Manager - Talent Acquisition

Overview

Lead talent acquisition strategy and hiring delivery for Zinnov's Globalisation Excellence (GE) practice, building scalable, high-impact hiring engines for leadership, specialist technology and high-volume roles.

What you'll do

• Design and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned to business priorities and long-term hiring plans.
• Champion an AI-first talent acquisition strategy by leveraging AI-powered sourcing, screening, talent intelligence, interview enablement, market mapping, and recruiting automation; continuously evaluate and implement emerging AI tools and best practices across the hiring lifecycle.
• Translate workforce planning inputs into actionable sourcing, delivery, and capacity plans.
• Balance near-term delivery with scalable, future-ready hiring models.
• Lead hiring delivery across the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to joining.
• Ensure strong screening quality, efficient interview orchestration, and disciplined offer management.
• Own end-to-end hiring for critical leadership and specialist technology roles, ensuring high-quality assessment, stakeholder alignment, and exceptional candidate experience.
• Drive consistent outcomes across time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, and candidate experience.
• Partner with multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously, providing clarity, structure, and reliable governance.
• Build credibility through data-backed insights, clear communication, and predictable execution.
• Act as a trusted advisor on hiring strategy, market trends, and talent availability.
• Own and deliver high-volume hiring programs with strong prioritization and operational rigor.
• Lead niche and critical-skill hiring where solutioning, creativity, and proactive sourcing are essential.
• Lead executive and leadership hiring programs across technology functions including Director, Senior Manager, Manager, Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, Solution Architect, Product, Data, AI/ML, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and other critical leadership roles.
• Build and sustain diverse, ready-to-hire pipelines to reduce reactive hiring and firefighting.
• Drive diversity sourcing and hiring initiatives in partnership with People teams and business leaders.
• Lead change management for new TA processes, tools, and operating models, ensuring adoption through structured communication, stakeholder enablement, and tracking.
• Track hiring performance through dashboards and management reports.
• Translate funnel data into clear insights, risks, and corrective actions.
• Stay current on technology trends, role-specific skills, and hiring market dynamics to strengthen advisory and screening.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12–15 years of experience in talent acquisition within a results-driven environment.
• Demonstrated success in hiring technology leadership roles including Directors, Senior Managers and other senior technical leadership positions.
• Experience partnering with Business Unit Heads, Engineering Leaders, and Delivery Leadership on strategic hiring initiatives.
• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting platforms and GenAI tools to improve sourcing, assessment, recruiter productivity, and hiring insights.
• Strong command of the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to joining.
• Advanced Excel and dashboard management capability for reporting and funnel hygiene.
• Strategic yet hands-on TA leadership: ability to set direction and execute with speed and discipline.
• Senior stakeholder management with strong influence and expectation alignment.
• AI-first recruiting mindset with hands-on experience using GenAI and AI-powered recruiting platforms for sourcing, candidate engagement, screening, market intelligence, interview preparation, recruiting analytics, and workflow automation.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement AI solutions that improve recruiter efficiency and hiring outcomes while ensuring responsible and ethical AI usage.
• Strong understanding of AI's impact on technology talent markets and evolving technical skill landscapes.
• High-volume hiring program leadership with strong prioritization and operational rigor.
• Change management capability to drive buy-in and adoption of new processes and tools.
• Data-driven execution with strong funnel analytics and insight-led decision support.
• Executive-ready written communication and reporting/presentation skills.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-paced environments.
• Strong ownership mindset with a bias for action, creativity, and follow-through.

Nice to have

• Master's degree / MBA in HR, Learning & Development, or related fields.
• Technical background for the bachelor's degree.
• Product engineering / technology hiring experience.

Details

• Location: Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.