Lead - Talent Acquisition (Non-Technical Hiring)

Role - Lead - Talent Acquisition
Work Location - Bangalore - Onsite
About Lokal
In 2018, we began with a WhatsApp group with a simple hypothesis: people in tier-2/3 towns werent really using the internet meaningfully yet. We believed that if we started with local content in their own language, theyd come back every day; once there was a habit and trust, that same space could naturally grow into classifieds and, eventually, something they used for almost everything online.This spark became Lokal. Our first instinct was to put everything in one place & one app - local updates, classifieds, jobs, matrimony and more. It worked, till it stopped working. Users gave us the insight - when one use case outweighs the others, everything else seems like noise. We listened. Like how Craigslist quietly seeded a generation of focused companies & marketplaces, we began unbundling and verticalising.
Today, Lokal is a house of focused apps, many products, one mission:
to connect Tier-2/3+ India to the Knowledge, opportunities, tools and experts theyve always deserved.We now operate dozens of live apps across categories like:
Edutainment & Skill Learning - practical skills and learning in regional languages (GyanTV)
Matrimonial Matchmaking - hyperlocal, compatibility-first partner search (Lokal Matrimony)
Agri Consulting - farmer-first advisory in local languages (AgriLokal)
Local Jobs - blue- and grey-collar opportunities close to home (Lokal Jobs, Sahi Jobs)
Social & Community - Place to find & post social updates (Lokal app)
Emotional Well-being & Peer Support - safe spaces to talk and feel heard (Dostt & Eaze)
Astrology & Guidance - instant access to trusted Astrologers via chat and voice (AstroLokal)
Advisory Services - early bets in legal help, financial guidance, career counselling, and more
Under the hood, Lokal is a discovery and access platform: local-language internet + deep Bharat insight+ AI. When someone opens a product weve built, they dont wade through clutter; they get a straight line to what they came for. This is the story new teammates walk into:
a company that started as a whatsapp group, became a family of focused apps, and kept one belief at the centre access changes lives.We ship fast. We learn fast. We build for Bharat.We are backed by leading global and domestic investors including Y Combinator, Sony, Global Brain, India Quotient, and 3one4 Capital
About the role : The Lead - Talent Acquisition will act as a strategic hiring partner to business leaders and founders, owning hiring outcomes across functions. This role drives hiring strategy, team performance, stakeholder alignment, and process maturity while ensuring scalability across both volume and niche hiring.
What Youll Do
Hiring Strategy & Business Partnership
Act as a strategic hiring partner to founders and business leaders.
Translate business goals into hiring plans across Engineering and Non-Engineering roles.
Drive predictable hiring outcomes for both volume and niche requirements.
Team Leadership & Capability Building
Lead, mentor, and manage a TA team of 5 to 6 recruiters.
Allocate hiring priorities, drive accountability, and build high performance.
Enable continuous learning and capability building within the TA function.
Stakeholder Management & Problem Solving
Own relationships with multiple business owners and senior stakeholders.
Resolve complex hiring challenges involving candidates, stakeholders, and Core HR.
Manage expectations, timelines, and escalations with clarity and ownership.
Hiring Governance & Quality
Ensure structured, data-driven hiring through interview frameworks and scorecards.
Own compensation alignment and offer governance in partnership with Core HR.
Drive hiring quality, consistency, and compliance across roles.
TA Operations, Insights & Scalability
Own ATS (Workable), hiring data, reporting, and automation.
Drive hiring insights through monthly, quarterly, and leadership reviews.
Build scalable TA processes, tools, and systems to support growth.
Requirements
6+ years of experience leading end-to-end Talent Acquisition with proven people leadership exposure.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability.
Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing across diverse talent segments.
High analytical acumen with the ability to translate hiring data into business insights.
Strong cognitive ability with sound judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.