Associate Manager - Strategic Talent Acquisition

adani capital pvt ltd; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Campus recruitment

Diversity hiring

Leadership hiring programs

EVP enhancements

Job summary

Adani GCC in India seeks an Associate Manager to lead talent acquisition across functions, building pipelines and aligning hiring with business growth. This role partners with CXOs and leaders to shape workforce plans and drive strategic recruitment.

You will oversee end-to-end recruitment, governance, and offer management while driving employer branding and diverse hiring initiatives to strengthen the organization's talent market presence.

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in HR from a reputed institute.
• Graduation in any discipline.
• 8-11 years of Talent Acquisition experience.
• Experience in GCC, Shared Services, IT, Digital, Analytics, Engineering, Finance, Corporate Functions, or diversified environments.
• Prior experience leading TA teams is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
• Partner with leadership teams to understand workforce requirements and create long-term hiring plans.
• Lead hiring for mid-management, senior management, leadership, and niche roles across multiple functions.
• Build talent pipelines for critical positions and future business requirements.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities from requisition creation to candidate onboarding.
• Drive process excellence through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to strengthen Adani GCC's talent market presence.
• Represent the organization at recruitment events, industry forums, and talent networking platforms.
• Guide compensation discussions, offer approvals, and negotiation strategies for critical hires.
• Ensure superior candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

MBA/PGDM in Human Resources

Graduation in any discipline

Job description

Associate Manager Responsibilities

• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
• Partner with leadership teams to understand workforce requirements and create long-term hiring plans.
• Lead hiring for mid-management, senior management, leadership, and niche roles across multiple functions.
• Build talent pipelines for critical positions and future business requirements.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic recruitment partner to CXOs, Functional Heads, and Business Leaders.
• Provide market intelligence, talent trends, compensation benchmarking, and competitor insights.
• Drive workforce planning discussions and hiring prioritization with business stakeholders.
• Ensure a consultative approach towards recruitment decisions and talent availability.

Recruitment Operations & Governance

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities from requisition creation to candidate onboarding.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment policies, hiring governance, diversity goals, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor and improve hiring metrics including TAT, offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Drive process excellence through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Employer Branding & Talent Marketing

• Drive employer branding initiatives to strengthen Adani GCC's talent market presence.
• Lead campus recruitment, diversity hiring, leadership hiring, and strategic talent programs.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to enhance employee value proposition (EVP).
• Represent the organization at recruitment events, industry forums, and talent networking platforms.

Offer Management & Candidate Experience

• Guide compensation discussions, offer approvals, and negotiation strategies for critical hires.
• Ensure superior candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Manage offer governance, approval matrices, and hiring-related escalations.
• Drive initiatives to improve candidate engagement and joining conversion rates.

Qualifications

Education

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources from a reputed institute.
• Graduation in any discipline.

Experience

• 08-11 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Proven experience managing large-scale hiring, leadership hiring, and strategic workforce planning.
• Experience in GCC, Shared Services, IT, Digital, Analytics, Engineering, Finance, Corporate Functions, or diversified business environments.
• Prior experience leading and managing TA teams is mandatory.