Senior Manager | AVP - Talent Acquisition

Kotak Mahindra Bank; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kotak Mahindra Bank is seeking a dynamic Talent Acquisition Relationship Manager (Sr. Manager / AVP) to lead hiring for critical business verticals across India.

The role requires owning end-to-end recruitment, partnering with business leaders, and building a future-ready talent pipeline to meet growth objectives. You will drive offer closures, manage timelines, and ensure a superior candidate experience while collaborating with HR and external channels to achieve consistent recruitment outcomes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing recruitment for business-critical functions with a strong focus on quality and speed of delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to drive offer closures, manage hiring timelines, and ensure seamless stakeholder engagement.
• Strong expertise in talent mapping, pipeline creation, and proactive sourcing strategies.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to influence and partner with senior business stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, agile, and execution-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive end-to-end recruitment across designated business verticals on a pan-India basis.
• Act as a trusted talent partner to business leaders, aligning hiring strategies with business growth objectives.
• Build and maintain a strong, future-ready talent pipeline to ensure timely fulfilment of hiring requirements.
• Drive efficient hiring processes with a strong focus on offer closures, turnaround time (TAT), and candidate conversion.
• Ensure a high-quality hiring experience by identifying and attracting the right talent while maintaining rigorous selection standards.
• Collaborate effectively with HR, business stakeholders, and external talent channels to deliver consistent recruitment outcomes.
• Monitor hiring metrics, market intelligence, and talent trends to continuously enhance recruitment effectiveness.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Talent mapping

Sourcing strategies

Hiring process optimization

Offer negotiation

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Are you passionate about building high-performing teams and partnering with business leaders to drive talent strategy? We are looking for a dynamic and result-oriented Talent Acquisition Relationship Manager (Sr. Manager / AVP) to lead hiring for critical business verticals across India.

• Own and drive end-to-end recruitment across designated business verticals on a pan-India basis.
• Act as a trusted talent partner to business leaders, aligning hiring strategies with business growth objectives.
• Build and maintain a strong, future-ready talent pipeline to ensure timely fulfilment of hiring requirements.
• Drive efficient hiring processes with a strong focus on offer closures, turnaround time (TAT), and candidate conversion.
• Ensure a high-quality hiring experience by identifying and attracting the right talent while maintaining rigorous selection standards.
• Collaborate effectively with HR, business stakeholders, and external talent channels to deliver consistent recruitment outcomes.
• Monitor hiring metrics, market intelligence, and talent trends to continuously enhance recruitment effectiveness.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in managing recruitment for business-critical functions with a strong focus on quality and speed of delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to drive offer closures, manage hiring timelines, and ensure seamless stakeholder engagement.
• Strong expertise in talent mapping, pipeline creation, and proactive sourcing strategies.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to influence and partner with senior business stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, agile, and execution-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong ownership mindset, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience.