Senior Recruiter, India

Overview

Handshake is hiring a Senior Recruiter to support hiring across business, operations, and technical roles as it builds out its India office, working from zero to scale alongside senior stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across business, operations, and technical teams to understand hiring needs, shape role scope, and align on priorities
• Own the end-to-end recruiting process for a diverse set of roles, from intake and sourcing through interviews, offers, and close
• Lead candidate scheduling, interview ops, and candidate logistics for evening and overnight interviews (core ownership of 4pm–4am)
• Build and maintain strong pipelines for hard-to-fill business, operations, and technical roles across India and other regions, proactively engaging passive talent and developing long-term candidate relationships
• Provide insights on local and global talent markets, compensation expectations, and competitive dynamics to inform hiring decisions
• Own interview scheduling, candidate logistics, and cross-time-zone coordination, ensuring a smooth, timely, and consistent candidate experience
• Contribute to building recruiting processes, norms, and ways of working as the India office continues to grow
• Deliver a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience that reflects Handshake AI's values and standards

What you'll need

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience supporting business, operations, and/or technical roles
• Experience recruiting in a startup or fast-scaling environment, with comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving processes
• Strong experience partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, with the ability to set expectations and communicate clearly
• Experience recruiting for technical or specialized roles, with the ability to assess skill requirements and partner effectively with technical interviewers
• Hands-on experience sourcing across multiple role types using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, CRM tools, and referrals
• Comfortable supporting recruiting operations and coordination while maintaining ownership of individual requisitions
• Ability to track recruiting metrics, identify trends, and adjust approach as needed
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially across teams and time zones

Details

• Based in the Bangalore office, requiring 3 days per week onsite
• Working hours 11AM to 8PM IST, with flexibility to 10PM IST
• Reports to the Sr. Manager of Recruiting