Senior TA Partner

Thales Group; India; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group in Noida, India is seeking a senior Talent Acquisition leader to own the full lifecycle for 15-20 requisitions at a time, from requirements definition through onboarding. You will actively source passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub, and collaborate with the Global Hub to convert market intelligence into robust shortlists.

The role requires 10+ years in Talent Acquisition, with strong direct sourcing experience, strategic business understanding, and the ability

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably with IT product development.
• Proven Direct Sourcing skills and ability to recruit passive candidates.
• Ability to articulate business needs and align TA with strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Own the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle for assigned requisitions (15-20 at a time) from requirements to onboarding.
• Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub and other tools.
• Partner with the Global Hub to convert market intel into active candidates.
• Assess candidates for competence, culture fit and motivation; present robust shortlists.
• Champion best practices in Assessment & Selection and maintain data in key systems (e.g., Workday).
• Drive the Direct Sourcing model and ensure time-to-offer, time-to-hire, quality of hire and cost-of-hire KPIs.

Skills

Direct Sourcing

Talent Acquisition lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Assessment & Selection

Workday

Sourcing platforms

Analytics

Education

Degree level qualification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Location: Noida Berger Tower, India Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust. Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

• Own the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle for assigned requisitions (15-20 unique requisitions at any one time), from requirements definition, hiring intake, sourcing, assessment & selection to onboarding.
• Own the Hiring Manager relationship, coaching them through the TA process, their role within it, creating appropriate target lists and a compelling value proposition to sell to passive candidates.
• Actively source passive candidates for all requisitions (using all locally available tools LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub etc.) and turn cold prospects into active candidates.
• Partner with the assigned Global Hub to convert the market intelligence and long lists provided into active candidates.
• Personally assess candidates’ competence, cultural fit and motivation, and present robust shortlists with an appropriate mix of internal, external, active and passive candidates.
• Promote best practice Assessment & Selection, coaching hiring managers where necessary and taking ultimate responsibility for high quality hiring decisions utilizing the Thales Assessment & Selection methodology.
• Champion compliance with Thales policies and procedures throughout the TA lifecycle, including ensuring comprehensive and accurate information is maintained in key systems (e.g. Workday) to consistent standards across the team.
• Champion the “Direct Sourcing” model based Talent Acquisition process, clearly define Hiring Managers' roles and set performance expectations.
• Own the delivery of all Talent Acquisition activities with set perimeter to ensure targets for time to offer, time to hire, quality of hire and cost of hire standards are met and inline with Global TA KPI’s.
• Ultimately accountable for ensuring the delivery of output metrics covering: target start dates and customer satisfaction for all hires for set perimeter..

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience & Education

• Essential Proven strategic Talent Acquisition professional with 10+ years of experience with IT product development company.
• Extensive Direct Sourcing skills with a proven background in recruitment of passive candidates and knowledge of the latest sourcing platforms.
• Able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of current organization’s core business, organization, strategic direction, challenges and aspirations, and articulate how Talent Acquisition can input and add value to these within assigned domain.
• Politically savvy, flexible and with a strong drive to achieve desired outcomes in an environment of constant change, competing priorities and objectives.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends, create strategic action plans based on the information and gain sponsorship for these at domain board level.
• Lead, model, manage and coach the organization in best practice Assessment & Selection techniques
• Able to model desired behaviors in a corporate environment, be the ultimate role model for the team in terms of behaviors, standards and best practice.
• Personal powers of resilience and tenacity; takes personal responsibility for resolving performance issues before they impact on the business; consistently sees things through to completion.
• Strong Cultural awareness and ability to adapt approach across countries.
• “Big Picture Thinker” with the ability to understand the ecosystem they will be operating in.

Preferred Qualifications

• Essential Degree level qualification or equivalent experience (10+years in TA)

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world. Interested in finding out more about Thales and why you should join us?