Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Shapoorji Pallonji Finance Private Limited; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Shapoorji Pallonji Finance Private Limited is seeking a hands-on Talent Acquisition Specialist in Mumbai to independently manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and assessment through offer closure, pre-joining engagement and onboarding.

The role emphasizes strong direct sourcing, market mapping, and using AI tools to improve productivity while maintaining human judgment in assessment. Work mode is office-based in Mumbai.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Talent Acquisition experience across specialist and mid-to-senior roles.
• Strong direct sourcing and market mapping capability beyond job portals.
• Proven ability to drive end-to-end recruitment independently.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding.
• Translate business requirements into focused sourcing strategies.
• Source and engage candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, direct search, networking, referrals and market mapping.
• Identify talent pools for niche roles and conduct thorough screening.
• Manage interviews, feedback, offers and closure with stakeholders.
• Maintain candidate engagement through notice periods and onboarding.
• Coordinate documentation and pre-joining activities; enable a smooth join.
• Collaborate with recruitment consultants and partners; brief mandates and follow-ups.
• Maintain trackers and provide updates on progress and bottlenecks.
• Build pipelines for recurring requirements; use AI to improve productivity.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Sourcing

Stakeholder communication

Independent working

Project management

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI tools in recruitment

Job description

Function: Human Resources – Talent Acquisition

Reporting to: Head – Human Resources

Experience: 5–8 years

Work Mode : Work From Office

Role Purpose

We are looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Specialist to independently manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and assessment through offer closure, pre-joining engagement and onboarding.

The role requires strong direct sourcing and market-mapping capability, particularly through LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, referrals and recruitment partners. The ideal candidate should be comfortable handling specialist and mid-to-senior-level hiring with minimum supervision and limited dependence on conventional job portals.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding.
• Understand business requirements and translate them into focused sourcing strategies.
• Proactively source and engage candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, direct search, networking, referrals and market mapping.
• Identify relevant companies and talent pools for niche and specialist requirements.
• Screen candidates for experience, role fit, motivation, compensation and joining feasibility.
• Present well-assessed and relevant profiles, rather than relying on volume-based CV submissions.
• Manage interviews, feedback, candidate communication, offer discussions and closure.
• Maintain engagement with selected candidates through their notice period and proactively manage offer-drop risks.
• Coordinate documentation, pre-joining activities and onboarding to ensure a smooth joining experience.
• Manage recruitment consultants and specialist search partners, including mandate briefing, profile calibration and follow-ups.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers and provide clear updates on progress, bottlenecks and required actions.
• Build talent pipelines for recurring and anticipated requirements.
• Use AI tools effectively to improve recruitment productivity, including talent research, sourcing strategy, search-string creation, candidate outreach, profile analysis, interview preparation, recruitment communication and tracking.
• Identify opportunities to automate or simplify repetitive recruitment activities using AI, while ensuring appropriate human judgement in candidate assessment and selection.

Candidate Profile

• 5–8 years of hands-on Talent Acquisition experience, preferably across specialist and mid-to-senior-level hiring.
• Strong expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter, direct sourcing and passive candidate engagement.
• Proven ability to recruit through market research and proactive outreach without being heavily dependent on job portals.
• Strong screening and candidate assessment skills with the ability to evaluate beyond keyword or CV matching.
• Experience working with recruitment consultants alongside direct sourcing.
• Ability to understand unfamiliar roles quickly and identify the appropriate talent market.
• Strong stakeholder and candidate communication skills.
• High degree of ownership, urgency and follow-through, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

What We Are Looking For

A recruiter who combines strong sourcing capability with end-to-end ownership. Someone who can take a hiring requirement, understand the talent market, find and engage the right candidates, drive the selection process and remain accountable until the candidate is successfully onboarded.

This role is suited to someone who enjoys research-driven and challenging hiring mandates, works independently and takes pride in closing positions through quality rather than volume.