables while ensuring the teams overall productivity, quality, and turnaround times

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery & Execution

• Independently manage end-to-end recruitment activities, including candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, submission, interview coordination, and follow-ups.
• Work extensively on US Non-IT and Blue-Collar positions across industries such as Industrial Services, Transportation, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Maintenance, and Environmental Services.
• Source and screen candidates for positions such as CDL Drivers, Equipment Operators, Technicians, Mechanics, Warehouse Associates, General Laborers, and other skilled and semi-skilled roles.
• Utilize job boards, applicant tracking systems (ATS), candidate databases, referrals, and other sourcing channels to build qualified candidate pipelines.
• Conduct detailed candidate screenings to assess relevant experience, job suitability, compensation expectations, shift flexibility, location preferences, and availability.
• Partner with US-based recruiters and hiring stakeholders to understand job requirements, hiring priorities, and candidate expectations.
• Maintain consistent follow-ups with candidates and recruitment stakeholders to ensure a positive candidate experience and timely hiring outcomes

Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Lead, mentor, and support a small team of recruiters/screeners while remaining actively involved in recruitment delivery.
• Monitor daily recruitment activities, workloads, individual productivity, and overall team performance.
• Allocate requisitions and recruitment priorities based on business requirements and available team capacity.
• Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, candidate screening techniques, and handling challenging or difficult-to-fill positions

Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Lead, mentor, and support a small team of recruiters/screeners while remaining actively involved in recruitment delivery.
• Monitor daily recruitment activities, workloads, individual productivity, and overall team performance.
• Allocate requisitions and recruitment priorities based on business requirements and available team capacity.
• Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, candidate screening techniques, and handling challenging or difficult-to-fill positions

Qualifications & Experience

• 710 years of overall recruitment experience, with substantial experience in US Non-IT / Blue-Collar recruitment.
• Strong hands-on experience recruiting for industrial, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, warehouse, maintenance, or similar operational positions.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or managing a small team of recruiters or recruitment screeners.
• Must have recent, hands-on experience in candidate sourcing, screening, and recruitment delivery.
• Good understanding of the US recruitment lifecycle, candidate market, and hiring practices.
• Experience working with US-based recruiters and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in job boards, ATS platforms, recruitment trackers, and MS Excel.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle individual recruitment targets alongside team management responsibilities.
• Comfortable working in US shifts and collaborating with geographically distributed teams.