Talent Acquisition Head

The NineHertz; Jaipur; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The NineHertz is seeking an experienced Head of Talent Acquisition to lead and scale the hiring function across India/offshore and international/onsite markets. The role requires a strong IT services hiring background, an established staffing partner network, and the ability to deliver talent quickly for niche and volume requirements.

You will own end-to-end recruitment, build robust pipelines, collaborate with Delivery and Sales, and drive governance to improve time-to-fill and quality of hire.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of Talent Acquisition leadership experience in IT services
• Experience managing offshore and onsite technology hiring
• Established staffing partner network across India and international markets

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end talent acquisition across offshore and onsite markets
• Drive hiring across Software Engineering, Cloud, Data, AI/ML, QA, DevOps
• Build pipelines for niche and high-demand skills
• Collaborate with Delivery, Sales and Business teams on demand forecasts
• Manage staffing partners and agencies nationwide and internationally
• Lead and mentor internal recruitment team with clear metrics
• Establish recruitment governance and dashboards
• Leverage AI and automation to improve speed and quality of hiring
• Improve candidate experience and employer branding

Skills

Global hiring

Stakeholder mgmt

Sourcing tools

Data-driven

Vendor management

Tools

AI tools

Automation

Sourcing tools

Job description

Head – Talent Acquisition | IT Services

Experience: 9+ Years

Industry: IT Services / Technology Consulting / Staffing

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Head to lead and scale our hiring function across India/offshore and international/onsite markets. The role requires someone with strong IT services hiring experience, an established staffing partner network, and the ability to deliver talent quickly across niche, volume and client-driven requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end talent acquisition across offshore and onsite markets, including India, US, and Middle East.
• Drive hiring across Software Engineering, Cloud, Data, AI/ML, QA, DevOps, and other digital technologies.
• Build strong pipelines for niche and high-demand skills, supporting both planned growth and fast-moving client requirements.
• Work closely with Delivery, Sales and Business teams to understand demand forecasts and ensure timely fulfilment.
• Build, manage and continuously strengthen a network of onsite and offshore staffing partners, recruitment agencies and specialist vendors.
• Should bring established industry connects and relationships with staffing partners across India and key international markets, enabling faster access to quality talent.
• Manage multiple hiring models including permanent, contract, C2H, subcontracting and EOR/local hiring.
• Lead and mentor the internal recruitment team with clear ownership of TAT, quality, fulfilment and joining ratios.
• Establish strong recruitment governance and dashboards covering open demand, ageing, submissions, selection ratios, offer-to-join, recruiter productivity and source/partner effectiveness.
• Leverage AI, automation and modern sourcing tools to improve speed, quality and recruiter productivity. Should have used some of these tools hands-on
• Drive continuous improvement in candidate experience, employer branding and recruitment processes.

Ideal Candidate

• 9+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with strong exposure to IT Services / Technology Consulting. Proven experience managing both offshore and onsite technology hiring.
• Strong understanding of technology skills and the ability to manage niche as well as volume hiring.
• Well-established network of staffing partners, recruitment agencies and talent providers across India and international markets.
• Strong industry connects that can be leveraged for quick turnaround and difficult-to-fill requirements.
• Experience building and managing internal recruitment teams as well as external partner ecosystems.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to work directly with Delivery, Sales and senior leadership.
• Highly execution-oriented and data-driven, with a strong focus on speed, quality, cost and fulfilment.

Key Success Metrics:

Demand Fulfilment | Time-to-Hire | Offer-to-Join Ratio | Quality of Hire | Partner Performance | Recruiter Productivity | Cost per Hire

Skills: global / international hiring (us, middle east, offshore & onsite),contract staffing, c2h & subcontracting,talent acquisition leadership & recruitment delivery,recruitment mis, tat, fulfilment & offer-to-join metrics,it services & technology recruitment,staffing vendor management