Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Hands-on Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end hiring across multiple functions and locations, partnering with business leaders, hiring managers and global functional stakeholders. Individual contributor role reporting to the HR Leader.

What you'll do

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requisition approval through candidate onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
• Develop sourcing strategies for technical, professional, and leadership roles.
• Build talent pipelines through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, and market mapping.
• Conduct candidate screening, assessment coordination, interview management, offer negotiation, and joining formalities.
• Drive offer-to-join conversion and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Partner with recruitment agencies and external vendors when required.
• Maintain recruitment metrics and provide regular updates on hiring progress, challenges, and market insights.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across India and global locations.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, business leaders, and global functional heads.
• Influence hiring decisions through market intelligence, talent availability insights, and recruitment best practices.
• Facilitate alignment between business requirements and talent acquisition strategies.
• Monitor market trends, talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitor hiring activity.
• Provide recommendations to improve attraction, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring outcomes.
• Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.
• Support broader HR initiatives as required, including employee engagement, onboarding, workforce planning, organizational changes, and other HR projects.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of people-related programs and processes.
• Provide recruitment-related guidance and support during periods of organizational growth, transformation, or integration.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Approximately 10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions.
• Strong experience partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Demonstrated success in direct sourcing, talent mapping, and candidate engagement.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting within a Global Capability Center (GCC) environment.
• Exposure to technology, engineering, finance, shared services, or corporate function hiring.
• Experience supporting organizations during periods of growth, transformation, or integration.
• Knowledge of Workday, Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, and recruitment analytics.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.