Talent Acquisition Team Leader

Job Description

Talent Acquisition – Team Lead

Industry: Executive Search & Recruitment Consulting
Work Mode: Work From Home (Remote)
Working Days: 6 Days a Week
Working Hours: 8.5 Hours Per Day
Monthly Take-Home Salary: ₹20,000 – ₹30,000

About the Company

We are an emerging Executive Search and Recruitment Consulting firm partnering with corporate clients to identify, attract and hire quality talent across managerial, leadership and specialist positions.

We believe successful recruitment is more than forwarding CVs It is about understanding business requirements, identifying the right talent, assessing candidate suitability and delivering within agreed timelines.

Role Overview

We are looking for a result-oriented Talent Acquisition Executive with team management capabilities to lead a team of Hiring Associates and drive recruitment delivery.

The incumbent will be responsible for managing individual recruitment assignments as well as ensuring that the team consistently meets its hiring and sourcing targets.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong sourcing expertise, candidate evaluation skills, client management capabilities and the ability to guide, coach and motivate a recruitment team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recruitment Delivery & Individual Targets

• Independently manage assigned recruitment mandates across multiple industries and functions.

• Source relevant candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, professional networks and other recruitment channels.

• Screen resumes and conduct preliminary candidate interviews to assess experience, competencies, career aspirations and suitability.

• Maintain an active candidate pipeline and ensure timely submission of quality profiles to clients.

• Drive closures within the agreed recruitment timelines.

2. Team Management & Performance

• Lead, guide and monitor a team of Hiring Associates.

• Allocate recruitment assignments and ensure clarity on individual responsibilities and delivery expectations.

• Set daily, weekly and monthly sourcing and recruitment targets.

• Review team productivity, candidate quality, interview conversions and joining ratios.

• Coach team members on sourcing techniques, CV evaluation, candidate engagement and interview screening.

• Take ownership of overall team delivery in addition to individual recruitment targets.

3. Client Management & Requirement Understanding

• Interact with clients to understand job descriptions, role expectations, technical requirements and candidate specifications.

• Clarify hiring priorities, compensation expectations, experience requirements and other critical selection parameters.

• Maintain regular communication with clients regarding candidate submissions, interview feedback and recruitment progress.

• Understand client feedback and translate it into actionable sourcing strategies.

• Build professional relationships and ensure a positive client experience.

4. Research, Sourcing & Technology Utilisation

• Demonstrate strong sourcing capabilities using Naukri, LinkedIn and other relevant job portals.

• Build and maintain relevant LinkedIn connections and professional talent networks.

• Use ChatGPT and AI tools for company background research, industry mapping, competitor research, candidate research and recruitment intelligence.

• Efficiently use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage candidate pipelines and recruitment activities.

• Maintain recruitment trackers, MIS and performance dashboards using Google Sheets.

• Use technology to improve sourcing productivity, research quality and recruitment turnaround time.

Mandatory Experience & Skills

• Prior experience in Non-IT Talent Acquisition / Recruitment is essential.

• Experience recruiting for manufacturing, retail and services companies is mandatory from a consultancy is mandatory

• Prior experience managing or supervising a team of recruiters or Hiring Associates.

• Hands-on experience in client management and understanding recruitment mandates.

• Strong resume screening and preliminary candidate interviewing capabilities.

• Proven ability to guide team members and achieve individual and collective recruitment targets.

• Working knowledge of Google Sheets and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).

• Strong hands-on sourcing experience through job portals and LinkedIn.

• Practical familiarity with ChatGPT and AI-assisted recruitment research.

Essential Behavioural Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability towards recruitment delivery.

• Ability to understand people beyond what is written in their CVs.

• Good communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to coach, motivate and guide junior recruiters.

• Strong planning, prioritisation and multitasking capabilities.

• A target-oriented mindset with a focus on quality and timely delivery.

• Self-discipline and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Work-from-Home Requirements

This is a full-time remote opportunity. Candidates must be comfortable committing to the following:

• 8.5 working hours per day.

• 6 working days per week.

• A dedicated and professional work environment at home.

• Own working laptop / computer with reliable internet connectivity.

• Own mobile phone with uninterrupted availability during working hours.

• Stable Wi-Fi connection and backup internet arrangements.

  Compensation

₹20,000 – ₹30,000 per month (Take-Home Salary)

Compensation will depend on relevant recruitment experience, team management capabilities, client handling experience and demonstrated delivery performance.

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