Human Resource

Cooper India Group; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Ownership of the hiring process

Direct exposure to leadership

High-volume hiring

Job summary

Cooper India Group is seeking a Human Resources – Talent Acquisition professional to independently manage hiring requirements. You will handle end-to-end recruitment, source candidates, and coordinate offers while adhering to approved budgets.

Remote work is available, with strong ownership and result-driven expectations. You will manage hiring across multiple functions, negotiate compensation, and ensure timely closures.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment / HR.
• Strong experience in sourcing and screening candidates independently.
• Experience hiring across multiple functions and experience levels.
• Strong salary negotiation and candidate management skills.
• Good understanding of recruitment funnels and hiring metrics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Good proficiency in Google Sheets / Excel and recruitment tools.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned positions.
• Understand hiring requirements, role expectations, experience requirements, and approved salary budgets.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, referrals, social media, and other channels.
• Screen resumes and conduct initial HR interviews.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and leadership.
• Maintain an active candidate pipeline for current and upcoming requirements.
• Follow up with selected candidates until joining.
• Ensure smooth offer rollout and pre-joining coordination.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Sourcing candidates

Salary negotiation

Google Sheets / Excel

Recruitment tools

Tools

LinkedIn

Naukri

Indeed

Job description

We are looking for a Human Resources – Talent Acquisition professional who can independently manage the company's hiring requirements.

The key responsibility of this role will be to understand the organization's hiring requirements, work within the approved hiring budget, source the right candidates, negotiate offers, and ensure positions are closed within the required timelines.

This role requires strong ownership, recruitment skills, negotiation ability, and the ability to manage hiring efficiently without exceeding the allocated budget.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned positions.
• Understand hiring requirements, role expectations, experience requirements, and approved salary budgets.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, referrals, social media, and other channels.
• Screen resumes and conduct initial HR interviews.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and leadership.
• Maintain an active candidate pipeline for current and upcoming requirements.
• Follow up with selected candidates until joining.
• Ensure smooth offer rollout and pre-joining coordination.

Hiring Budget Management

• Work within the approved hiring budget for each position.
• Evaluate candidates based on skills, experience, role fit, and salary expectations.
• Negotiate compensation effectively while maintaining candidate quality.
• Optimize sourcing channels to achieve hiring requirements within budget.
• Track salary offered versus approved budget.
• Escalate exceptions or additional budget requirements for approval before making commitments.
• Focus on achieving the required number of hires without unnecessary recruitment costs.

Hiring Performance

• Meet assigned monthly and quarterly hiring targets.
• Maintain healthy offer-to-joining and interview-to-selection ratios.
• Reduce candidate drop-offs through effective communication and follow-up.
• Track hiring timelines and ensure positions are closed within agreed TATs.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers and hiring reports.
• Provide regular updates on open positions, candidate pipelines, closures, and hiring challenges.

HR & People Support

• Coordinate onboarding and joining formalities for new employees.
• Maintain recruitment and employee documentation.
• Support HR operations and employee lifecycle activities when required.
• Assist with employee engagement and internal HR initiatives.
• Take up additional HR responsibilities and projects based on business requirements.

KPI & Performance Expectations

Performance will be evaluated based on:

• Number of positions successfully closed.
• Hiring within the approved salary budget.
• Time-to-hire and recruitment TAT.
• Offer-to-joining ratio.
• Quality and relevance of shortlisted candidates.
• Candidate pipeline strength.
• Hiring cost optimization.
• Accuracy of recruitment reports and trackers.
• Timely follow-up and candidate communication.
• Successful execution of additional hiring or HR requirements based on business needs.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment / HR.
• Strong experience in sourcing and screening candidates independently.
• Experience hiring across multiple functions and experience levels.
• Strong salary negotiation and candidate management skills.
• Good understanding of recruitment funnels and hiring metrics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Good proficiency in Google Sheets / Excel and recruitment tools.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.

Preferred Profile

• Prior experience in EdTech, startups, Sales hiring, Operations hiring, or fast-growing organizations is preferred.
• Experience handling hiring budgets or cost-per-hire targets is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of LinkedIn and Naukri sourcing.
• Data-driven and target-oriented approach.
• Comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision.
• Strong negotiation and decision-making skills.

What We Offer

• Remote work opportunity.
• Ownership of the complete hiring process.
• Opportunity to work directly with leadership.
• Exposure to high-volume and diverse hiring requirements.
• Performance-driven growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to contribute to building and scaling the organization.

Work Mode

Remote / Work From Home