Head - Talent Acquisition - FinTech

The company is a leading US-headquartered FinTech organization.

The company has a proprietary platform that matches small businesses to the best sources of capital or their needs based on each company's unique profile. The process is completed in just a few minutes and is secure, efficient, and prices are transparent. Their network consists of 1.5 million Users, Credit Rating Agencies such as D&B and Equifax, and Small Business Service Providers including CPAs and lawyers.

The company currently has around 1000 employees in India and the USA.

The company is open to view candidates who would like to join on Interim basis for about 6 months or on permanent basis.

The company follows hybrid working which is 2 - 3 days working from office and rest working from home.

Position: Head - Talent Acquisition

Reporting To: CHRO

No. of Reportees: Total: 5 - 8

Key Interactions:

Internal:

- Management Team

- HR Head

- Functional/Business Heads

- India and US HR teams

External:

- Talent Pool

- Search Firms / Recruitment Firms

Location Noida

Primary Purpose

- The primary responsibility is to work towards attracting and retaining high quality talent for the company across functions.

- In addition to leading the Talent Acquisition, the incumbent would also be responsible for Employer Branding and Campus Talent Program- strategize, create and deliver on plans and programs in these segments.

- Support and collaboratively work with teams responsible for On- Boarding and Analytics

Key Deliverables

Talent Acquisition:

- Source, attract, assess and hire talent to fill specialized and technical positions utilizing established recruiting tools and workflows.

- Diagnose, develop and streamline end to end recruitment plans. Plan for future needs basis the vision and growth plan of the organization- map and assess competitor landscape accordingly. Identify organization needs and work towards creating and implementing an efficient talent acquisition strategy so as to improve recruitment and business performance.

- Own and run the hiring process for Mid-Senior level hiring, campus hiring; from sourcing, scheduling interviews, following up till joining and on boarding.

- Manage candidate applications ensuring compliance with all documentation requirements according to company policy and statutory guidelines. Additional knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases is ideal.

- Sourcing the Potential candidates using various Job portals, Existing Database, Internal reference, Professional Social Networking sites (Facebook / LinkedIn), Consultants, Job Postings, Mails, Walk-ins, and Referrals.

- Create a strong talent pipeline and invent new techniques on sourcing to engage with relevant candidates as the incumbent will be responsible and accountable for volume/lateral /niche /leadership hiring for all functions.

- Identify opportunities for forward-looking/proactive research and candidate development for India and US offices and business areas.

- Work and coordinate with the TA team, HR Head, Business Heads and external partners to ensure the hiring process is completed within a stipulated time period.

- Consistently collaborate with HR team to ensure quality and efficient recruiting outcomes. Should take steps to ensure a positive candidate experience.

Employer Branding:

- Create and oversee the company's employment branding strategies. Plan, establish and oversees the social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, etc.

- Expand the company's online presence on different employment sites, developing creative ways to draw prospective employees and identify new recruitment opportunities through social media.

- Set, monitor and review social media standards and ensure that marketing and recruiting goals are aligned.

- Planning and overseeing the production of all printed recruiting materials, including brochures, fliers, signage, slides and ads if any.

Key Competencies

- Entrepreneurial & highly delivery focused in approach to management of goals/mission.

- Exhibit personal management and team management skills.

- Analytical, problem solver, an effective facilitator and decision maker.

- Strong business acumen.

- Ability to run a complete hiring process and should motivate and align team members.

- Effective communicator at all levels and should exhibit strong stakeholder management skills.

- Process oriented and technically robust.

- Ability to develop and maintain long-term strategic relationships with candidates, internal teams and external partners.

- Should be able to work under tight deadlines.

Person Profile:

Qualification & Experience

- A Master's degree in Human Resources Management or a relevant field.

- 12-15 years of recruiting experience and active candidate research and engagement which includes conducting and managing volume hiring in the technology segment.

- Recruiting experience at a regional and international level will be an added advantage.

- Experience in technology hiring is a must. Also, should have a good working knowledge of technology, technical roles - Full stack/ Mean stack developers, data analytics, software engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence etc.

- Experience managing ATS and full cycle recruiting.

- Experience handling scale up/ramp up situations in an organisation.

- Prior experience working in a tech-hiring firm and/or executive search firm (technology vertical) required.

- Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communication skills, highly self-driven and detail oriented.

- Discretion and sound judgement, with ability to interact with mid to senior level candidates and senior members of the firm.

- Should be focused, hard-working and be able to meet deadlines to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

- A good understanding of both product and engineering teams and programming languages such as .Net, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Angular etc. is required.

- Prior experience into US Staffing is preferred.

Capabilities

Key Capabilities:

- Deep functional expertise in Talent Acquisition and all other related aspects.

- Work well in a matrixed environment.

- Communicate professionally and tactfully, treating all candidates with the highest level of confidentiality and customer service.

Collaboration:

- Work with others openly and transparently to create an environment where diverse view-points are valued, and information is shared with others for the purposes of achieving a shared goal.

- Act as the point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process and provide a great candidate experience.

Outcome-Driven:

- Use data to drive decision making, to determine the work to be done, to assess changes, adapt plans, measure progress, and follow-through on getting the work done in service of the desired goal.

Functional Expertise:

- Use functional skills and knowledge to provide solutions to the leadership team in a consultative manner.

Learning Agility:

- Ability, curiosity, and willingness to learn from experiences and failures to adapt and adopt new ways of being and thinking to further the impact of the company (e.g., take risks, challenge status quo, be open).

Critical Thinking:

- The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from multiple sources and perspectives to reach an answer or conclusion.

Systems Thinking:

- Understand the formal and informal intersections and interdependencies to be able to frame the problem, evaluate issues, see downstream effects, and identify future implications across the end-to-end system to help prioritize solutions.