Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition

Fleet Management Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Management Limited, a leading ship management firm, seeks a senior Talent Acquisition leader to drive sourcing, assessment and onboarding in India. You will partner with business leaders to forecast staffing and oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for about 200 roles annually, including vendor management and ESG-aligned TA initiatives.

The role requires a Master’s in HR, 8+ years TA experience (shipping preferred), and proven team leadership with strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Resources.
• 8+ years of Talent Acquisition experience.
• Shipping industry experience preferred.
• Experience in managing a small team.
• Program management experience.
• Demonstrated competence in HR functions, especially TA.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Certified in targeted selection.
• Certified recruiter analyst preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with business leaders in India to determine staffing needs and manage the hiring process.
• Oversee the recruitment process in India for all positions (~200 per year).
• Lead senior recruitment activity in India.
• Manage recruitment budgets for India.
• Identify vendors, consultants and third-party providers for strategy execution.
• Collaborate with executive search firms and recruiters to ensure value for money.
• Coach and develop team against KPIs; provide constructive feedback.
• Support diversity, ESG activities through TA work.
• Design initiatives to improve line management recruitment capability.
• Prepare recruitment analytics for data-driven decisions in India.
• Build internal and external networks to attract talent to Fleet in India.
• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing, interviewing, assessment and selection.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team leadership

Talent acquisition

Program management

HR analytics

Education

Master's degree in Human Resources

Tools

Targeted selection

Recruiter analytics

Job description

Our 30 year journey rides on the passion of over 24,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels. Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world‑class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

Job Position Summary

• Accountable to enable the right talent is sourced, hired and onboarded in line with the recruitment policy. Responsible for Recruitment analytics and reporting in India.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with business leaders in India to determine staffing needs and manage the hiring process.
• Oversee the overall recruitment process in India for all positions around 200 per year.
• Lead senior recruitment activity in India.
• Work on managing recruitment budgets for India.
• Identify vendors, consultants and third‑party providers as required to support recruitment strategy execution.
• Work with executive search firms and recruiters as required ensuring value for money.
• Set team expectations and develop capabilities against set KPIs, coaching and encouraging team members, providing constructive feedback.
• Support the company’s diversity agenda and support broader ESG activity through TA activities.
• Work on designing initiatives to improve the line management recruitment capability.
• Prepare recruitment analysis and help in taking data‑driven decisions regarding recruitment in India.
• Create networks internally and externally to attract talent to Fleet in India.
• Work on continuous improvement in the recruitment process viz: sourcing, interviewing, assessment and selection and improve the overall candidate experience.
• Work on SLAs for talent acquisition and have reporting metrics for proper tracking of the function’s effectiveness.

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources.
• 8+ years’ experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Shipping industry experience preferred.
• Experience in managing a small team.
• Program management experience.
• Demonstrated competence in the various HR functional areas, especially talent acquisition.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Certified in targetted selection.
• Certified recruiter analyst preferred.

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.