Senior TA Lead

Quarks Technosoft Pvt. Ltd.; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Quarks Technosoft Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Senior TA Lead to spearhead strategic and non-technical hiring across leadership and critical business roles. You will own end-to-end recruitment, market mapping, and stakeholder engagement to align hiring with business goals.

You'll manage senior mandates (Director, VP, CXO), mentor recruiters, and drive metrics, compensation discussions, and candidate experience, delivering recruitment excellence in a fast-paced IT services environment.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of overall Talent Acquisition experience with strategic and non-technical hiring.
• Proven experience in senior leadership hiring and executive search.
• Strong expertise in stakeholder management and market mapping.
• Experience mentoring a recruitment team and driving analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for strategic and non-technical roles across functions.
• Manage senior and leadership-level mandates (Director, VP, CXO).
• Partner with business leaders to understand workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
• Develop and execute strategic TA plans aligned with business objectives.
• Drive market mapping, talent pipelining, and proactive sourcing for leadership roles.
• Utilize sourcing channels like LinkedIn Recruiter and Naukri to identify top talent.
• Track recruitment metrics and participate in compensation discussions.

Skills

Leadership hiring

Executive search

Stakeholder management

Talent mapping

Strategic workforce planning

Senior leadership hiring

Candidate negotiation

Recruitment analytics

Mentoring recruiters

Sourcing

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

Executive search networks

Job description

Experience: 10–12 Years
Function: Talent Acquisition
Role Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior TA Lead – Strategic & Non-Technical Hiring to lead strategic talent acquisition initiatives and manage end-to-end hiring for senior leadership, business-critical, and non-technical positions. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in leadership hiring, executive search, stakeholder management, talent mapping, and strategic workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for strategic and non-technical roles across business functions, including Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Legal, Operations, Strategy, and Business Development.
• Manage senior and leadership-level mandates, including Director, VP, CXO, and other critical business positions.
• Partner with business leaders and senior stakeholders to understand workforce requirements, hiring priorities, and organizational goals.
• Develop and execute strategic talent acquisition plans aligned with business objectives.
• Drive market mapping, competitor intelligence, talent pipelining, and proactive sourcing for niche and leadership positions.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, executive search networks, referrals, and other sourcing channels to identify high-quality talent.
• Manage recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer-to-joining ratio, and overall hiring effectiveness.
• Lead salary benchmarking, compensation discussions, offer negotiations, and candidate engagement strategies.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and provide regular updates on hiring progress, market insights, and talent availability.
• Mentor and guide recruiters, review team performance, and ensure recruitment delivery within agreed timelines.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience and maintain recruitment process quality, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, sourcing strategies, and overall talent acquisition efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10–12 years of overall Talent Acquisition experience, with significant exposure to strategic and non-technical hiring.
• Proven experience in senior leadership hiring, executive search, and critical business-role recruitment.
• Strong expertise in hiring for Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Business Development, and other corporate functions.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and collaborating with business leaders.
• Excellent sourcing, talent mapping, market research, and negotiation skills.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring a recruitment team.
• Strong understanding of compensation benchmarking, workforce planning, and recruitment analytics.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple strategic mandates in a fast-paced business environment.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experience in IT services, consulting, or a corporate environment with exposure to strategic business hiring.
• Demonstrated success in closing senior-level and confidential mandates.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate hiring requirements into effective talent acquisition strategies.
• A proactive, data-driven, and result-oriented approach to recruitment.

Ideal Candidate

A strategic Talent Acquisition professional who can independently manage leadership and business-critical non-technical hiring while driving stakeholder alignment, team productivity, and recruitment excellence.