Manager - Talent Acquisition

Recykal.com; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Recykal.com is seeking a Strategic Manager - Talent Acquisition who will own hiring across the organisation, build the TA strategy, lead and mentor the TA team, and partner with leadership on workforce planning to support growth.

The role focuses on steering end-to-end TA processes, benchmarking salaries, negotiating senior offers, and developing strong talent pipelines. You will collaborate with CXOs and drive hiring excellence across all levels.

Qualifications

• MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• 6–9 years of total TA experience, including 3+ years leading a team.
• Proven experience hiring across levels — from campus to leadership.
• Experience partnering directly with CXO / leadership-level stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end TA strategy across all functions and levels.
• Partner with leadership to translate business plans into workforce & hiring plans
• Build and scale sourcing strategies for leadership, niche & high-volume roles
• Set and track TAT/SLA benchmarks across the TA function org-wide
• Lead salary benchmarking, offer structuring & negotiation for senior hires
• Provide market intelligence & talent insights to guide org design and planning
• Lead, mentor and develop a team
• Standardise hiring processes, interview frameworks & feedback governance org-wide
• Build long-term talent pipelines for critical & leadership roles
• Drive campus relationships & early talent programs (e.g., Management Trainee)
• Own TA budget, cost-per-hire & vendor management
• Track hiring metrics org-wide; build leadership-level dashboards & reviews

Skills

TA lifecycle expertise

ATS platforms

Hiring analytics dashboards

Executive negotiation

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Sourcing strategies

Budget & vendor management

Ambiguity leadership

Education

MBA / PGDM in HR

Tools

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

Job description

A strategic Manager - Talent Acquisition who owns hiring across the organisation — building the TA strategy, leading and mentoring the TA team, partnering with leadership on workforce planning, and process rigor to support Recykal's growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the end-to-end TA strategy across all functions and levels
• Partner with leadership to translate business plans into workforce & hiring plans
• Build and scale sourcing strategies for leadership, niche & high-volume roles
• Set and track TAT/SLA benchmarks across the TA function org-wide

Stakeholder & Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted partner to business heads and leadership on hiring decisions
• Lead salary benchmarking, offer structuring & negotiation for senior hires
• Provide market intelligence & talent insights to guide org design and planning
• Lead, mentor and develop a team
• Standardise hiring processes, interview frameworks & feedback governance org-wide
• Build long-term talent pipelines for critical & leadership roles
• Drive campus relationships & early talent programs (e.g., Management Trainee)

Process & Analytics

• Own TA budget, cost-per-hire & vendor management
• Track hiring metrics org-wide; build leadership-level dashboards & reviews

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent postgraduate qualification
• 6–9 years of total TA experience, including 3+ years managing a team
• Proven experience hiring across levels — from campus to leadership roles
• Experience partnering directly with CXO / leadership-level stakeholders

Technical & Functional Skills

• Deep expertise across the full TA lifecycle — workforce planning to onboarding
• Strong command of ATS platforms & hiring analytics dashboards
• Advanced sourcing on Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other social media platforms.
• Experience building and managing TA budgets & vendor relationships
• Strong executive presence; comfortable engaging with leadership & CXOs
• Exceptional stakeholder management — influence, align, push back constructively
• Sharp negotiation skills for senior-level offers and counter-offers
• Strong people leadership — coaching, mentoring & team development
• High ownership and the ability to lead through ambiguity

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Time-to-Fill (TAT) - Role closures within agreed SLA
• Offer Acceptance Rate - Offers accepted vs. offers made
• Quality of Hire- Performance & retention of placed candidates
• Team Productivity & Development- TA team's delivery, SLA adherence & capability growth