Head of Recruitment

TechDoQuest; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDoQuest in Chennai is seeking a strategic Head of Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment across internal and client staffing, driving a scalable talent strategy and high-quality hires. You will oversee a team, shape governance, and deliver against time-to-fill and quality metrics in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 10+ years in talent acquisition with at least 4 years in leadership, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on execution across technology and professional services

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of talent acquisition or staffing experience.
• At least 4 years in a recruitment leadership role.
• Proven experience managing recruiters and driving performance.
• Strong understanding of technology and professional-services hiring.
• Experience supporting internal recruitment and client staffing requirements.
• Track record building talent pipelines and filling niche and leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder, client, negotiation, and team-management skills.
• Experience with ATS, recruitment analytics, and sourcing platforms.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth and client needs.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the recruitment team, including recruiters, sourcing specialists, and recruitment coordinators.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment across technology, consulting, corporate, and leadership positions.
• Partner with business leaders and client stakeholders to understand workforce requirements and establish hiring priorities.
• Drive timely delivery of qualified candidates against internal and client requirements.
• Establish proactive talent pipelines for recurring and niche skill sets.
• Define recruitment processes, governance, service-level expectations, and quality standards.
• Monitor recruiter performance through metrics such as time-to-fill, submission-to-interview ratio, offer acceptance rate, fulfilment rate, and candidate quality.
• Improve sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social media, internal databases, and professional networks.
• Strengthen candidate screening, engagement, follow-up, and offer‑management practices.
• Manage recruitment capacity, workload distribution, and hiring forecasts.
• Collaborate with sales, account management, delivery, HR, and operations teams.
• Evaluate and implement recruitment technologies, automation, AI tools, and ATS improvements.
• Build and promote a strong employer brand and positive candidate experience.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, client requirements, and internal hiring policies.
• Provide regular recruitment dashboards and progress updates to senior leadership.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

High-volume hiring

Specialized hiring

Team management

Candidate screening

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job portals

VMS/MSP

Job description

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Head of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment function and build a scalable talent acquisition strategy. This role will be responsible for driving both internal hiring and client-focused staffing requirements, strengthening recruitment operations, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality talent.

The ideal candidate will combine strong recruitment leadership with hands‑on execution, stakeholder management, workforce planning, and experience managing high-volume and specialized hiring.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth and client needs.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the recruitment team, including recruiters, sourcing specialists, and recruitment coordinators.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment across technology, consulting, corporate, and leadership positions.
• Partner with business leaders and client stakeholders to understand workforce requirements and establish hiring priorities.
• Drive timely delivery of qualified candidates against internal and client requirements.
• Establish proactive talent pipelines for recurring and niche skill sets.
• Define recruitment processes, governance, service-level expectations, and quality standards.
• Monitor recruiter performance through metrics such as time-to-fill, submission-to-interview ratio, offer acceptance rate, fulfilment rate, and candidate quality.
• Improve sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social media, internal databases, and professional networks.
• Strengthen candidate screening, engagement, follow-up, and offer‑management practices.
• Manage recruitment capacity, workload distribution, and hiring forecasts.
• Collaborate with sales, account management, delivery, HR, and operations teams.
• Evaluate and implement recruitment technologies, automation, AI tools, and ATS improvements.
• Build and promote a strong employer brand and positive candidate experience.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, client requirements, and internal hiring policies.
• Provide regular recruitment dashboards and progress updates to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of talent acquisition or staffing experience, including at least 4 years in a recruitment leadership role.
• Proven experience managing recruiters and driving recruitment performance.
• Strong understanding of technology and professional-services hiring.
• Experience supporting both internal recruitment and client staffing requirements.
• Demonstrated success in building talent pipelines and filling niche, high-volume, and leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder, client, negotiation, and team-management skills.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems, recruitment analytics, sourcing platforms, and job portals.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, target‑driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IT staffing, consulting, or workforce‑solutions organizations.
• Exposure to recruitment across India, Canada, and the United States.
• Experience supporting contract, contract‑to‑hire, and permanent recruitment.
• Familiarity with VMS/MSP‑based client requirements.
• Experience introducing AI, automation, or data‑driven practices into recruitment operations.

Key Performance Indicators

• Time to submit and time to fill
• Submission‑to‑interview and interview‑to‑offer ratios
• Offer acceptance and joining rates
• Recruiter productivity
• Client and hiring‑manager satisfaction
• Candidate retention and quality of hire

Ideal Candidate

You are a hands‑on recruitment leader who can define strategy while remaining closely involved in execution. You know how to build accountable teams, create predictable hiring outcomes, develop long‑term talent pipelines, and balance speed with candidate quality and experience.