The TA Manager will own thecomplete recruitment lifecycle for Innefu Labs — from workforce planning andsourcing strategy through offer closure and onboarding. This is a hands-onleadership role for someone who can operate at both the strategic level (processdesign, hiring governance, stakeholder management, leadership/CXO hiring) andthe execution level (managing a team of recruiters, driving TAT and qualitymetrics, and personally closing critical/niche positions when required).
KeyResponsibility:
- Ownthe complete hiring lifecycle — manpower planning, requisition intake,sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and closure.
- Partnerwith business/department heads to translate hiring needs into clear rolescorecards and sourcing strategies.
- Trackand report hiring funnel metrics (TAT, source mix, offer-to-join ratio, costper hire, drop-off rate) to leadership on a regular cadence.
- Lead,mentor, and manage a team of 8–10 recruiters, including team leads/seniorrecruiters handling different hiring verticals.
- Setindividual and team targets (open positions, TAT, quality of hire), and conductregular performance reviews.
- Buildcapability within the team through training on sourcing techniques, technicalscreening, and stakeholder management.
- Drivea culture of ownership, urgency, and data-driven recruiting within the TA team.
- Auditand redesign the current hiring process to remove bottlenecks, reduce TAT, andimprove quality of hire.
- Standardiseinterview frameworks, evaluation scorecards, and structured assessmentprocesses across technical and business roles.
- Implement/optimiseuse of ATS and recruitment tools for pipeline visibility, reporting, andworkflow automation.
- Defineand continuously refine SLAs between TA and hiring managers across all businessunits
- Ownthe onboarding process end to end — pre-joining engagement, documentation,induction, and first 90-day experience — to reduce early attrition.
- Buildfeedback loops with hiring managers post-onboarding to continuously validateand improve quality-of-hire metrics.
- Partnerwith L&D/HRBP teams to ensure a seamless transition from candidate toproductive employee.
- Personallydrive and close CXO and senior leadership mandates (e.g., CRO, Sales Head,Engineering Manager, Product Manager, AI Head) within theAI/data/cybersecurity/technology vertical.
- Buildand manage a strong network/pipeline of passive senior leadership talent,including via executive search partners where required.
- Leadhiring for niche and critical roles — Centre of Excellence (CoE) leads, SubjectMatter Experts (SMEs), and specialised technical experts — that demand deepmarket mapping and targeted headhunting.
- Manageconfidential and business-critical hiring mandates directly with founders/CXOstakeholders.
- Demonstratestrong technical fluency to independently evaluate and engage AI/ML, DataScience, Data Engineering, and Cybersecurity talent — understanding rolerequirements deeply enough to have credible conversations with candidates andhiring managers.
- Drivehiring across business-critical functions — Sales, Pre-Sales, Product,Delivery, and Operations — in addition to technical roles.
- Buildtalent pipelines and market intelligence (compensation benchmarks, competitormapping, talent availability) for both technical and business verticals.
Requirements
- 10–15years of progressive TA experience, with proven ownership of the end-to-endrecruitment lifecycle.
- Demonstratedexperience managing a team of 8–10 recruiters, including performance managementand capability building.
- Hands-onexperience designing/fixing recruitment processes and building/owningonboarding programs focused on quality of hire.
- Strongtechnical understanding of AI/ML, Data Analytics, and/or Cybersecurity hiring —able to assess technical talent independently.
- Proventrack record of closing CXO/leadership-level mandates at scale (e.g., CRO,Sales Head, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, AI Head, CoE Leads, SMEs) —ideally within the same or adjacent technology vertical.
- Experiencehandling critical, confidential, and business-sensitive hiring mandatesdirectly with senior leadership.
- Strongstakeholder management, negotiation, and offer-closing skills at senior levels.
- Workingknowledge of ATS platforms, recruitment analytics, and modern sourcing tools(LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping).