Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Workdesk Technologies; Surat; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Workdesk Technologies in Surat is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end hiring for engineering, product, design, sales, and leadership roles. You will own the recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding and partner with leadership to build a high-performance culture.

The role emphasizes building a strong talent pipeline, strengthening employer branding, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience in a fast-growing AI-powered startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment.
• Experience recruiting for Product, Technology, or SaaS companies preferred.
• Strong sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukai, and Indeed.
• Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation abilities.
• Data-driven approach with multiple hiring pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.
• Hire across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Leadership roles.
• Source high-quality candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, networking, and direct outreach.
• Screen resumes and conduct initial interviews to evaluate technical skills, communication, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate interview schedules and ensure an outstanding candidate experience.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and hiring priorities.
• Create innovative sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Maintain recruitment metrics including Time-to-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate, and Source Effectiveness.
• Manage ATS and ensure accurate candidate records.
• Strengthen employer branding through social media, hiring campaigns, and recruitment events.
• Support onboarding and employee engagement initiatives whenever required.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Interviewing

Candidate assessment

Negotiation

Communication

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

Indeed

ATS platforms

Job description

Company Description

Workdesk Technologies builds conversational AI solutions that automate customer interactions for diverse industries. Founded in 2024, the company’s flagship product, Vartalaap.io, is an official Meta Business Partner and has processed over 100 Million WhatsApp conversations till yet and counting more. The platform demonstrating strong scalability and global reach. Workdesk Technologies is trusted by over 400+ companies, offering the business Growth operating system to contribute to fast growing, high-impact AI products.

Role Description

This full-time, on-site Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist role is based in Surat. We're building one of the fastest-growing AI-powered Business Growth operating system, and we're looking for an exceptional Talent Acquisition who can help us build an A+ team & Culture.

This role isn't about filling positions it's about finding people who will shape the future of our company. You'll work closely with leadership, own the hiring process end-to-end, and become a key partner in building a high performance culture.

If you believe hiring great people is the biggest competitive advantage a company can have, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

• Own the complete recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.
• Hire across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Leadership roles.
• Source high-quality candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, networking, and direct outreach.
• Screen resumes and conduct initial interviews to evaluate technical skills, communication, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate interview schedules and ensure an outstanding candidate experience.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and hiring priorities.
• Create innovative sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Maintain recruitment metrics including Time-to-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate, and Source Effectiveness.
• Manage ATS and ensure accurate candidate records.
• Strengthen employer branding through social media, hiring campaigns, and recruitment events.
• Support onboarding and employee engagement initiatives whenever required.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment.
• Experience hiring for Product, Technology, or SaaS companies is highly preferred.
• Strong sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Indeed, and other hiring platforms.
• Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to identify high-potential talent beyond resumes.
• Organized, data-driven, and able to manage multiple hiring pipelines simultaneously.
• Passionate about building exceptional teams.

Bonus Points

• Experience in startup hiring.
• Knowledge of recruitment analytics.
• Experience with ATS platforms.
• Employer branding experience.
• Hiring for technical roles as well as non technology (Angular, Node.js, Java, UI/UX, Product, AI/ML developer, Sales, Customer sucess).

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently hiring top-quality candidates.
• Maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.
• Reducing hiring turnaround time.
• Building long-term talent pipelines.
• Becoming a trusted hiring partner for every department.

Why Join Us?

• Work directly with founders.
• Build teams that create products used by businesses globally.
• Fast learning environment with high ownership.
• Opportunity to shape company culture from the ground up.
• Competitive salary with rapid growth opportunities.
• We're looking for builders, not recruiters who simply close positions. If hiring world-class talent excites you, we'd love to hear from you.