Lead Recruiter

247Hire; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

247Hire is seeking an experienced Lead Recruiter to drive end-to-end recruitment activities and lead a team of recruiters and sourcing specialists in Chennai, India. The role encompasses blue-collar and white-collar hiring, partnering with hiring managers, and ensuring hiring targets are met with strong governance and analytics.

You will manage market mapping, workforce planning, and talent strategy discussions, while coaching the team to improve sourcing coverage, time-to-fill and quality of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of recruitment experience.
• Team management experience preferred.
• Strong Global stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
• Experience with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, and recruitment analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage recruitment delivery across multiple business functions.
• Drive hiring for both blue-collar and white-collar roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements.
• Monitor recruitment SLAs, TAT, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Allocate requisitions and track team performance.
• Conduct market mapping, workforce planning, and talent strategy discussions.
• Review candidate pipelines and ensure adequate sourcing coverage.
• Manage offer negotiations and hiring governance.
• Analyze recruitment metrics and provide regular reports.
• Coach and mentor recruiters and sourcing specialists.

Skills

Team management

Stakeholder management

Sourcing

Screening

Interviewing

Offer management

Recruitment analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, or related field

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job portals

Recruitment analytics tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Recruiter to drive end-to-end recruitment activities for both blue-collar and white-collar positions. The incumbent will lead a team of recruiters and sourcing specialists, partner with hiring managers, ensure achievement of hiring targets, and implement effective talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage recruitment delivery across multiple business functions.
• Drive hiring for both blue-collar and white-collar roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements.
• Monitor recruitment SLAs, TAT, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Allocate requisitions and track team performance.
• Conduct market mapping, workforce planning, and talent strategy discussions.
• Review candidate pipelines and ensure adequate sourcing coverage.
• Manage offer negotiations and hiring governance.
• Analyze recruitment metrics and provide regular reports.
• Coach and mentor recruiters and sourcing specialists.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of recruitment experience.
• Team management experience preferred.
• Strong Global stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
• Experience with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, and recruitment analytics.