Associate II - Candidate Engagement

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Candidate Engagement Specialist to analyze applicant flow and recruitment funnel data, build dashboards, and deliver weekly reports.

The role collaborates with the US Retained Team and enablement partners to ensure accurate, actionable insights for leadership reviews. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel and Power BI skills, experience with ATS platforms, and the ability to present data-driven findings clearly across diverse stakeholders.

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/presentations.
• Experience in fast-paced environments with multiple deadlines and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gather application volume and recruiting funnel data from approved sources.
• Create pivot tables, dashboards, and presentations.
• Maintain weekly applicant flow reports and assist MOR materials.
• Analyze performance across divisions to identify variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Collaborate with US Retained Team to ensure analyses are complete and ready for leadership review.
• Explain findings and methodology to stakeholders and support follow-up actions.
• Validate data inputs and maintain reporting definitions and quality controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Curiosity & learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Applicant Tracking Systems

Talemetry

Job description

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

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

Responsibilities:

Applicant FlowAnalysis & Reporting

• · Gather application volume and recruitingfunnel data from approved source systems.
• · Create pivot tables, custom reports,dashboards, and role-specific PowerPoint presentations.
• · Build and maintain the weekly applicant flowperformance report and support development of Monthly Operating Reviewmaterials.
• · Analyze performance across divisions andidentify significant variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• · Highlight divisions demonstrating strongperformance and surface emerging best practices for further study andpotential scaling.

StakeholderCollaboration & Communication

• · Collaborate with the US Retained Team toensure analyses are complete, accurate, and ready for contextual review andleadership presentation.
• · Partner with the enablement team andparticipate in review meetings to explain findings, clarify methodology, andsupport 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 requestswith appropriate prioritization, accuracy, and follow-through.

Data Quality &Process Improvement

• · Validate data inputs and maintain consistentreporting definitions, documentation, and quality-control practices.
• · Identify opportunities to improve datagathering, analysis, reporting, and presentation processes.
• · Maintain organized files and reportingmaterials and handle confidential candidate, employee, and businessinformation appropriately.

Education& Experience:

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

Must HaveSkills

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

Nice toHave Skills

• · Experience working with recruitmenttechnology, recruitment marketing, candidate engagement, or talentacquisition 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 aneagerness to learn the recruitment marketing and talent acquisition space.
• · Applies strong attention to detail andmaintains high standards for data accuracy, reporting consistency, anddocumentation.
• · Communicates findings and questions clearlyand adapts messaging to the needs of different audiences.
• · Builds productive working relationships withthe Candidate Engagement team, US Retained Team, enablement partners, andother stakeholders.
• · Uses sound analytical judgment to identifymeaningful trends and performance variances.
• · Remains organized, responsive, and dependablewhile balancing recurring deliverables and ad-hoc requests.
• · Seeks feedback and actively develops dataanalysis, reporting, presentation, and recruitment marketing capabilities.
• · Handles confidential candidate, employee, andbusiness information appropriately and acts with integrity.