Senior Hr Recruitment Executive

Cyfuture; Surat; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyfuture in Gujarat is seeking a Senior HR Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruiting for complex roles and align staffing with business roadmaps. You will partner with managers to draft precise job descriptions, define candidate personas, and shape talent strategies.

You will source via LinkedIn Recruiter and other networks, screen for culture fit and skills, coordinate interviews and assessments, and manage offers and onboarding while keeping candidates engaged.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in full-lifecycle recruiting (agency or in-house).
• Proficiency with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRMs and sourcing tools.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to make data-driven hiring decisions and forecast bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and leaders to align staffing plans with business roadmaps.
• Draft precise job descriptions and candidate personas.
• Advise on market rates, compensation trends and salary expectations.
• Execute advanced sourcing strategies across LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and networks.
• Build and maintain pipelines for high-priority or niche roles.
• Coordinate interviews, tests, background checks and offer processes.
• Manage offers, negotiations and onboarding transitions.
• Enhance candidate experience and employer branding across platforms.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Candidate assessment

Data-driven hiring

Tools

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

CRM databases

Sourcing tools

Job description

Senior HR Recruiter (or Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist) acts as a strategic bridge between business staffing needs and top-tier talent. Beyond basic sourcing and screening, they own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for complex or high-priority hires and shape talent acquisition strategies.

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategic Workforce Planning & Business Alignment

• Partner with hiring managers, department heads, and leadership to understand team roadmaps, skill gaps, and hiring targets.
• Draft precise job descriptions, define candidate personas, and set realistic candidate requirements.
• Advise leadership on market rates, candidate availability, and competitive compensation trends.

2. Sourcing & Pipeline Building

• Execute advanced sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, industry networks, specialized communities, and Boolean searches.
• Build and maintain active pipelines for high-volume, critical, or niche roles (e.g., leadership, specialized tech, specialized operations).
• Drive candidate referral programs within the organization.

3. Screening, Interviewing & Selection

• Review resumes, conduct initial screening interviews, and evaluate candidates on culture fit, technical foundation, salary expectations, and notice period.
• Structure and standardize the interviewing process for hiring teams (rubrics, interview panels, scorecard definitions).
• Coordinate technical tests, case studies, and background/reference checks.

4. Offer Management & Negotiation

• Prepare and extend formal employment offers.
• Handle delicate salary negotiations, equity discussions, benefits inquiries, and counter-offer scenarios.
• Engage closely with candidates during notice periods to lower drop-out rates and ensure smooth onboarding transitions.

5. Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

• Ensure a seamless, respectful, and transparent candidate experience from first touchpoint to offer/rejection.
• Represent the company at job fairs, campus recruitment events, industry conferences, and webinars.
• Collaborate with HR marketing to enhance company presence on platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and careers pages.

6. Data, Metrics & ATS Optimization

• Maintain real-time hygiene of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Lever, Greenhouse, Workday, or Zoho Recruit.
• Track key recruitment metrics: Time-to-Hire, Cost-per-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate, Candidate Conversion Rate, and Source Quality.
• Use metrics to optimize sourcing channels and present hiring data to stakeholders.

7. Mentorship & Process Compliance

• Guide and mentor junior recruiters and HR coordinators.
• Ensure hiring processes comply with labor laws, equal employment opportunity (EEO) guidelines, and corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.

Key Requirements & Skills

• Experience: 5+ years in full-lifecycle recruiting (agency or in-house).
• Tools: Proficiency with ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM databases, and sourcing tools.
• Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, relationship-building, stakeholder management, and persuasive communication.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to make data-backed hiring decisions and forecast hiring bottlenecks