Head - Talent Acquisition - IT Product Startup

Role : Head of Talent Acquisition ( for a IT Product Based Setup)

Location : Pune

Reporting to : Head of HR

As Head of Talent Acquisition the Individual will be responsible for :

- Identifies critical success factors from a recruitment perspective and formulates strategy. Sets standards through benchmarking/best practices

- Facilitates development of appropriate organization structures with clearly defined roles and responsibilities and manpower requirements

- Partners with stakeholders to understand business requirements, educate them on India market and constantly evolve recruitment process

- Partners with business heads to complete recruitment goals, and facilitate solutions for challenges and blockers

- Partners with other HR Leads to build a positive and performance-oriented culture in the Company and enhance employee experience

- Participates in formulating policies related to talent attraction and talent acquisition

- Participates in employer branding activities to increase brand reach, both internally and externally

- Willingness to initiate hands-on involvement and stretch skill sets in areas of : organizational development and administration, forecasting hiring needs from approved staffing plans, prioritization of request fulfillment, reporting and tracking of Talent Acquisition activity

- Ensures documentation, training manuals and process maps for the Recruiting function to ensure business continuity and process clarity

- Ensures systems and processes are adhered to by team members

- Responsible for complying with state and local employment laws as well as audit requirements

- Initiates and participates the selection process for senior leadership positions

- Monitors the execution of induction programs to enhance new employee experience

Required Skills/Experience :

- Working knowledge of HRMS tools that automate recruiting process

- Ability to engage and communicate with executive level clients and to develop strong stakeholder relationships

- Ability to solve problems and present conceptual information to all levels of internal and external management

- Adaptive to a changing environment and the ability to deal with ambiguity

- At least 12+ years of relevant experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition

Desired Skills and Experiences :

- Understands the long and short term strategy and market dynamics of IT skills

- Experience in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures