Head – Talent Acquisition

Purpose of the Position (Job Summary)

Lead and manage the organization’s talent acquisition strategy, ensuring the attraction, selection, and

onboarding of top-tier talent across all functions.

Key Individual Accountabilities

Strategy  

Collaborate and work as thought partner to develop recruitment strategies, content, design and operational partnerships to achieve talent goals

Financial

 Hire quality people while optimizing cost of talent acquisition by proper utilization of source mix for hiring

 Ensure hiring within budgeted cost  

Customer/ External Orientation

 Managing Employer branding with stakeholders internally as well as externally to position company's as preferred employer of choice

People Orientation  Improve candidate & hiring manager experience during entire hiring process

Core operational accountabilities

 Strategic Leadership:

o Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with business goals.

o Collaborate with senior leadership to forecast hiring needs and workforce planning.

 Team Management:

o Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters and coordinators.

o Foster a high-performance culture focused on quality hiring and candidate experience.

 Recruitment Operations:

o Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.

o Implement and manage recruitment technologies (e.g RCM).

 Employer Branding:

o Build and promote the company’s employer brand across digital and offline channels.

o Partner with marketing and communications to enhance visibility and reputation.

 Compliance & Reporting:

o Ensure adherence to employment laws and internal policies.

o Monitor KPIs such as time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, and quality-of- hire.

o Prepare and present recruitment reports to leadership.

 Innovation & Optimization:

o Introduce creative sourcing strategies and recruitment campaigns.

o Continuously improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Stakeholders

Internal                                                         External

 All Functional Heads                           Trainers

 Line Managers                                       Recruitment Partners     

                                                                       Background verification agency

Technical & Behavioral Skills & Knowledge

Qualification:

 MBA-HR/MSW/MHRM above 15 yrs of experience of working with medium to large manufacturing industries.

Manufacturing industry preferred.

Behavioral Skills:

 Networking - build and maintains a broad network of professional relationships

 Excellent communication skills (written, verbal)

 Ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage complexities

Technical Skills:

 Strong functioning knowledge of Job boards like Naukri, LinkedIn etc. and recruitment partners

 Should have exposure of Success Factors RCM/ONB modules

 Knowledge & experience in TA analytics