Lead Recruiter

Tradewalk Broking; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewalk Broking in Gurugram is seeking a hands-on Lead Recruiter to drive end-to-end recruitment across Quant Research, Trading, Technology and corporate functions. You will own sourcing, stakeholder management, and campus hiring initiatives to build deep pipelines of specialized talent.

The ideal candidate has strong sourcing and negotiation skills, can manage multiple mandates in a fast-paced environment, and will partner with senior leaders to fulfill hiring requirements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Recruitment/Talent Acquisition.
• Experience hiring technical, quantitative or niche talent.
• Strong sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage multiple hiring mandates in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong negotiation and offer-closure skills.
• Experience with campus hiring, IITs is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through offer closure and onboarding.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and leadership to understand hiring requirements.
• Recruit across Quant Research, Quant Trading, Traders, Quant Developers, Software Engineering and other niche roles.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive and active candidates.
• Use LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, professional networks and other channels for sourcing.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research for niche positions.
• Drive campus recruitment across IITs and other premier institutes.
• Manage relationships with placement cells and universities.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, feedback and offer processes.
• Maintain recruitment MIS and track key hiring metrics.
• Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Support employer branding and other talent acquisition initiatives.

Skills

Recruitment/Talent Acquisition

Sourcing/Headhunting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation/offer closure

Campus hiring (IITs)

Independent ownership

Education

Graduate / Postgraduate

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands‑on Lead Recruiter to drive end‑to‑end recruitment across our Quant Research, Trading, Technology and corporate functions. The ideal candidate will have strong sourcing skills, excellent stakeholder management abilities and a genuine interest in hiring highly specialised talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through offer closure and onboarding.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and leadership team to understand hiring requirements.
• Recruit across Quant Research, Quant Trading, Traders, Quant Developers, Software Engineering and other niche roles.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive and active candidates.
• Use LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, professional networks and other channels for sourcing.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research for niche positions.
• Drive campus recruitment across IITs and other premier institutes.
• Manage relationships with placement cells and universities.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, feedback and offer processes.
• Maintain recruitment MIS and track key hiring metrics.
• Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Support employer branding and other talent acquisition initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in hiring technical, quantitative or niche talent.
• Strong sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage multiple hiring mandates in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong negotiation and offer‑closure skills.
• Experience with campus hiring, particularly IITs, is an advantage.

Preferred Background

Candidates from HFT, proprietary trading, hedge funds, investment banking, fintech, technology companies or other high-performance organisations would be preferred.

Prior experience hiring Quant Researchers, Quant Traders, Quant Developers or Software Engineers will be an added advantage.

Key Attributes

Ownership | Speed | Strong Sourcing | Stakeholder Management | Analytical Thinking | Communication | Execution

Education

Graduate / Postgraduate

Location

Gurugram

Industry

Financial Services / Capital Markets / Quantitative Trading