Talent Acquisition Executive – Tech & Academic Hiring

Newton School; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Newton School is seeking a Talent Acquisition professional with deep experience in technology hiring and EdTech recruitment. The ideal candidate should have a track record of engaging DSAs, CPs, Software Engineers, and AI/ML professionals from top tech companies and startups, with the ability to persuade industry engineers to explore academia and teaching roles.

You will own end-to-end recruitment for technical and academic roles, build pipelines from leading firms and top engineering

Qualifications

• Experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably Tech, EdTech, Academia, or Product companies.
• Proven ability to hire technical talent: Software Eng, DSA, AI/ML, Core CS.
• Experience hiring from leading product companies, global tech firms, and high-growth startups is preferred.
• Experience with academic hiring, faculty/instructor hiring, or EdTech recruitment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for technical and academic technology roles across NST.
• Source and hire high-quality talent in DSA, CP, Software Eng, AI/ML, and Core CS.
• Build pipelines from Top Tier 1 Companies, unicorns, product firms, startups, and top engineering institutes.
• Identify and approach experienced Software Engineers, SDEs, Tech Leads, Eng Managers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Competitive Programmers for academia transitions.
• Hire faculty/instructors with strong ICPC, Codeforces, LeetCode, or open‑source backgrounds.
• Conduct market mapping and talent research to identify niche technical talent.
• Use LinkedIn, referrals, communities, GitHub, CP platforms, job portals for sourcing.
• Drive passive candidate engagement and headhunting for hard-to-find profiles.
• Partner with Academic Leadership and Hiring Managers to align requirements and benchmarks.
• Screen candidates for technical depth, teaching inclination, and motivation to move from industry to academia.
• Coordinate interviews, compensation discussions, offers, and joining processes.
• Maintain a refreshed technology talent pipeline for upcoming academic hiring.
• Track metrics: pipeline, outreach, response rate, interviews, offers, closures, time-to-hire.

Skills

LinkedIn sourcing

Boolean search

Head hunting

Candidate engagement

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication skills

Industry transition

Talent pipeline

Tech hiring

Academic hiring

Job description

About the Company:

Newton School of Technology (NST) is a new-age institution redefining technical educationin India. Founded by IIT alumni, NST offers a 4-year B. Tech in Computer Science and AI,focused on hands‑on learning and deep industry integration. Within two years, over 93% ofstudents have secured paid internships with companies like Razorpay, SarvamAI, andDRDO, along with global exposure through tech treks to Singapore and Silicon Valley. Ledby a distinguished faculty comprising ICPC World Finalists and ex‑professionals from ISRO,Microsoft, MakeMyTrip, and several other leading tech organizations, NST is building ascalable, high‑impact model that produces industry‑ready talent for the world’s mostadvanced technology roles.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition professional with strong experience in technology hiring and academic/EdTech hiring, particularly someone who has successfully hired or engaged DSA/Competitive Programming, Software Engineering, AI/ML, and Core CS professionals from leading product companies, global technology firms, and high‑growth startups.

The ideal candidate should understand how to identify engineers who have strong technical depth and convince them to transition from industry to academia, mentoring, or teaching.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end recruitment for technical and academic technology roles across NST.
• Source and hire high‑quality talent in:
• DSA & Competitive Programming
• Software Engineering
• AI/ML & Data Science
• Core Computer Science - CN, CA, Theory of Automata, Embedded Systems, Operating Systems & Robotics
• PHD level Hiring
• Build pipelines of candidates from Top Tier 1 Companies andunicorns, product companies, startups, and top engineering institutions.
• Identify and approach experienced Software Engineers, SDEs, Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Competitive Programmers who could transition into academia.
• Hire faculty/instructors with strong ICPC, Codeforces, LeetCode, competitive programming, open‑source, or strong software engineering backgrounds.
• Conduct market mapping and talent research to identify niche technical talent.
• Use LinkedIn, referrals, communities, GitHub, competitive programming platforms, job portals, and other relevant channels for sourcing.
• Drive passive candidate engagement and headhunting, particularly for hard‑to‑find technical profiles.
• Partner closely with Academic Leadership and Hiring Managers to understand technical requirements and candidate quality benchmarks.
• Conduct initial screening to evaluate technical background, communication skills, teaching inclination, and motivation to move from industry to academia.
• Manage candidate engagement, interview coordination, compensation discussions, offer closure, and joining.
• Maintain a strong and continuously refreshed technology talent pipeline for upcoming academic hiring requirements.
• Track recruitment metrics including pipeline, outreach, response rate, interviews, offers, closures, and time‑to‑hire.
  

What are we looking for?

• 2-3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably in Tech, EdTech, Academia, or Product companies.
• Proven experience in hiring technical talent, especially Software Engineering, DSA, AI/ML, or Core CS profiles.
• Prior experience hiring technical talent from leading product companies, global technology firms, and high‑growth startups will be highly preferred
• Experience with academic hiring, faculty hiring, instructor hiring, or EdTech recruitment is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of technical profiles and ability to differentiate between strong engineering talent and generic software profiles.
• Comfortable with headhunting and passive candidate sourcing.
• Strong LinkedIn sourcing and Boolean search skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage senior industry professionals and effectively pitch industry‑to‑academia career transitions.
• Highly target‑oriented with strong ownership of hiring closures.

Why Join Newton School of Technology:

• Work at the intersection of Technology, Academia, and Industry.
• Build the team responsible for shaping the next generation of engineers.
• Get exposure to high‑calibre engineering and academic talent.
• Work closely with senior academic and technology leaders.
• Opportunity to build and experiment with new‑age talent acquisition strategies rather than traditional recruitment.