Head of People & Talent Acquisition

ITHI Connect; Hyderabad; In loco; INR 3.500.000 - 7.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ITHI is seeking a Head of People & Talent Acquisition to lead HR and hiring on-site in Hyderabad. The role involves turning the product roadmap into a hiring plan, owning end-to-end talent acquisition, and building the people function with policies, compliance and payroll coordination.

Travel to campuses and industry events will be required. You will design evaluation processes, manage offers, onboarding, and retention programs, and collaborate with founders to scale teams across product, design

Competenze

• At least 5 years in HR or talent acquisition.
• 2+ hires in product/design/engineering teams.
• Experience building HR function from scratch (policies, compliance, performance cycles).
• Working knowledge of Indian labour law, POSH and DPDP Act.
• Fluent in English and Telugu; Hindi a plus.

Mansioni

• Plan the workforce by turning the product roadmap into a hiring plan per department, role, seniority and timing; decide FTE vs contract vs agency with the founder.
• Own end-to-end talent acquisition: write role-specific JDs, source via LinkedIn, Naukri, Wellfound, Behance, GitHub and film/media/design schools; conduct first-level screening.
• Design fair evaluations: build assignments, portfolio reviews and interview loops; manage offers, negotiation and reference checks.
• Onboard into two worlds: teach new hires the product and the industry.
• Build the people function: policies, handbook, payroll coordination, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, gratuity, POSH), contracts with IP, confidentiality and NDA clauses.
• Care for culture and retention: run feedback and growth conversations, handle grievances, and run internship tracks with partner colleges.

Conoscenze

Tech hiring

English & Telugu comms

HR strategy

Strumenti

LinkedIn Sourcing

Naukri

Wellfound

Behance

GitHub

Descrizione del lavoro

Hyderabad · Full-time · Reports to the Founder & CEO

Reports to

Founder & CEO

Location

Hyderabad, on-site; travel to campuses and industry events

Experience

6–10 years in HR, 3+ hiring for product and technology teams

What you will do

• Plan the workforce. Turn the product roadmap into a hiring plan by department, role, seniority and timing; decide full-time vs contract vs agency with the founder.


• Own talent acquisition end to end. Write role-specific JDs, source through LinkedIn, Naukri, Wellfound, Behance, GitHub and film, media and design schools, and run first-level screening with real technical and craft judgment.


• Design fair evaluations. Build assignments, portfolio reviews and interview loops per role; manage offers, negotiation and reference checks.


• Onboard into two worlds. Teach new hires the product and the industry.


• Build the people function. Policies, handbook, payroll coordination, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, gratuity, POSH), and contracts with IP, confidentiality and NDA clauses.


• Care for culture and retention. Run feedback and growth conversations, handle grievances with discretion, and run internship tracks with partner colleges.

Who you are

Must have

• At least 5 years in HR or talent acquisition, at least 2 hiring for product, design and engineering teams.


• Fluency in tech hiring.


• Experience building an HR function from scratch - policies, compliance, performance cycles.


• Working knowledge of Indian labour law, POSH and the DPDP Act for employee and candidate data.


• Warm, clear communication in English and Telugu; Hindi is a plus. Discretion with unreleased creative work and personal data.

Good to have

• Hiring for media, entertainment, OTT or creator-economy companies; a network in the South Indian film industry.


• Campus hiring with film, media, design or engineering colleges; managing freelancers and creative agencies.

What success looks like

• In 90 days: a 12-month hiring plan, screening rubrics for each department, core HR policies and contracts in place, and the first priority roles hired or in final rounds.


• In 12 months: every stage of the product cycle has a clear owner, hiring managers see short and strong shortlists, and time-to-hire and retention are tracked and improving.

ITHI is an equal-opportunity employer. Every craft carries equal dignity — and so does every applicant.

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