Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Consumer & Pharma hiring)

Piramal Pharma Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Ltd is seeking an accomplished Talent Acquisition lead to drive strategic hiring across the organization. You will partner with business leaders to attract, assess, and hire high-caliber talent, with emphasis on leadership and niche roles, while ensuring an excellent candidate experience and diversity objectives.

The role focuses on building talent pipelines, implementing robust assessment frameworks, and optimizing recruitment processes to support growth and organizational

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years experience in Talent acquisition / Leadership Hiring in Pharma / FMCG / OTC Space.
• Mix of Industry and prior search firm experience would be preferred.
• Will report to Head TA & Campus.
• Individual Contributor role.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand current and future talent requirements.
• Develop proactive talent acquisition strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Build talent pipelines for critical and emerging skill areas.
• Drive sourcing through job portals, social media, and leadership hiring campaigns.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience across all touchpoints.
• Lead hiring for senior leadership and specialized roles.
• Implement robust assessment and selection frameworks.
• Maintain stakeholder alignment throughout recruitment lifecycle.
• Drive best-in-class recruitment processes with speed and quality.
• Monitor metrics like Time-to-Fill, Quality-of-Hire, Cost-per-Hire.
• Utilize Workday and analytics to enhance efficiency and reporting.
• Standardize processes and pursue continuous improvement.
• Act as trusted talent advisor and provide market insights.
• Influence decision-making with data-backed recommendations.
• Champion diversity hiring initiatives and monitor metrics.
• Foster inclusive hiring and mitigate bias.
• Manage relationships with search firms and agencies.
• Evaluate sourcing channels for ROI.

Skills

Leadership Hiring

Talent Acquisition

Stakeholder Management

Executive Search

Diversity & Inclusion

Job description

The incumbent will lead strategic hiring initiatives across the organization, partnering closely with business leaders to attract, assess, and hire high-caliber talent. The role is responsible for driving leadership and niche hiring, ensuring operational excellence in recruitment, and delivering a superior candidate experience while supporting the organization's diversity and growth objectives.

Experience:

8 to 12 years experience in Talent acquisition / Leadership Hiring in Pharma / FMCG / OTC Space

Mix of Industry and prior search firm experience would be preferred

Will report to Head TA & Campus

Will be an Individual Contributor role

Key Role & Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to understand current and future talent requirements.
• Develop proactive talent acquisition strategies aligned with business priorities and workforce plans.
• Build talent pipelines for critical and emerging skill areas to support long-term organizational growth.
• Drive innovative sourcing initiatives through job portals, social media, industry networks, and leadership hiring campaigns.
• Ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience across all hiring touchpoints.
• Hiring for senior leadership, critical, and specialized roles across functions.
• Implement robust assessment and selection frameworks to ensure quality hiring decisions.
• Ensure strong stakeholder alignment throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Recruitment Operations & Excellence

• Drive best-in-class recruitment processes with a focus on speed, quality, compliance, and candidate experience.
• Monitor and improve key recruitment metrics including Time-to-Fill, Quality-of-Hire, and Cost-per-Hire.
• Leverage recruitment technologies and analytics platforms (e.g., Workday) to enhance efficiency and reporting.
• Standardize processes and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted talent advisor to business and functional leaders.
• Provide market intelligence, talent insights, and competitive benchmarking to support hiring decisions.
• Influence and drive decision-making through data-backed recommendations.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Champion diversity hiring initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Track and report diversity metrics and implement targeted actions to improve representation.
• Foster inclusive hiring practices and mitigate bias throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage relationships with search firms, recruitment agencies, and external talent partners.
• Evaluate sourcing channels for effectiveness and optimize investments to maximize ROI.
• Negotiate commercial terms and monitor vendor performance against agreed SLAs.