Head Talent Acquisition Immediate Joiner only

Search Advisers Services Guj; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Advisers Services Guj in Chennai seeks an experienced Talent Acquisition Head to oversee IT hiring with a focus on people management and strategic TA leadership. You will partner with senior business leaders to map a robust talent strategy, manage sourcing and hiring, and drive continuous process improvement.

The role requires 10+ years in HR/talent acquisition with leadership experience, and a proven ability to mentor teams, optimize processes, and align TA with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in HR, industrial psychology, or business management.
• 10+ years in HR/talent acquisition roles with leadership exposure.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT hiring and people management.
• Partner with senior leaders to map a robust talent strategy.
• Lead sourcing, hiring, and employee acquisition processes.
• Design and implement TA strategies for leadership, mid-career, and graduates.
• Standardize recruiting and interviewing practices to improve candidate experience.
• Drive alignment of TA projects with organizational objectives.
• Mentor and develop the internal TA team and business partners.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and act as talent advisor.
• Prepare and present hiring and employment reports to management.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Data-driven

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Recruitment strategy

Mentoring

Multitasking

HR analytics

Education

Postgraduate degree in HR/Industrial Psychology/Business Management

Tools

ATS

CRM systems

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Head to oversee our IT hiring needs and with an experience in people management.
• As a IT Recruitment leader , You will be partnering with senior business leaders and mapping a robust strategy to attract the right talent for business needs
• Overseeing and directly managing sourcing, hiring, and employee acquisition processes.
• Creating and implementing talent acquisition strategies for leadership, mid-career and graduate hiring
• Designing and driving the adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience
• Ensuring that talent acquisition projects fall in line with organizational objectives.
• Find opportunities for continuous improvement to recruitment process to enhance candidate and hiring manager experience recruitment strategy and demonstrates in-depth expertise
• Continuous development and mentoring of internal TA team and business around best recruitment and industry practice
• Building relationships with key stake holders in organization.
• Partnering with the business leaders and be talent advisor to effectively fulfil their business hiring needs
• Participating in meetings with talent acquisition managers and other executives.
• Collaborating with hiring managers to ensure the effective sourcing and retention of talent.
• Creating and guiding training initiatives and education policies.
• Should be able to bring down overall recruitment cost with optimized source mix
• Drive the best possible high touch candidate and referral experience and develop pipeline for the business
• Producing regular reports on talent needs, acquisitions, and plans.
• Presenting hiring, talent, and employment-related reports to management of the organization.

Preferred candidate profile

• A Post graduate degree in human resources, industrial psychology, or business management.
• Minimum of 10 years of previous experience within an HR/ talent acquisition-focused role in working as a talent acquisition manager or head of talent acquisition.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience
• Knowledge of hiring processes, skill development, and organizational analysis frameworks.
• Proficient in the use of computers and their software, including ATS and CRM systems
• Data-driven decision-making skills, with the ability to analyze recruitment metrics and optimize recruitment processes.
• Analytical mindset, and critical thinking abilities.
• Skilled at negotiation, presentation, and execution.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to decision make and think critically
• Good listening skills, with high levels of attention to detail
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to multitask