Talent Acquisition Lead

Slikk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Slikk seeks a sharp Talent Acquisition Lead to own end-to-end recruitment across Tech, Product, Growth, and Operations in Bengaluru. You’ll partner with founders and leadership to define EVP, build hiring infrastructure from the ground up, and drive fast-paced delivery in a 60-minute fashion-forward fashion marketplace.

You will architect outbound strategies, build predictive pipelines, and optimize candidate CX while advising on salary benchmarks and market availability to attract top-tier

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of recruitment experience, including 3-4 years leading internal hiring in fast-paced startups/e-commerce/quick-commerce.
• Mastery of advanced sourcing frameworks and tech-talent screening.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to close complex offers.
• Startup mindset and high-ownership work style.

Responsibilities

• Execute full-cycle recruiting for Tech and Business roles.
• Implement outbound headhunting using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Behance, and niche networks.
• Build predictive pipelines to anticipate staffing needs.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to map requirements and design interview panels.
• Provide macroeconomic talent insights on salary indexing and availability.
• Optimize candidate experience across interview stages and onboarding.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Recruitment leadership

Sourcing techniques

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor/Master in HR or related field

Job description

Slikk is India’s trendiest fashion quick-commerce marketplace built for Gen Z and young millennials, delivering the latest styles directly to doorsteps in 60 minutes. Backed by marquee investors like Nexus Venture Partners and Lightspeed, we are disrupting traditional retail by combining real-time inventory, dark store logistics, and feed-based AI personalization.

We are a high-ownership, 0-to-1 execution-driven team. As we scale our footprint across major urban centers, we are looking for a sharp, aggressive Talent Acquisition Lead who can build out our core teams across Tech, Product, Growth, Category Management, and Dark Store Operations.

Role Overview

As the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will own the end-to-end recruitment strategy and workforce execution. You will bridge the gap between aggressive business milestones and top-tier talent. This is not a reactive, resume-shuffling role—you will act as a talent partner to our founders and leadership team, defining our Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and hiring infrastructure from the ground up.

What You Will Do

• Execute full-cycle recruiting for critical business functions, spanning Tech (Search/ML, Frontend, Backend) and Business (Category Management, Merchandising, Supply Chain).
• Implement outbound headhunting practices using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Behance, and niche tech/fashion networks.
• Build predictive pipelines to anticipate fast-moving staffing requirements
• Collaborate with hiring managers to map job requirements, establish exact assessment parameters, and design interview panels.
• Provide macroeconomic talent insights, advising leadership teams on salary indexing, talent availability, and candidate expectations.
• Optimize candidate experience (CX) across all interview stages, ensuring fast turnaround times, transparent feedback, and a seamless onboarding bridge.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7- 9 years of recruitment experience, with at least 3-4 years leading internal hiring tracks inside a fast-paced product startup, e-commerce, or quick-commerce ecosystem is a must.
• Sourcing Craft: Mastery over advanced sourcing frameworks, boolean search techniques, and tech-talent screening.
• Communication & Negotiation: Elite conversational skills to pitch a high-velocity startup vision and manage complex offer closures/compensations.
• Startup Mindset: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, iterating quickly, and working in a high-ownership environment.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field.