Associate Recruitment Specialist

KONE Elevator India; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE India is seeking an Associate Recruitment Specialist in Chennai to drive sourcing and screening efforts across India. You will build robust talent pipelines, collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers, and ensure timely support for recruitment requirements.

The role requires 2–5 years in talent sourcing and strong knowledge of Boolean search, with experience in LinkedIn Recruiter and local portals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• 2-5 years of Talent Sourcing/Recruitment experience.
• Strong sourcing techniques and Boolean search knowledge.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and local job portals.
• Solid screening and candidate assessment skills.
• Understanding of different job functions and talent pools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requirements and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Understand recruitment requirements and job descriptions across India.
• Source qualified candidates via LinkedIn, portals, referrals, and other channels.
• Screen profiles against required skills, experience, and location criteria.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future roles.
• Share shortlisted profiles with Recruiters for evaluation.
• Coordinate feedback with TA team to improve sourcing quality.
• Conduct market mapping to identify talent pools for hard-to-fill roles.
• Maintain accurate candidate data and recruitment trackers.

Skills

Sourcing techniques

Boolean search

Candidate screening

Stakeholder management

Communication

Time zone coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job portals

Job description

Associate Recruitment Specialist

Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? In 2025, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.2 billion. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, it is our mission to improve the flow of urban life.

Why this role?

KONE India is embarking upon an exciting growth phase and this represents an opportunity for you to join our Chennai - KBS team as Associate Recruitment Specialist . The Recruitment Sourcer will support the TA recruitment activities by identifying, sourcing, and screening potential candidates for various positions. The role will work closely with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to build qualified talent pipelines and ensure timely support for recruitment requirements across India.

What will you be doing?

• Understand recruitment requirements and job descriptions for positions across the India.
• Source qualified candidates through various channels such as LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, and other relevant platforms.
• Conduct initial screening of profiles against the required skills, experience, qualifications, and location criteria.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring requirements.
• Share shortlisted profiles with the respective Recruiters/Talent Acquisition team for further evaluation.
• Coordinate with Recruiters to understand feedback and continuously improve the quality of sourced profiles.
• Conduct market mapping and identify potential talent pools for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Maintain accurate candidate information and update recruitment trackers/systems on a timely basis.
• Ensure timely turnaround of sourcing requests and meet agreed recruitment SLAs.
• Support bulk/volume hiring requirements whenever required.
• Maintain confidentiality of candidate information and follow recruitment policies and processes.

Are you the one?

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in Talent Sourcing / Recruitment / Talent Acquisition.
• Good knowledge of sourcing techniques and Boolean search.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and local job portals.
• Strong candidate screening and profile assessment skills.
• Good understanding of different job functions and ability to identify relevant talent pools.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work with multiple requirements simultaneously and manage priorities effectively.
• Comfortable working with international stakeholders and different time zones.

What do we offer?

• Career progression opportunities within a global organization.
• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.
• At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual.
• Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas.
• Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice.
• We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized.
• In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html Experience Level Mid Level