India Human Resources Specialist - Talent Acquisition

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group in India is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage the end-to-end recruitment for the Consulting India team. You will drive candidate sourcing, oversee interview processes, and partner with hiring managers, HR, and external search firms to build a strong candidate pipeline.

The role requires 3–5 years of structured recruiting experience in a leading MNC or professional services environment, with a focus on client service, delivery, and project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or graduate degree desirable.
• 3–5 years of structured recruiting experience in a leading MNC or professional services environment.
• Experience building peer-like relationships with stakeholders through client service and delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple searches with strong project management and prioritization.
• Ability to build deep knowledge of candidate pools in complex sectors/functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for experienced hires within specified targets and timelines.
• Sourcing support for executive profiles and strong consulting domain understanding.
• Create candidate pipelines through innovative sourcing methods.
• Manage interviews, offers, references, salary recommendations, and closing.
• Market map relevant companies, sectors, geographies and talent pools.
• Network through industry contacts, associations, and networks.
• Develop creative ways to source active and passive candidates; use external search when needed.
• Communicate regularly with hiring managers and HR.

Skills

Sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Project management

Networking

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or graduate degree desirable

Job description

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

To meet our high growth, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist for managing the recruiting activities for Consulting India team. Talent is a core strategic priority in our growth objective, and we are looking for exceptional recruiters with a professional search consultant background to step change our approach to Consulting hiring. This individual will be a part of CT India Recruitment team and should bring to the role a level of creative thinking, ingenuity, drive and problem-solving. This person will be responsible for driving candidate sourcing, end to end interview process management from inception through to completion across several high-priority roles and topics.

• Responsible for the recruitment process for experienced hire in Accountable for hiring required numbers within TAT.
• Sourcing support for executive profiles and must have a strong understanding of consulting
• Find innovative ways to create candidate pipeline.
• Ability to hustle and work in face paced environment
• Evaluate skill level, conduct efficient and professional interview process, and drive offer process, including reference checks, salary recommendations & negotiations, and closing
• Market mapping of relevant companies, sectors, geographies, identifying target organizations, networks and talent pools
• Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees
• Research and recommend creative ways to source active and passive
• Source passive candidates through networking, direct sourcing and occasionally working with external search
• Utilize contacts within applicable industries to find qualified passive
• Communicate with hiring managers and HR regularly

What You'll Bring

• Strong academic credentials: Bachelor' degree is required, an MBA or other relevant graduate degree is desirable.
• 3-5 years of experience with structured candidate recruiting experience gained in a leading MNC or professional services environment, including a proven history of identifying, attracting, and managing top talent from industry.
• Experience building peer-like relationships with stakeholders through a dedicated focus on client service and delivery.Experience managing multiple searches and competing demands through strong project management and prioritization
• Ability to maintain a sophisticated targeted network to leverage for search while building meaningful genuine long term appropriate relationships with potential candidates and contacts of value
• Able to build deep knowledge and insight on candidate pools in complex sector/functional

Key Competencies

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication
• Strong business acumen, intellectual curiosity, judgment, and communication/advisory
• Strategic and forward thinking and solid influencing
• Naturally proactive, quality driven and an ownership
• Agile and effective in a fast-paced continuous improvement role and culture
• Identifies best practice in process management and drives operational effectiveness
• Fluent in English.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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