HR Manager - Talent Acquisition - Climate Tech

Company: Leading Climate Tech Startup (The group partners with smallholder farmers, forest communities, and grassroots organizations for environment and rural development)

Role: HR Manager - Talent Acquisition

Location: Gurugram

Reports to: Head HR

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment & Hiring:

• Own full-cycle recruitment for corporate, field ops, tech, and rural roles across India
• Work closely with the CXO levels and take care of the group level hiring across levels and regions
• Conduct screenings, coordinate interviews, and manage offer/negotiation process

Employer Branding & Strategy:

• Build Matis employer brand around climate impact and farmer-first mission
• Develop TA processes, SLAs, and dashboards for speed and quality of hire
• Create pipelines for hard-to-hire roles: Agronomy, MRV, Carbon, Field Ops, Accounting, Tech

Compliance & Operations:

• Ensure smooth onboarding, documentation, and background checks
• Work with HR/Finance on payroll, contracts, and compliance
• Maintain ATS, hiring metrics, and monthly TA reports

Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience: 8-10 years in talent acquisition, preferably in startups, climate-tech, agri, or high-growth companies
• Education: MBA HR / PGDM HR or equivalent preferred

Skills:

• Strong sourcing skills, LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS tools, stakeholder management
• Experience hiring for field roles, rural hiring, or impact/climate orgs
• High ownership, hustle, empathy, and ability to hire for the group with passion