Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant

Mancer Consulting Services; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 5,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mancer Consulting Services in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Talent Acquisition leader to drive end-to-end recruitment, partnering with business leaders and acting as a strategic TA advisor. You will manage external vendors, handle niche and critical hires, and deliver market insights for informed hiring decisions.

Collaborate with HR Operations and Total Rewards, drive process improvements, and explore AI-driven sourcing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
• Experience managing RPO/recruitment agencies or external recruitment vendors.
• Proven experience in senior, niche and critical hiring.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working with global/cross-border stakeholders.
• Good understanding of the India talent market and hiring landscape.
• Strong Excel/reporting/dashboard skills; exposure to Workday reports or Power BI is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage sensitive employee/candidate information.
• Exposure to AI-driven recruitment tools and sourcing technologies will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end recruitment and act as a strategic TA partner to business leaders and hiring managers.
• Manage and monitor external recruitment vendors, including SLA, candidate quality and delivery.
• Handle niche and critical hiring directly, including sourcing, assessment, compensation discussions, offer negotiation and closure.
• Provide India talent market insights on skill availability, candidate behaviour, workforce trends and hiring challenges.
• Manage requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers and Day 1 onboarding readiness.
• Partner with HR Operations and Total Rewards for compensation approvals and alignment.
• Identify opportunities for recruitment process improvement, automation and AI-driven sourcing/screening.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Strategic TA partner

Vendor management

Niche & critical hiring

Stakeholder management

AI-driven sourcing

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end recruitment and act as a strategic TA partner to business leaders and hiring managers.


• Manage and monitor external recruitment vendors, including SLA, candidate quality and delivery.


• Handle niche and critical hiring directly, including sourcing, assessment, compensation discussions, offer negotiation and closure.


• Provide India talent market insights on skill availability, candidate behaviour, workforce trends and hiring challenges.


• Manage requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers and Day 1 onboarding readiness.


• Partner with HR Operations and Total Rewards for compensation approvals and alignment.


• Identify opportunities for recruitment process improvement, automation and AI-driven sourcing/screening.

Preferred candidate profile

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.


• Strong experience managing RPO/recruitment agencies or external recruitment vendors.


• Proven experience in senior, niche and critical hiring.


• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working with global/cross-border stakeholders.


• Good understanding of the India talent market and hiring landscape.


• Strong Excel/reporting/dashboard skills; exposure to Workday reports or Power BI is an advantage.


• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage sensitive employee/candidate information.


• Exposure to AI-driven recruitment tools and sourcing technologies will be beneficial.Role & responsibilities