Lead Talent Acquisition - Tech

slice; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Flexible hours

Vacation policy

Rewards program

Learning opportunities

Office amenities

Diversity & equality

Job summary

slice is seeking a Lead Talent Partner (Technology) who will shape hiring strategy and work closely with leadership to define goals, improve hiring quality, and build scalable talent systems. You will own the end-to-end hiring charter, from identifying gaps to building pipelines and ensuring a high-quality candidate experience.

You will partner with hiring managers to influence decisions, drive full-cycle recruitment, and raise the bar on interview quality and process discipline, while

Qualifications

• 7 - 9 years of experience in tech hiring for high-growth startups or product companies.
• Strong understanding of technology roles and hiring across levels, including senior/lead positions.
• Proven ability to partner with leadership and influence hiring decisions.
• Demonstrated experience in driving hiring strategy, not just execution.
• Strong data orientation — comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and deriving insights.
• Experience in improving hiring quality and interviewer calibration.
• Hands-on experience with ATS and hiring tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to operate in high-ownership, fast-paced environments.
• A strong bias for action, problem-solving mindset, and a “raise the bar” attitude.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring outcomes for Engineering, Product, and Design functions across levels (Backend, Frontend, Mobile, SDET, Security, etc.).
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers and leadership, influencing hiring decisions and plans.
• Drive full-cycle recruitment - sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates across roles.
• Build and execute long-term talent strategies aligned with business goals.
• Raise the hiring bar by improving interview quality, calibrating panelists, and ensuring consistency in evaluation.
• Design and drive structured hiring processes that scale with the organization.
• Own and track hiring metrics (funnel conversion, TAT, source effectiveness, quality of hire) and translate them into actionable insights.
• Identify and solve for pipeline gaps through innovative sourcing and market intelligence.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience, ensuring strong engagement and conversion.
• Reduce dependency on external vendors by building strong in-house sourcing capabilities.
• Train and coach interviewers to ensure alignment and quality in hiring decisions.
• Continuously improve hiring through experimentation, feedback loops, and data-driven insights.
• Stay ahead of market trends and bring in best practices to strengthen talent acquisition.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Hiring strategy

Data-driven

ATS

Hiring tools

Stakeholder management

Ownership

Fast-paced environment

Sourcing

Tools

ATS

Hiring tools

Job description

About the role :

We’re looking for a Lead Talent Partner (Technology) to drive hiring strategy and execution for some of our most critical teams.

This is not just a recruiting role, it’s a business-critical partnership role where you’ll work closely with leadership to define hiring goals, improve hiring quality, and build scalable talent systems.

You will own the end-to-end hiring charter , from identifying gaps to building pipelines, influencing decisions, and ensuring we consistently hire high-quality talent while delivering a strong candidate experience.

What you will do:

• Own hiring outcomes for Engineering, Product, and Design functions across levels (Backend, Frontend, Mobile, SDET, Security, etc.)

• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers and leadership , influencing hiring decisions and plans
• Drive full-cycle recruitment - sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates across roles
• Build and execute long-term talent strategies aligned with business goals
• Raise the hiring bar by improving interview quality, calibrating panelists, and ensuring consistency in evaluation
• Design and drive structured hiring processes that scale with the organization
• Own and track hiring metrics (funnel conversion, TAT, source effectiveness, quality of hire) and translate them into actionable insights
• Identify and solve for pipeline gaps through innovative sourcing and market intelligence
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience , ensuring strong engagement and conversion
• Reduce dependency on external vendors by building strong in-house sourcing capabilities
• Train and coach interviewers to ensure alignment and quality in hiring decisions
• Continuously improve hiring through experimentation, feedback loops, and data-driven insights
• Stay ahead of market trends and bring in best practices to strengthen talent acquisition

What you will need:

• 7 - 9 years of experience in tech hiring for high-growth startups or product companies

• Strong understanding of technology roles and hiring across levels , including senior/lead positions
• Proven ability to partner with leadership and influence hiring decisions
• Demonstrated experience in driving hiring strategy, not just execution
• Strong data orientation —comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and deriving insights
• Experience in improving hiring quality and interviewer calibration
• Hands-on experience with ATS and hiring tools
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to operate in high-ownership, fast-paced environments
• A strong bias for action, problem-solving mindset, and a “raise the bar” attitude

Life at slice:

Life so good, you’d think we’re kidding:

• Competitive salaries. Period.

• An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependents. We’ll love you and take care of you, our promise.

• Flexible working hours. Just don’t call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.

• Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.

• A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.

• Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.

• Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you’ll forget the term “colleagues can’t be your friends”.

We believe in equality. Period.

At slice, we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We never discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class orcharacteristic protected by the applicable law.

We consider all qualified job‑seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the applicable law. Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Come join our crew!

About slice:

slice

A new bank for a new India

slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, and slice business are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.