Talent Acquisition Lead

Tipstat®; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tipstat is hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead to build a high-quality product and technology team in Bengaluru. You’ll own end-to-end hiring for product and technology roles, from sourcing to offers.

With 3-6 years in talent acquisition, you’ll identify passive candidates, partner with founders and hiring managers, and build strong talent pipelines. A passion for AI and startup environments will help you thrive in this AI-first company.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in talent acquisition, preferably in startups, SaaS, product companies, or tech-first teams.
• Strong experience hiring for product, engineering, or technical roles.
• Ability to understand roles like Product Engineer, Full-stack Engineer, Product Manager, AI Product Engineer, and Technical PM.
• Strong sourcing ability, especially for passive candidates.
• Curiosity about AI, product building, and modern technology teams.
• Excellent communication, persuasion, and follow-through.
• High ownership, speed, and obsession with talent quality.
• Good to have: experience hiring for AI-first startups or product-led companies.
• Good to have: familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Wellfound, Instahyre, CutShort, GitHub, Naukri, or ATS platforms

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hiring for product and technology roles
• Source top product and engineering talent through LinkedIn, GitHub, communities, referrals, startup networks, and other creative channels
• Identify and engage high-quality active and passive candidates
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to understand role requirements and talent bar
• Screen candidates for product thinking, technical depth, ownership, curiosity, and startup fit
• Build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Improve outreach, candidate experience, hiring funnels, and offer closures

Skills

Passive candidate sourcing

Product/engineer hiring

Startup/tech experience

Communication & persuasion

AI curiosity

Ownership & speed

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Wellfound

Instahyre

CutShort

GitHub

Naukri

ATS platforms

Job description

We are hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead to help us build a high-quality product and technology team. Our current focus is hiring for roles such as Product Engineers, Full-stack Engineers, AI Product Engineers, Product Managers, and Technical Product Managers.

Since most roles have a strong AI dependency, we are looking for someone who understands the modern tech and product landscape and is excited about AI-first companies. This is a hands-on hiring role for someone who is obsessed with finding the best talent, especially passive candidates who are not actively looking.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end hiring for product and technology roles
• Source top product and engineering talent through LinkedIn, GitHub, communities, referrals, startup networks, and other creative channels
• Identify and engage high-quality active and passive candidates
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to understand role requirements and talent bar
• Screen candidates for product thinking, technical depth, ownership, curiosity, and startup fit
• Build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Improve outreach, candidate experience, hiring funnels, and offer closures

What We’re Looking For

• 3-6 years of experience in talent acquisition, preferably in startups, SaaS, product companies, or tech-first teams
• Strong experience hiring for product, engineering, or technical roles
• Ability to understand roles like Product Engineer, Full-stack Engineer, Product Manager, AI Product Engineer, and Technical PM
• Strong sourcing ability, especially for passive candidates
• Curiosity about AI, product building, and modern technology teams
• Excellent communication, persuasion, and follow-through
• High ownership, speed, and obsession with talent quality
• Good to have: experience hiring for AI-first startups or product-led companies
• Good to have: familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Wellfound, Instahyre, CutShort, GitHub, Naukri, or ATS platforms