Senior Recruiter (Non- IT)

Korn Ferry Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry Group is seeking a seasoned Senior Recruiter (Non- IT) to lead end-to-end recruitment for sales, GTM, and other non-technical roles in Bengaluru. The role emphasizes market intelligence, disciplined execution, and stakeholder management with a practical focus on AI-enabled recruitment.

You'll partner with leaders to define role scope, build pipelines, and drive timelines, while ensuring a seamless candidate experience and compliant use of AI in sourcing and outreach.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of recruitment experience at senior level.
• Experience in sales/GTM hiring.
• Experience hiring quota-carrying or revenue-generating talent.
• Primarily non-technical recruitment background.
• Strong stakeholder communication and influence.
• Ability to research unfamiliar talent markets and translate into actions.
• Willingness to use AI-enabled recruitment tools responsibly.
• Ability to work from client office Bagmane Capital Tech Park Tue–Thu.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for sales, GTM, and non-technical roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role scope, sourcing strategy, and timelines.
• Build targeted pipelines for quota-carrying roles such as Account Executives.
• Direct sourcing, referrals, and recruitment platforms to engage passive talent.
• Conduct structured screening focused on role fit, GTM exposure, compensation, and location.
• Manage candidate experience, interview coordination, and offers.
• Provide market insights on talent availability and compensation.
• Maintain recruitment data in ATS with clear status and next steps.
• Demonstrate responsible use of AI tools for research and outreach.

Skills

Senior Recruiter

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled recruitment

Sourcing strategies

Non-technical recruitment

Tools

ATS/CRM

Job description

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Recruiter (Non- IT) to support one of the largest RPO clients in the product and services sector. The role will owner end-to-end recruitment for sales, go-to-market (GTM), and other non-technical positions. The successful candidate will combine strong market intelligence, disciplined recruiting execution, mature stakeholder management, and a practical orientation toward AI-enabled recruitment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across sales, GTM, and broader non-technical functions, from intake and market mapping through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to clarify role scope, success profiles, sourcing strategy, interview plans, and realistic hiring timelines.
• Build targeted pipelines for quota-carrying and revenue-facing roles, including Account Executives, Talent Account Directors, and comparable GTM positions.
• Use direct sourcing, referrals, professional networks, talent communities, and relevant recruitment platforms to engage high-quality passive talent.
• Conduct structured screening focused on role fit, sales/GTM exposure, achievements, motivation, compensation, notice period, location, and work-model alignment.
• Manage candidate experience through timely communication, interview preparation, feedback coordination, offer discussions, and closure.
• Provide market insights on talent availability, competitor hiring, compensation expectations, pipeline risks, and recommended course corrections.
• Maintain accurate and timely recruitment data in the ATS and trackers, ensuring clear status, next steps, ageing, and stakeholder visibility.
• Demonstrate responsible use of AI tools, bots, or agents for research, sourcing support, outreach improvement, note synthesis, and workflow efficiency while maintaining confidentiality and human judgment.

Mandatory Requirements

• 8+ years of recruitment experience, with the capability and maturity expected of a Senior Recruiter.
• Substantial hands-on recruitment experience in sales or GTM hiring. This is mandatory because approximately 80% of the team’s hiring is for sales roles.
• Proven experience hiring quota-carrying or revenue-generating talent. Exposure to Account Executive, Talent Account Director, or similar roles is strongly preferred.
• Primarily non-technical recruitment background.
• Strong stakeholder communication, influencing, expectation management, and the confidence to provide evidence-based pushback when required.
• Ability to research unfamiliar talent markets, build sourcing hypotheses, and translate market information into practical hiring actions.
• Willingness and curiosity to use AI-enabled recruitment tools, bots, or agents responsibly.
• Ability to work from the client office at Bagmane Capital Tech Park on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week. This requirement is non-negotiable except for limited, formally approved exception