DGM - Talent Acquisition and Talent Attraction

Bosch Limited.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Limited seeks a seasoned Head of Talent Acquisition & Talent Attraction to design and drive strategies for attracting top talent in India. You will oversee end-to-end recruitment, manage TA managers, RPOs, and vendors, and lead ecosystem development across RBIN with a focus on candidate experience and business impact.

The role requires 12-15 years in HR with 5-8 years in TA within tech/manufacturing contexts.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in HR required; MBA/PGPM/PGDM preferred.
• 12-15 years HR experience with at least 5-8 years in Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in technology/manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Knowledge of current HR trends and TA market, including academia.
• Strong social media outreach for pipeline hiring and talent attraction.
• Excellent collaboration, networking, consulting and advisory skills.
• Experience with psychometric tools: Thomas PPA and Hogan assessments.

Responsibilities

• Head Talent Acquisition & Talent Attraction; develop and execute strategies to attract top talent.
• Oversee recruitment processes, workload management for TA managers, RPO and vendors.
• Lead ecosystem development including coaching hiring managers and driving modern practices.
• Establish and monitor recruitment processes with KPIs and candidate experience focus.
• Formulate onboarding processes to engage candidates and improve retention.
• Mentor and develop a pan-India TA team including academia partnerships.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and strong stakeholder relationships.
• Utilize data-driven recruitment and maintain diversity objectives.
• Launch pads for academia, DEI hiring and veteran/untapped markets.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Stakeholder management

Social media recruitment

Networking

Consulting/Advisory

Communication & analysis

Psychometric tools

Education

MBA/PGPM/PGDM in HR

Tools

Thomas PPA assessments

Hogan assessments

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The purpose of this position is to Head the Talent Acquisition & Talent Attraction for Bosch Limited, in developing and executing strategies to attract Top Talent, build hiring strategies for Bosch as being a preferred employer among Talent fraternity.

1.Overseeing recruitment processes, workload management for Talent Acquisition Managers, RPO, and Vendors to ensure effectiveness, leading to optimized hiring outcomes. Accountable for comprehensive end to end search to onboarding of new talent for RBIN

2.Lead Ecosystem Development including Hiring manager coaching across RBIN such as UBCM, Talent Hub touchpoints and driving key new age practices in Industry

3.Establish and monitor on recruiting processes, managing expectations of hiring managers and candidates, fostering excellence in key twin aspects of "Business Impact" & "Candidate Experience" through agreed KPIs

4.Formulate onboarding processes, strategies to engage through socialization, leading to a superior candidate experience, enhanced new joiner engagement and retention.

5.Mentoring and developing a team across India, including TA Managers, RPO, and partners including Academia, to attract top talent

6.Manage with RBIN ER & Legal teams to ensure compliance with employment legislation, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and aligning recruitment strategies with company objectives, resulting in efficient and legally compliant hiring processes.

7.Monitor recruitment platforms, applying data-driven approaches to achieve hiring goals efficiently, and ensuring compliance with diversity recruitment objectives, leading to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

8.Developing and implementing Launch Pads for strategic talent attraction from academia, DEI Hiring and alternate models of attraction such as Veteran and Untapped markets, to sustain a talent pipeline, partnering with recruiting stakeholders to implement innovative recruitment campaigns, ensuring a continuous flow of qualified candidates.

Preferred candidate profile

• Postgraduate (MBA/PGPM/PGDM) with specialization in HR
• 12-15 years of deep HR professional know-how and overall experience, with at least 5 - 8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Experience of working in a technology / manufacturing / engineering organization
• Proficient knowledge of current HR trends, practices and Talent Acquisition market (both lateral and academia).
• Competent knowledge on Pipeline hiring strategies & Talent Attraction by outreach through identified social media platforms
• Proficient collaboration and in-depth business networking, interpersonal skills
• Competent knowledge in consulting, problem-solving, critical thinking, advisory, communication and analysis
• Competent knowledge on Psychometric tools: Thomas PPA assessments, Hogan instruments
• Radiate trust & credibility with business including stakeholder management both internally (Hiring managers, Leadership) and externally (Consultants, Candidates, Academic Fraternity)