Sr HR Executive - Recruitment

JOB PROFILE | SR. EXECUTIVE – RECRUITMENT

• Podar Education Network
• Location: Corporate Office, Parel, Mumbai
• Department: Human Resources – Talent Acquisition
• Position: Sr. Executive – Recruitment

About the Role

Podar Education Network is looking for a dynamic and result-oriented Sr. Executive – Recruitment to join its Corporate HR team at Mumbai.

The role will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment activities for a group of schools and business units across multiple locations, with a strong focus on bulk hiring, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, recruitment operations, onboarding and maintaining recruitment MIS.

The ideal candidate should have strong communication and interviewing skills, be comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-location recruitment environment, and possess the ability to manage multiple vacancies and stakeholders simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned schools/business units across multiple locations.
• Understand manpower requirements and coordinate with School Principals, Functional Heads and HR teams for timely closures.
• Source candidates through job portals, social media, databases, employee referrals, recruitment agencies, campus hiring, walk-ins and other channels.
• Handle bulk hiring and multiple-position recruitment drives as per business requirements.
• Conduct initial candidate screening, telephonic/video interviews and competency-based assessments.
• Coordinate and manage interview schedules with School Heads, HODs and other interview panels.
• Maintain a strong and active candidate pipeline/talent pool for recurring and critical positions.
• Ensure timely follow-up with candidates throughout the recruitment cycle, from sourcing to selection and offer acceptance.
• Coordinate with HR Operations for documentation, background verification, offer processing and onboarding.
• Monitor candidate joining status and proactively manage offer dropouts, notice periods and joining risks.
• Maintain accurate recruitment MIS, dashboards, trackers and hiring reports.
• Track recruitment metrics including vacancies, sourcing, interviews, selections, offers, joining ratios and TAT.
• Ensure recruitment processes and documentation are followed in accordance with organizational HR policies and SOPs.
• Support campus recruitment, job fairs, walk-in drives and other talent acquisition initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and provide regular updates on recruitment progress.
• Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes, sourcing strategies and candidate experience.
• Handle other Talent Acquisition and HR initiatives as assigned by the reporting manager.

Eligibility & Experience

• Graduate in any discipline; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources will be preferred.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
• Experience in bulk hiring, multi-location recruitment and interview management is preferred.
• Hands-on experience in candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection and onboarding coordination.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment processes, digital hiring platforms and recruitment operations.
• Prior experience in the Education / School Industry will be an added advantage.

Compensation: Salary: 50K to 55K gross pm (Maximum)

Why Join Podar Education Network

An opportunity to work with the Corporate HR / Talent Acquisition team of a large and established education network, handling recruitment across multiple schools, locations and functions, while gaining exposure to large-scale and strategic talent acquisition operations.