Talent and People Lead, India

Job description

About Nightfall: Nightfall is the AI-native, unified data loss prevention and insider risk management platform that protects sensitive data across SaaS apps, GenAI tools, email, endpoint devices, and more. Hundreds of customers, spanning AI innovators to top 10 banks, trust Nightfall to detect and stop data exfiltration at scale. Nightfall enables organizations to innovate freely without the risks of losing intellectual property or exposing customer data. Our agentic platform helps security teams regain their time by putting data loss prevention on autopilot. With automatic remediation, security violations can be resolved automatically before they become incidents, and end-users can be automatically trained and coached in the moment to self-heal violations that they introduce. Nightfall is backed by leading VC firms including Bain Capital Ventures (Enrique Salem - former CEO of Symantec), Venrock (early investors in Cloudflare), WestBridge Capital, Pear VC (early investors in Dropbox and Doordash), and a cadre of cybersecurity leaders including Frederic Kerrest (founder of Okta), Maynard Webb (former COO of eBay), Ryan Carlson (President of Chainguard), Kevin Mandia (founder of Mandiant), and many others. About the role: ABOUT THE ROLE You will be joining Nightfall AI's People team as our Talent & People Lead for India, responsible for owning the full talent and people function across our Bengaluru office. This is a high-ownership role built for someone who knows how to recruit in the cybersecurity and data security space -- you will be hiring engineers, technical support, QA, and product talent across DLP, endpoint security, and AI-driven security domains. You will own recruiting end-to-end, manage onboarding, collaborate closely with our global People team, and serve as the on-the-ground people partner for our India team. If you thrive in a fast-moving startup environment, know the cybersecurity talent market in India, and want to own a region from recruiting through culture, this is the role for you. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Own full-cycle recruiting across India-based roles including endpoint security engineers, DLP and data security specialists, QA engineers, technical support engineers, software engineers, and product managers. Source, screen, interview, and close candidates independently while maintaining a high bar for quality and speed. - Agency Management Manage our external recruiting agency relationship -- set expectations, review sourced candidates, provide feedback, and hold partners accountable for pipeline quality and SLA. - Onboarding Own the onboarding experience for all India hires -- from offer acceptance through day one and beyond. Partner with Nightfall's People Lead in the US and our controller to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience across both regions. - People Operations Serve as the primary people partner for the Bengaluru office -- supporting employee relations, culture, and people programs in coordination with the US. - Office Management Manage day-to-day operations of the Bengaluru office including vendor relationships, facilities, and anything needed to keep the team running smoothly and feeling supported. - Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Nightfall's People Lead in the US on hiring strategy, process consistency, and people initiatives. Partner with our controller on headcount planning, offer approvals, and compliance. Collaborate with hiring managers across engineering, product, and technical teams to move pipelines fast and make great hires. QUALIFICATIONS - 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a SaaS or technology company, with required experience hiring in the cybersecurity, DLP, endpoint security, or data security space -- startup or high-growth environment strongly preferred - Experience hiring across technical roles -- software engineers, QA, technical support, and product managers - Experience managing an external recruiting agency or RPO relationship - Hands-on people operations or HR experience -- onboarding, employee relations, or office management - Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively across time zones with a distributed global team - Self-starter who can operate independently, move fast, and build process without a playbook - Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT in a professional recruiting or people operations context is required - Experience with an ATS is required -- Ashby experience is a strong plus Our Culture Our employees are recognized as our top asset and we provide great benefits, meaningful equity participation, as well as a fun and inspiring environment to create and collaborate. - Customer Centricity: Focus on exceeding customer expectations and placing them at the core of decisions - Practicality over Perfection: Emphasis on efficient solutions and agile decision-making - Strive for Excellence: Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement - Transparent Communication: Encouragement of open, honest dialogue and collaborative trust - Unwavering Resilience: Determination to overcome challenges and persist in achieving goals - Have Fun: Foster a positive work environment that balances hard work with enjoyment and creativity Environment Nightfall AI takes pride in being an equal-opportunity employer. We value a diverse and global talent pool and the collaboration that results from having a diverse and inclusive team. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Our hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications, and business needs. Compensation Employee compensation will be determined based on interview performance, level of experience, specialization of skills, and market rate. During the offer discussion, your recruiter will review the finalized base salary, bonus (for applicable roles), benefits & perks, and stock options as they’ll be reflected in the offer letter.