# Talent Acquisition Team Leader

**Company**: Helpshift
**Location**: Pune, Maharashtra
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://apply.workable.com/j/155217A25A?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_9b6b7fda-bad

## 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.

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:

- 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.

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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