Senior Talent Acquisition Leader

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3000000 - Rs 4500000 (ie INR 30-45 LPA)

Min Experience: 15 years

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a seasoned Talent Acquisition leader with deep expertise in end-to-end recruitment and workforce planning. This role is critical in shaping the organization’s talent strategy, building strong recruitment engines, and ensuring a consistent pipeline of high-quality talent across levels and functions. The ideal candidate brings strategic vision, hands-on recruitment mastery, and proven leadership experience in scaling teams for growing organizations.

As a senior member of the HR leadership team, you will partner closely with business leaders to understand long-term talent needs, drive hiring excellence, and position the organization as an employer of choice.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for leadership, niche, and volume hiring across functions.
• Define and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth plans and workforce requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on hiring strategies, market intelligence, talent availability, and compensation trends.
• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing recruitment teams, setting clear goals, KPIs, and delivery standards.
• Drive excellence in sourcing strategies, including direct sourcing, referrals, employer branding initiatives, and external partnerships.
• Ensure strong governance of recruitment processes, including demand planning, approvals, interview frameworks, and offer management.
• Leverage recruitment metrics and dashboards to track performance, optimize hiring efficiency, and reduce time-to-hire and cost-to-hire.
• Strengthen employer branding in collaboration with marketing and leadership through recruitment campaigns, campus initiatives, and industry presence.
• Oversee relationships with recruitment vendors, search firms, and staffing partners to ensure quality and cost effectiveness.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding inclusive hiring practices across recruitment processes.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Deep expertise in recruitment with a strong track record of hiring at scale and for senior leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of talent markets, industry hiring trends, and competitive intelligence.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, especially with CXOs and senior leadership.
• Proven ability to build and lead large recruitment teams across geographies.
• Data-driven mindset with strong experience in recruitment analytics, ATS platforms, and reporting.
• Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capability.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15–23 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably in high-growth or complex organizations.
• Prior experience leading enterprise-level or multi-business recruitment functions.
• Exposure to diverse hiring models including lateral, leadership, campus, and niche hiring.
• MBA or equivalent qualification in HR or related fields is preferred.