Lead - Talent Acquisition

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT) in Bengaluru is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to identify key talent and act as a trusted advisor on workforce insights for strategic decisions.

You will create and implement a long-term talent engagement strategy focused on diverse talent pools, location analyses, and competitive benchmarking, sourcing, screening and onboarding in a fast-paced manufacturing/R&D ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of Talent Acquisition experience in startups.
• Experience in Manufacturing and R&D hiring.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across levels.

Responsibilities

• Identify key talent and advise on workforce strategy.
• Create and implement long-term talent engagement plan.
• Assess talent, conduct location studies and reports.
• Source, screen and onboard talent in niche markets.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Startup Hiring

Manufacturing

R&D Hiring

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MBA in HR Management

Job description

From battlefield supremacy to stratospheric dominance, NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT) is redefining aerospace and defence with intelligent autonomous systems built for the world’s most demanding missions. Trusted by the Indian Armed Forces across all services, NRT delivers breakthrough unmanned platforms that enable speed, survivability, multi-domain mission flexibility, and strategic superiority.

NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT), founded in 2017, is a global leader in swarming technologies, autonomous robotics, and advanced aerospace systems for defense applications. With a workforce of over 600 professionals across 12 facilities worldwide—nearly 70% focused on research and development—NRT has designed and fielded more than 15 proprietary multirotor and fixed-wing platforms. The company’s core expertise spans large-scale UAV swarms, AI-enabled autonomous coordination, and persistent unmanned systems, all validated through rigorous operational deployment in real-world conflict environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist helps in identifying key talent and also acts as a trusted advisor on talent insights to help the business make intelligent workforce decisions

Create and implement long term talent engagement strategy: identifying target organisations, focused diverse talent pool and critical skill segments

Talent Assessment and recommendations of location studies, competitor analysis, skill assessment and custom reports

Project engagement and delivery: Act as trusted advisor on talent insights to help the business make intelligent workforce decisions.

Should be able to source, screen and onboard key talent in a niche market segment in a fast paced ecosystem.

Must have skills:

• 4-6 years of experience in Talent Acquisition in a startup ecosystem
• Experience in Manufacturing and R&D Hiring
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Demonstrate interpersonal and relationship skills including the capacity to successfully relate to all hierarchical levels which includes verbal and written communication

Good to have skills:

• A proven track record of research/market intelligence
• Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills, and sound business / commercial acumen
• Hands-on recruiting experience in the aerospace domain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter; ability to work independently
• Strong sense of ownership; ability to take responsibility for the full recruitment lifecycle
• Bachelors in Engineering/MBA in Human Resource Management