Talent Acquisition & Strategy Manager

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Talent Acquisition & Strategy Manager based in India.** Join a global, people-focused technology environment where talent acquisition plays a strategic role in business growth and organizational success. In this position, you will lead recruitment strategy and delivery across India while overseeing a recruiting team that supports hiring across North America, Europe, and other international markets. You will partner with senior leaders to anticipate workforce needs, optimize recruitment resources, and attract top talent for technical, specialized, and leadership positions. Through data-driven decision-making, you will improve hiring efficiency, candidate experience, and overall recruitment performance. You will also drive process transformation, strengthen employer branding, and implement scalable recruitment practices across multiple regions and time zones. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced talent acquisition leader who combines strategic vision, operational excellence, and a passion for building high-performing recruitment teams. ### Accountabilities: - Lead end-to-end talent acquisition strategy and recruitment delivery across India, ensuring alignment with business objectives, workforce plans, and organizational growth priorities. - Partner with senior business leaders and hiring managers to understand staffing requirements, forecast talent needs, and establish recruitment priorities. - Develop and implement scalable recruitment strategies for India while overseeing the recruiting support model serving international markets. - Lead, mentor, and develop the India-based recruiting team, ensuring appropriate staffing capacity, productivity, service quality, and stakeholder satisfaction. - Coordinate with recruiting stakeholders across North America, Europe, and other international regions to align hiring demand, priorities, and resources. - Oversee recruitment capacity planning, forecasting, workload distribution, and resource allocation to support both local and international hiring requirements. - Monitor and report on key recruitment performance indicators, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, offer acceptance rates, cost per hire, and sourcing effectiveness. - Use recruitment analytics, dashboards, and performance insights to identify bottlenecks, improve decision-making, and optimize hiring outcomes. - Build and maintain talent pipelines for specialized IT roles, high-volume recruitment needs, and senior leadership positions. - Collaborate with HR, Compensation, business leaders, external recruitment agencies, and sourcing partners throughout the hiring lifecycle. - Ensure recruitment processes comply with applicable employment requirements, internal policies, and hiring standards across India and supported international markets. - Drive recruitment transformation, process automation, and continuous improvement initiatives to increase operational efficiency and scalability. - Champion employer branding, candidate engagement, and talent mapping initiatives to strengthen talent attraction and improve the candidate experience. - Manage stakeholder expectations, resolve recruitment challenges, and promote consistent recruiting practices across regions, teams, and time zones. ## Requirements: - A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline. An MBA or PGDM is preferred. - At least 12–15 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, with a strong background in recruitment strategy, delivery, and operational leadership. - Current or recent experience in a Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment Manager, or equivalent leadership role, with responsibility for India-based recruitment and/or international hiring through an offshore recruiting model. - Demonstrated experience leading and developing recruitment teams, managing resources, and delivering hiring outcomes across multiple business functions and geographies. - At least five years of hands-on experience with Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including requisition management, interview workflows, scorecards, reporting, and recruitment analytics. - Strong understanding of recruitment methodologies, sourcing strategies, workforce planning, talent-market trends, and international recruitment practices. - Proven experience managing both high-volume hiring and strategic recruitment for senior leadership and specialized technical positions. - Experience supporting recruitment across multiple time zones and international markets, preferably through an offshore recruiting or shared-services model. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional partners. - Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, including presentation, negotiation, and the ability to interpret job-related documents, policies, and instructions. - Strong analytical and reporting capabilities, with the ability to interpret recruitment data, identify performance trends, and translate insights into actionable strategies. - Experience in employer branding, talent mapping, candidate engagement, and building sustainable talent pipelines. - Working knowledge of employment practices and recruitment compliance requirements in India and other supported markets. - Demonstrated experience driving recruitment transformation, process optimization, and automation initiatives. - A proactive, organized, and adaptable leadership style, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. - Availability to work primarily during normal business hours, with flexibility to accommodate occasional schedule adjustments and international business needs. - Comfort working remotely and spending extended periods using computers and standard office equipment. ## Benefits: - **Remote work environment:** Work remotely with flexibility to manage responsibilities within business requirements. - **Professional growth:** Opportunities to develop strategic leadership capabilities and influence recruitment operations across multiple international markets. - **Leadership impact:** Take ownership of talent acquisition strategy, team development, workforce planning, and recruitment transformation. - **Global collaboration:** Work with senior stakeholders, HR professionals, and recruiting teams across India, North America, Europe, and other regions. - **Technology-driven recruitment:** Use recruitment analytics, applicant tracking systems, and automation tools to improve hiring efficiency and decision-making. - **Career development:** Strengthen expertise in global talent acquisition, offshore recruiting models, employer branding, and recruitment operations. - **Collaborative culture:** Contribute to a people-focused environment that values continuous learning, teamwork, inclusion, and professional development.