Lead / Manager - TA

TAAS Partners; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

TAAS Partners in Bengaluru, India seeks a Manager/Lead (Talent Acquisition) to own end-to-end recruitment for the management consulting practice. You will advise senior delivery stakeholders and drive high-impact, niche and lateral hiring campaigns with hands-on sourcing and structured evaluation.

The role requires 3–6 years in corporate TA within consulting, executive search, or fast-paced services, and a strong ability to optimize ATS usage, analytics, and cost-per-hire while mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Ability to design and implement data-driven recruitment strategies.
• Experience coordinating end-to-end recruitment in a fast-growth environment.
• Proven track record in managing niche and executive hiring.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Stakeholder Management: partner with practice leaders, partners, and HR to map talent pipelines.
• End-to-End Recruitment Delivery: lead full lifecycle from requirement gathering to onboarding.
• Operations & Employer Branding: monitor metrics and support EVP and branding initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agility

Data-driven recruitment

Tools

ATS

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a high-potential, result-oriented Manager / Lead (Talent Acquisition) to own and elevate the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for our management consulting practice. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior delivery stakeholders, managing high-impact niche and lateral hiring campaigns. The ideal candidate combines hands-on sourcing expertise with structured candidate evaluation methodologies and is ready to drive agile, data-driven recruitment strategies within a high-performance corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Stakeholder Management

• Business Advisory: Partner closely with practice leaders, partners, and the HR team to map talent pipelines directly against evolving client fulfillment goals and workforce planning.
• Market Mapping: Design and execute structured market intelligence blueprints to proactively map competitive consulting landscapes and target talent pools.

End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

• Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Lead the complete execution architecture from initial requirement gathering and sourcing to interview calibration, final offer management, and onboarding.
• Strategic Sourcing: Build a diverse and highly optimized channel mix, balancing employee referrals, direct sourcing, and executive networking to reduce agency dependencies and control cost-per-hire.
• Rigorous Assessment: Deploy structured competency evaluation frameworks and scorecards to assess senior and niche lateral consultants effectively.

Operations & Employer Branding

• EVP Optimization: Strategize and support initiatives aimed at enhancing the firm's Employer Value Proposition (EVP) inside the talent ecosystem.
• Data & Analytics: Design, monitor, and report on core recruitment funnel health metrics, specifically time-to-fill, candidate pass rates, cost-per-hire, and data hygiene within the ATS.
• Team Mentorship: Provide functional guidance and mentoring to junior recruiters, optimizing process efficiencies across the team.

Key Requirements

Professional Credentials

• Industry Experience: A minimum of 3–6 years of core corporate talent acquisition experience, with a proven track record operating within a Management Consulting firm, tier-1 executive search agency, or a fast-paced professional services company.
• Hiring Domain: Demonstrable history of successfully executing lateral, executive, or highly specialized business strategy consultant profiles.

Core Competencies

• Communication Mastery: Superior, polished communication and stakeholder management skills to interface confidently with senior executive leadership.
• Tools Proficiency: Hand-on experience operating modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) alongside data analytics tracking.
• Agility: The mindset to challenge the status quo, operate with extreme ownership, and deliver results within a highly ambiguous, fast-growth corporate culture.