Head - Talent Acquisition

Inframantra; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Inframantra is seeking a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader to own end-to-end recruitment across all functions and levels. You will mentor a team of 25 recruiters, partner with senior leadership to forecast headcount, and drive senior hires while continuously improving sourcing, interviewing, and offers.

Responsibilities include employer branding, vendor management, and analytics to optimize time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience with at least 2–3 years in a managerial role.
• Hands-on leadership of bulk/mass hiring drives across functions.
• Proven track record building and scaling recruitment across locations or business units.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leadership.
• Hands-on sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, portals, referrals, agencies and ATS.
• Data-driven TA with dashboards and metrics ownership.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and people management skills.
• Experience hiring across functions (sales, tech, operations, etc.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across all functions and levels.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 25 recruiters with targets and pipelines.
• Partner with department heads to forecast headcount and define role requirements.
• Drive senior and leadership hiring including sourcing, screening, and closing.
• Build and improve TA processes: sourcing, interview frameworks, assessment, offers.
• Own employer branding initiatives to strengthen the talent pipeline.
• Manage recruitment vendors, portals, and agency relationships with terms.
• Track TA metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer-to-join) for leadership.
• Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout lifecycle.
• Drive diversity hiring and ensure compliance with policies and labor laws.
• Support new location hiring ramps as the company expands.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Communication

ATS experience

Sourcing channels

Vendor management

Candidate experience

Diversity hiring

People management

Mass hiring

Multi-location recruitment

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across all functions and levels, aligning hiring plans with business growth and workforce planning.
2. Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 25 recruiters, setting targets, reviewing pipelines, and building their capability.
3. Partner with department heads and business leaders to understand hiring needs, define role requirements, and forecast headcount.
4. Drive senior and leadership-level hiring personally, including sourcing, screening, and closing key positions.
5. Build and continuously improve TA processes - sourcing strategy, interview frameworks, assessment methods, and offer management.
6. Own employer branding initiatives (LinkedIn, campus outreach, referral programs) to strengthen the company's talent pipeline.
7. Manage recruitment vendors, job portals, and staffing agency relationships, including negotiating commercial terms.
8. Track and report TA metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer-to-join ratio, source effectiveness) to leadership.
9. Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle.
10. Drive diversity hiring initiatives and ensure compliance with hiring policies and labor regulations.
11. Support new location/branch hiring ramp-ups as the company expands.

Preferred candidate profile

1. 6 - 10 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 23 years in a team-leading/managerial capacity.
2. Must have hands-on experience leading bulk/mass hiring drives (e.g. sales teams, front-line roles) - this is a must-have.
3. Proven track record of building and scaling recruitment functions, ideally across multiple locations or business units.
4. Strong stakeholder management skills - comfortable working directly with senior leadership.
5. Hands-on experience with sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, referrals, agencies) and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
6. Data-driven approach to recruitment - comfortable owning and presenting TA dashboards/metrics.
7. Excellent communication, negotiation, and people-management skills.
8. Prior experience hiring across functions (sales, tech, operations, etc.) is a plus.