Head - Talent Acquisition

Description:

Role & Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement regional TA strategy aligned with workforce plans and business goals.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a Pan India recruitment team.
• Drive full-cycle hiring for leadership, niche, and high-volume roles across markets.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, employer branding, and market intelligence.
• Partner with business leaders to understand capability needs and advise on workforce planning.
• Optimize recruitment processes, tools, and metrics to ensure efficiency and best-in-class candidate experience.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, partners, and platforms.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, hiring practices, and diversity objectives.
• Lead TA analytics: hiring dashboards, funnel performance, time-to-hire, and cost-per-hire.
• Oversee regional employer branding campaigns and campus hiring initiatives.
• Support strategic HR programs including succession planning, internal mobility, and leadership hiring.

Candidate Profile:

• 10 - 15+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven expertise in scaling hiring operations for fast-growing or multinational organizations.
• Experience leading diverse, remote, and multi-cultural recruitment teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proficiency in recruitment technologies (ATS, CRMs, sourcing tools, analytics platforms).
• Experience in employer branding, campus programs, and talent pipelining.