# Talent Acquisition Team Leader

**Company**: Keywords Studios
**Location**: Pune, Maharashtra
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64141679

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## Description

As the front-line leader of our Talent Acquisition team, you will run day-to-day TA operations across APAC, India, and EMEA. You will lead a team while staying hands-on across the hiring lifecycle, from sourcing to pre-boarding. You will be the point of contact for the TA team and the bridge between TA Global Leadership and business stakeholders, using data to track performance and shape strategies that raise the quality and efficiency of our hiring.

## Responsibilities

- Partner with stakeholders and internal departments to understand hiring needs and define role profiles.

- Manage the end-to-end TA process: sourcing and attraction, screening, TA interviews, assessments, endorsement to stakeholders, and pre-boarding.

- Own hiring delivery and quality of hire across all regions.

- Act as the POC for the TA team and the bridge between TA Global Leadership and business stakeholders.

- Track, maintain, and report on TA KPIs (for example time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, source effectiveness, cost per hire, and quality of hire) using dashboards and trackers.

- Delegate work, monitor requisition status, and drive adherence to timelines across the team.

- Manage job portals and external vendors, including agency relationships, performance, and costs.

- Ensure adherence to recruitment processes, policies, and compliance requirements.

- Coach, mentor, and develop team members through regular feedback and training.

- Propose and execute strategies to improve candidate quality, efficiency, and employer brand, and support the TA Manager / Global Head in strategic initiatives.

- Stand in for the TA Manager / Global Head of Talent Acquisition in their absence.

## Technical Skills

### Must have

- Strong knowledge of sourcing and recruitment strategies, principles, processes, and best practices.

- Proficiency in profile screening and behavioral interviewing.

- Hands-on experience with job portals such as Naukri and LinkedIn Recruiter.

- Vendor and agency management.

- Strong working knowledge of the Google Workspace ecosystem (Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, Drive, Calendar, Gmail, Forms).

- Data-oriented reporting: trackers, dashboards, and MIS reports.

- Excellent written and verbal communication.

- Basic knowledge of other HR areas such as Compensation & Benefits and Employee Relations.

### Good to have

- Working knowledge of Workday.

- Experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

- Exposure to AI tools for sourcing, screening, and recruitment automation.

- Familiarity with the IT/BPO, SaaS, or gaming industry talent landscape.

## Minimum Skills Requirements

- Education: Any graduate degree in Human Resources, or an MBA, from a recognized university.

- Experience: At least 2 years as a TA Team Leader / Officer, or 5 years as a Specialist in BPO Talent Acquisition.

- Preferred: Experience managing regional and/or global setups is a plus.

## Skills

### Required
- sourcing and recruitment strategies
- profile screening
- behavioral interviewing
- job portals
- vendor and agency management
- Google Workspace ecosystem
- data-oriented reporting
- written and verbal communication
- Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relations

### Nice to have
- Workday
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- AI tools for sourcing
- IT/BPO
- SaaS
- gaming industry talent landscape

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