Head of Talent Acquisition
6+ Years of experience
Full Time
Thrissur
Responsibilities
- Drive the overall talent acquisition strategy aligned with organizational goals and growth forecasts.
- Collaborate with stake holders to anticipate hiring needs, workforce planning, and ensure timely resource fulfillment.
- Support the business in fulfilling high-impact sales roles through effective forecasting and engagement.
- Lead and manage the entire recruitment lifecycle across functions – tech, non-tech, and niche roles.
- Create and implement talent sourcing strategies using social media, employee referrals, networking, and agencies.
- Oversee job descriptions, job postings, screening, interviewing, and offer rollouts.
- Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing recruitment team.
- Define SLAs for each stage of hiring and ensure timely closure of open positions.
- Optimize recruitment processes to enhance quality of hire and reduce time-to-fill.
- Partner with hiring managers and department heads to align hiring with business strategy.
- Ensure smooth coordination, timely communication, and interview process visibility for all stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic advisor for manpower planning and succession pipeline for the sales division.
- Maintain accurate recruitment metrics – time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio.
- Provide regular reports and insights to management and recommend improvements.
- Track market hiring trends and competitor benchmarks.
- Champion a high-quality, engaging, and transparent candidate experience.
- Drive employer branding initiatives including social media campaigns, career page improvements, and events.
- Promote internal mobility and diversity in hiring practices.
- Implement ATS (Applicant Tracking System) best practices.
- Ensure compliance with data protection laws, recruitment standards, and internal policies.
- Coordinate with HR Operations on onboarding planning and documentation readiness.
Requirements
- 6+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably in IT industry.
- Proven experience in hiring for sales and business development roles at various levels.
- Strong people management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiarity with modern sourcing platforms, tools, and assessment techniques.
- Proficient in using ATS, Excel, and recruitment analytics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strategic thinker with execution strength.
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