Talent Acquisition Manager

Urban Company; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Company is seeking a Manager/Associate Manager (Talent Acquisition) to own end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles, advising hiring managers with market insights, crafting job ads, building pipelines, and managing the candidate experience.

The role requires proactive engagement, negotiation with stakeholders, and a data-driven approach to recruiter KPIs and funnel performance. You will collaborate across functions to deliver strong hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Talent Advisor, with strong non-tech hiring and people management experience.
• Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, and other channels.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• A data-driven approach, with an understanding of key hiring metrics and funnel management.

Responsibilities

• Own the full life cycle of all assigned open roles, including ATS administration, job ad writing, talent sourcing, pipeline building, and candidate application planning and execution.
• Design the competence assessment process, equip hiring managers with team-fit interviews, align expectations, and advise on hiring decisions.
• Deliver a stellar candidate experience by giving concrete feedback and smooth handover to pre-boarding.
• Participate in creating and managing the team’s roadmap during yearly planning and reviews.
• Proactively communicate, collaborate, and serve as a business partner, adding value through insights and professionalism.

Skills

Talent Sourcing

Copywriting

Branding

Talent Assessment

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation

Data Analytics

Tools

ATS

Job description

The local and home services industry is very fragmented and unorganized. Prior to Urban Company, hiring a plumber, beautician, yoga trainer, math tutor etc. was a painful process. There were no standards, no concept of trust, pricing inefficiencies etc. In a nutshell, the industry was shackled in the \"yellow pages\" era, and had seen no fundamental innovation for far too long.

The Urban Company team is young and passionate, and we see a massive disruption opportunity in his industry. By leveraging technology, and a set of simple yet powerful processes, we wish to build a platform that can organize the world of services - and bring them to your finger-tips. We believe there is immense value (akin to serendipity) in bringing together customers and professionals looking for each other. In the process, we hope to impact the lives of millions of service entrepreneurs and transform service commerce the way Amazon transformed product commerce.

About the Role

The Manager/Associate Manager (Talent Acquisition) is a TA professional who owns the delivery of end-to-end recruitment processes for assigned open roles. Using their specialized understanding of their competence area(s), they work closely with hiring managers as an advisor: providing market insight, building job ads, executing talent sourcing and engagement to build pipelines, owning the candidate experience across the full process, setting up assessment frameworks, and preparing and negotiating job offers.

Who You Are

You are an experienced, highly energetic HR professional with a strong background in recruitment who likes to proactively engage, guide, and negotiate with stakeholders (candidates, hiring managers, leaders, interviewers, etc.) in your day-to-day work. You bring:

• Strong Talent Sourcing, Copywriting and Branding skills to find and engage the right talent
• Top-class Talent Assessment skills to ensure we hire the right colleagues with the needed profiles
• Stellar Communication, Stakeholder Management and Negotiation skills to bring everyone together towards a common direction
• A good base in Data Analytics to set KPIs, assess the performance of your recruitment funnel, and continuously improve

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full life cycle of all assigned open roles, including accurate ATS administration, job ad writing, talent sourcing, pipeline building, and candidate application planning and execution.
• Enable the best possible hiring decisions by designing the competence assessment process, equipping hiring managers with team-fit interviews, aligning expectations, and advising on hiring decisions.
• Deliver a stellar candidate experience by giving concrete feedback and ensuring a smooth handover of hired candidates to the pre-boarding process.
• Participate in creating and managing the team's roadmap during yearly planning and quarterly and monthly reviews.
• Proactively communicate, collaborate, and serve as a business partner, adding value through insights, expertise, and professionalism.

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of experience as a Talent Advisor, with strong non-tech hiring and people management experience
• Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, and other channels
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple roles and priorities with strong attention to detail and ownership
• A data-driven approach, with an understanding of key hiring metrics and funnel management
• Strong focus on candidate experience, problem-solving, and timely closure of roles