# Talent Acquisition Specialist (Independent Contractor) **Company**: Keywords Studios **Location**: Gurugram, Haryana **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: contract **Category**: HR **Industry**: Technology **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64141679 **Apply**: https://apply.workable.com/j/7B7E415206?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_4a192b7d-2b0 ## Description We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to join our People & Culture team and manage end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and studios. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in end-to-end recruitment, stakeholder management, candidate engagement, sourcing, and recruitment analytics, with the ability to manage multiple positions in a fast-paced environment. **Key Responsibilities** - Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from requirement understanding and sourcing to offer management and onboarding. - Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand current and future hiring requirements. - Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies using job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, internal databases, social media, and other sourcing channels. - Screen and evaluate candidates based on skills, experience, role requirements, and organizational fit. - Coordinate and manage interviews, assessments, feedback, and selection processes. - Ensure timely follow-up with candidates and hiring stakeholders throughout the recruitment lifecycle. - Manage offer discussions, negotiations, and offer closures while ensuring a positive candidate experience. - Track and monitor recruitment metrics including open positions, pipeline, interviews, offers, closures, joining ratios, and time-to-hire. - Prepare and share daily, weekly, and monthly recruitment reports with relevant stakeholders. - Maintain accurate and updated candidate and recruitment data in the ATS/HRIS. - Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future business requirements. - Drive employee referral initiatives and support recruitment campaigns, hiring drives, and campus/internship hiring programs. - Partner with the People & Culture team to ensure a smooth transition from offer acceptance to onboarding. - Identify recruitment challenges and recommend solutions to improve hiring efficiency and quality. - Build strong relationships with candidates and maintain a positive employer brand throughout the hiring process. - Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes, policies, and workflows. - Handle multiple hiring requirements simultaneously and ensure positions are closed within agreed timelines. - Perform any other Talent Acquisition responsibilities assigned by management. **Required Skills & Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree from a reputed university/institution. - 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, preferably within the gaming, IT, technology, animation, or creative industry. - Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment and stakeholder management. - Proven experience in hiring across multiple functions and levels. - Hands-on experience with ATS/HRIS and recruitment platforms such as Workable, LinkedIn, Naukri, etc. - Strong sourcing and candidate assessment skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Strong negotiation and candidate management skills. - Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills. - Strong understanding of recruitment metrics and reporting. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets and recruitment reporting. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under tight deadlines. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. - Proactive, adaptable, and collaborative approach. - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. **Preferred Experience** Experience in hiring for Gaming, Art, Animation, VFX, Technology, Production, QA, and Project Management roles will be an added advantage. **Benefits** No specific benefits mentioned. ## Skills ### Required - end-to-end recruitment - stakeholder management - candidate engagement - sourcing - recruitment analytics - ATS/HRIS - Workable - LinkedIn - Naukri - Microsoft Excel - Google Sheets - recruitment reporting ### Nice to have - Gaming - Art - Animation - VFX - Technology - Production - QA - Project Management --- Source: [Apply at apply.workable.com](https://apply.workable.com/j/7B7E415206?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)