๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ-๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐)Experience: 8+ yrsLocation: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, BengaluruJob Type: Full-timeWe are looking for an experienced and hands-on Talent Acquisition & HR Lead to lead talent acquisition while providing strategic guidance across key HR initiatives. This is a player-coach role, with approximately 80% focus on end-to-end talent acquisition and 20% on HR mentoring, process development, and people-related initiatives.The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing a small team while remaining actively involved in recruiting. You will partner closely with founders, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders to build high-quality talent pipelines, improve hiring processes, strengthen candidate experience, and support organizational growth across India and the US.RequirementsKey ResponsibilitiesTalent Acquisition & HiringOwn end-to-end talent acquisition across India and the US, from sourcing through offer closure.Build and execute effective sourcing strategies for multiple roles and functions.Partner with founders and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and refine job descriptions.Conduct intake discussions and establish clear hiring expectations, timelines, and evaluation criteria.Build strong candidate pipelines and ensure hiring managers have consistent access to qualified talent.Manage candidate screening, interviews, feedback, selection, and offer processes.Maintain a fast, transparent, and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.Team & Agency ManagementLead and mentor a small Talent Acquisition/HR team and take ownership of team performance.Guide team members on recruiting strategy, stakeholder management, escalations, and decision-making.Manage external recruitment agencies and hold them accountable for candidate quality and turnaround time.Establish clear expectations, metrics, and performance standards for internal and external recruiting partners.Recruitment Analytics & Process ImprovementMonitor pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, conversion rates, and hiring performance.Identify bottlenecks in the recruitment process and implement improvements.Use market intelligence, compensation benchmarks, candidate expectations, and attrition trends to improve hiring strategies.Build scalable recruitment processes and frameworks suitable for a rapidly growing organization.HR Advisory & MentoringMentor the HR team on performance management, policy interpretation, process design, and people-related escalations.Provide guidance on developing effective HR frameworks without owning day-to-day HR execution.Connect talent acquisition insights with broader HR initiatives and organizational planning.Support smooth onboarding in collaboration with HR, Operations, and Administration teams.What's Makes You a Great Fit8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or related HR functions, with strong hands-on recruiting experience.Proven expertise in full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing and screening to offer closure.Experience managing and mentoring a team of 2+ TA/HR professionals.Strong experience developing sourcing strategies and building talent pipelines for multiple roles.Experience working closely with founders, senior leaders, and hiring managers.Prior exposure to HR/HRBP functions, including policies, performance frameworks, and people processes.Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment, particularly where processes need to be built from scratch.Experience hiring for B2B technology, AI, SaaS, or other rapidly scaling businesses is highly preferred.Exposure to scaling organizations from approximately 80 to 300+ employees will be an advantage.Experience managing recruitment for US-based roles from India is a strong plus.Strong stakeholder, candidate, and agency management skills.Excellent communication skills with a direct, clear, and practical approach.Strong understanding of recruiting metrics, candidate experience, and market intelligence.Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on recruiting execution.Highly proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity and changing priorities.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ-๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐)
Experience: 8+ yrs
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Job Type: Full-time
We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Talent Acquisition & HR Lead to lead talent acquisition while providing strategic guidance across key HR initiatives. This is a player-coach role, with approximately 80% focus on end-to-end talent acquisition and 20% on HR mentoring, process development, and people-related initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing a small team while remaining actively involved in recruiting. You will partner closely with founders, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders to build high-quality talent pipelines, improve hiring processes, strengthen candidate experience, and support organizational growth across India and the US.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition & Hiring
- Own end-to-end talent acquisition across India and the US, from sourcing through offer closure.
- Build and execute effective sourcing strategies for multiple roles and functions.
- Partner with founders and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and refine job descriptions.
- Conduct intake discussions and establish clear hiring expectations, timelines, and evaluation criteria.
- Build strong candidate pipelines and ensure hiring managers have consistent access to qualified talent.
- Manage candidate screening, interviews, feedback, selection, and offer processes.
- Maintain a fast, transparent, and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
Team & Agency Management
- Lead and mentor a small Talent Acquisition/HR team and take ownership of team performance.
- Guide team members on recruiting strategy, stakeholder management, escalations, and decision-making.
- Manage external recruitment agencies and hold them accountable for candidate quality and turnaround time.
- Establish clear expectations, metrics, and performance standards for internal and external recruiting partners.
Recruitment Analytics & Process Improvement
- Monitor pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, conversion rates, and hiring performance.
- Identify bottlenecks in the recruitment process and implement improvements.
- Use market intelligence, compensation benchmarks, candidate expectations, and attrition trends to improve hiring strategies.
- Build scalable recruitment processes and frameworks suitable for a rapidly growing organization.
HR Advisory & Mentoring
- Mentor the HR team on performance management, policy interpretation, process design, and people-related escalations.
- Provide guidance on developing effective HR frameworks without owning day-to-day HR execution.
- Connect talent acquisition insights with broader HR initiatives and organizational planning.
- Support smooth onboarding in collaboration with HR, Operations, and Administration teams.
What's Makes You a Great Fit
- 8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or related HR functions, with strong hands-on recruiting experience.
- Proven expertise in full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing and screening to offer closure.
- Experience managing and mentoring a team of 2+ TA/HR professionals.
- Strong experience developing sourcing strategies and building talent pipelines for multiple roles.
- Experience working closely with founders, senior leaders, and hiring managers.
- Prior exposure to HR/HRBP functions, including policies, performance frameworks, and people processes.
- Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment, particularly where processes need to be built from scratch.
- Experience hiring for B2B technology, AI, SaaS, or other rapidly scaling businesses is highly preferred.
- Exposure to scaling organizations from approximately 80 to 300+ employees will be an advantage.
- Experience managing recruitment for US-based roles from India is a strong plus.
- Strong stakeholder, candidate, and agency management skills.
- Excellent communication skills with a direct, clear, and practical approach.
- Strong understanding of recruiting metrics, candidate experience, and market intelligence.
- Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on recruiting execution.
- Highly proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity and changing priorities.
At Weekday (backed by YC; also Product Hunt #1 product of the day), we are building the next frontier in hiring. We have built the largest database of white collar talent in India and have built outreach tools on top of it to generate highest response rates.
At Weekday (backed by YC; also Product Hunt #1 product of the day), we are building the next frontier in hiring. We have built the largest database of white collar talent in India and have built outreach tools on top of it to generate highest response rates.
