Talent Acquisition Lead

Qrata; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qrata is seeking a Talent Acquisition leader to own the full recruitment lifecycle, build strong pipelines, and partner with the co-founder and hiring managers to drive fast, quality hiring.

You will mentor the HR team, coordinate with external agencies when needed, and continuously align TA with HR policies and market benchmarks. Hybrid work in Bengaluru with two days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• 9-12 years of Talent Acquisition experience.
• Comfortable owning end-to-end recruiting independently.
• Experience leading a team of 2+ in TA/HR.
• Startup/high-growth exposure with ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and pipeline: build and run sourcing strategy for open roles.
• Co-founder and hiring manager partnership: finalize JDs and intake calls.
• Candidate experience: run fast, respectful interviewing process from outreach to offer.
• Agency/vendor coordination: manage external recruiters when used.
• Reporting: track pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness.
• Onboarding handoff: collaborate with Ops/Admin for smooth onboarding.
• HR mentoring: advise HR team on judgments, escalations, and policy design.
• Connect TA and HR: translate market signals into HR frameworks.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Team leadership

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Job description

What you'll own Talent Acquisition (~80%)

Sourcing and pipeline: building and running sourcing strategy for open roles, keeping pipelines full enough that hiring managers are never waiting on you

Co-founder and hiring manager partnership: sharpening JDs, running intake calls, and holding HMs accountable for fast, clear feedback on candidates

Candidate experience: running a screening and interview process that moves fast and treats candidates well, from first outreach to offer

Agency and vendor coordination: managing external recruiting agencies where they're used (e.g., US hiring), keeping them accountable to quality and turnaround

Reporting and process: tracking pipeline health, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness; flagging bottlenecks before they become escalations Onboarding handoff: working with the Ops/Admin teammate so new hires land well, not just get a laptop and a Slack invite

HR mentoring and support (~20%)

Mentoring the HR team: being a sounding board for the HR team on judgment calls, escalations, and how to handle things they haven't seen before

Helping figure out and guide HR, not run it day to day: working alongside the HR team on performance frameworks, policy, and process design, without owning execution of any of it

Connecting TA and HR: making sure what you're seeing in the market and in hiring (comp benchmarks, candidate expectations, attrition signals) actually informs how HR builds its frameworks .

Best Fit

9-12 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with genuine curiosity or prior exposure to HR/HRBP work

Comfortable owning full-cycle recruiting independently - sourcing through offer - without heavy hand-holding

Experience managing a team of 2 or more people in TA/HR

Startup experience preferred: comfortable with ambiguity and building process as you go rather than inheriting one. Prior experience at a high-growth Series AD B2B AI/SaaS company where you helped scale the TA motion during a growth phase Have seen a headcount scale from 80 employees to 300+

Direct, plain communicator: with candidates, hiring managers, agencies, and the HR team alike

Experience hiring for US roles from India is a strong plus, given the market gap that makes this hard to run solo

Location Hybrid - 2 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday)

Office Location: Indiranagar, Bengaluru.