Associate II Candidate Engagement

HCA Healthcare; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Candidate Engagement Specialist at HCA Healthcare in Hyderabad analyzes applicant flow and recruiting funnel data across divisions, building recurring and ad-hoc analyses and weekly reports. You will gather data from approved systems, develop dashboards, and prepare MOR materials for leadership review.

You will collaborate with the Candidate Engagement team and other stakeholders to ensure accurate analyses, clear communication, and timely delivery, while continuously identifying

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–2 years in candidate engagement, talent acquisition operations, recruiting analytics, or related field.
• Experience gathering, organizing, and analyzing data and preparing recurring reports or presentations.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and stakeholder requests.

Responsibilities

• Gather application volume and recruiting funnel data from approved source systems.
• Create pivot tables, custom reports, dashboards, and role-specific PowerPoint presentations.
• Build and maintain the weekly applicant flow performance report and support MOR materials.
• Analyze performance across divisions and identify significant variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Highlight divisions demonstrating strong performance and surface emerging best practices for scaling.

Skills

Pivot tables

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

ATS familiarity

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Talemetry

HR Insights

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Position Summary:

The Candidate Engagement Specialist supports applicant flow analysis and recruiting funnel reporting across divisions. The role gathers application and recruiting data from approved source systems, develops recurring and ad-hoc analyses, identifies significant performance variances and emerging best practices, and packages findings into weekly applicant flow reports and Monthly Operating Review (MOR) materials.

This position works closely with the Candidate Engagement team, the US Retained Team, enablement partners, and other stakeholders. The Candidate Engagement Specialist builds the underlying analysis and reporting, while the US Retained Team reviews the outputs, adds business context, and presents findings to leadership. Success requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, clear communication, curiosity, and an eagerness to learn the recruitment marketing and talent acquisition space.

Responsibilities:

Applicant Flow Analysis & Reporting

• Gather application volume and recruiting funnel data from approved source systems.
• Create pivot tables, custom reports, dashboards, and role-specific PowerPoint presentations.
• Build and maintain the weekly applicant flow performance report and support development of Monthly Operating Review materials.
• Analyze performance across divisions and identify significant variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Highlight divisions demonstrate strong performance and surface emerging best practices for further study and potential scaling.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate with the US Retained Team to ensure analyses are complete, accurate, and ready for contextual review and leadership presentation.
• Partner with the enablement team and participate in review meetings to explain findings, clarify methodology, and support follow-up actions.
• Communicate reporting status, key findings, and data-quality concerns clearly to team members and stakeholders.
• Respond to ad-hoc data and reporting requests with appropriate prioritization, accuracy, and follow-through.

Data Quality & Process Improvement

• Validate data inputs and maintain consistent reporting definitions, documentation, and quality-control practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve data gathering, analysis, reporting, and presentation processes.
• Maintain organized files and reporting materials and handle confidential candidate, employee, and business information appropriately.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in candidate engagement, talent acquisition operations, recruiting analytics, recruitment marketing, data analysis, or a closely related field.
• Experience gathering, organizing, and analyzing data and preparing recurring reports or presentations.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and stakeholder requests.

Must Have Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, data organization, and custom reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and the ability to create clear, business-ready presentation materials.
• Working knowledge of Power BI or comparable business intelligence and reporting tools.
• Working knowledge of GHR, HR Insights, applicant tracking systems, and Talemetry or comparable candidate relationship management platforms.
• Ability to analyze application volume and recruiting funnel performance and identify meaningful variances and trends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain findings clearly to team members and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, data-quality orientation, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Curiosity, problem-solving ability, and willingness to learn new systems, processes, and analytical methods.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience working with recruitment technology, recruitment marketing, candidate engagement, or talent acquisition platforms.
• Experience supporting applicant flow, recruiting funnel, or talent acquisition performance reporting.
• Experience collaborating with enablement, analytics, recruiting, or business stakeholder teams.

Licenses, Certifications & Training:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors:

• Demonstrates motivation, curiosity, and an eagerness to learn the recruitment marketing and talent acquisition space.
• Applies strong attention to detail and maintains high standards for data accuracy, reporting consistency, and documentation.
• Communicates findings and questions clearly and adapts messaging to the needs of different audiences.
• Builds productive working relationships with the Candidate Engagement team, US Retained Team, enablement partners, and other stakeholders.
• Uses sound analytical judgment to identify meaningful trends and performance variances.
• Remains organized, responsive, and dependable while balancing recurring deliverables and ad-hoc requests.
• Seeks feedback and actively develops data analysis, reporting, presentation, and recruitment marketing capabilities.
• Handles confidential candidate, employee, and business information appropriately and acts with integrity.