Senior Hr Recruitment Executive

Senior HR Recruiter (or Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist) acts as a strategic bridge between business staffing needs and top-tier talent. Beyond basic sourcing and screening, they own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for complex or high-priority hires and shape talent acquisition strategies.

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategic Workforce Planning & Business Alignment

• Partner with hiring managers, department heads, and leadership to understand team roadmaps, skill gaps, and hiring targets.
• Draft precise job descriptions, define candidate personas, and set realistic candidate requirements.
• Advise leadership on market rates, candidate availability, and competitive compensation trends.

2. Sourcing & Pipeline Building

• Execute advanced sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, industry networks, specialized communities, and Boolean searches.
• Build and maintain active pipelines for high-volume, critical, or niche roles (e.g., leadership, specialized tech, specialized operations).
• Drive candidate referral programs within the organization.

3. Screening, Interviewing & Selection

• Review resumes, conduct initial screening interviews, and evaluate candidates on culture fit, technical foundation, salary expectations, and notice period.
• Structure and standardize the interviewing process for hiring teams (rubrics, interview panels, scorecard definitions).
• Coordinate technical tests, case studies, and background/reference checks.

4. Offer Management & Negotiation

• Prepare and extend formal employment offers.
• Handle delicate salary negotiations, equity discussions, benefits inquiries, and counter-offer scenarios.
• Engage closely with candidates during notice periods to lower drop-out rates and ensure smooth onboarding transitions.

5. Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

• Ensure a seamless, respectful, and transparent candidate experience from first touchpoint to offer/rejection.
• Represent the company at job fairs, campus recruitment events, industry conferences, and webinars.
• Collaborate with HR marketing to enhance company presence on platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and careers pages.

6. Data, Metrics & ATS Optimization

• Maintain real-time hygiene of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Lever, Greenhouse, Workday, or Zoho Recruit.
• Track key recruitment metrics: Time-to-Hire, Cost-per-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate, Candidate Conversion Rate, and Source Quality.
• Use metrics to optimize sourcing channels and present hiring data to stakeholders.

7. Mentorship & Process Compliance

• Guide and mentor junior recruiters and HR coordinators.
• Ensure hiring processes comply with labor laws, equal employment opportunity (EEO) guidelines, and corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.

Key Requirements & Skills

• Experience: 5+ years in full-lifecycle recruiting (agency or in-house).
• Tools: Proficiency with ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM databases, and sourcing tools.
• Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, relationship-building, stakeholder management, and persuasive communication.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to make data-backed hiring decisions and forecast hiring bottlenecks.Role & responsibilities