Talent Acquisition Manager

Picante Media Pvt Ltd; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Click'd is seeking a hands-on HR & Talent Acquisition Manager to lead pan-India recruitment and HR operations from Gurugram. The role covers employee documentation, onboarding, payroll inputs and lifecycle coordination across events, hospitality, retail, and experiential marketing sectors.

The ideal candidate will independently source candidates, manage partners, close requirements with urgency, and build practical HR systems for a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of experience in talent acquisition and HR operations.
• Experience hiring across multiple cities or field-oriented businesses.
• Exposure to events, hospitality, retail, experiential marketing, sales or operations preferred.
• Onboarding, employee documentation, attendance and payroll inputs knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Pan-India Talent Acquisition: end-to-end recruitment across cities and functions.
• Recruitment Partner Management: engage agencies, negotiate terms, track performance.
• Hiring Planning & Reporting: maintain trackers, provide weekly updates.
• Documentation & Employee Lifecycle: offer letters, onboarding, background verification, lifecycle coordination.
• HR Operations: attendance, leaves, HRIS/MIS, policies, confidentiality.

Skills

Talent acquisition

HR operations

End-to-end recruitment

Sourcing

Head hunting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

AI for sourcing

Tools

LinkedIn

Naukri

ATS

HRMS

Google Workspace

Excel/Sheets

Job description

HR & TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER

Pan-India Hiring, HR Operations and Employee Documentation

Location: Gurugram

Experience: 3 to 4 years

Salary: 4.2 to 6 LPA, depending on experience

Employment type: Full-time, permanent

Work mode: In office

Reporting to: Founder / Senior Leadership

ABOUT CLICK'D

Click'd is an experiential media and social entertainment company creating premium, AI-enabled photobooth experiences across shopping malls, weddings, corporate events, colleges, concerts, hotels and private celebrations. We are building a pan-India business across events, hospitality, retail partnerships, high-footfall locations and city operations.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a hands-on HR & Talent Acquisition Manager to manage pan-India recruitment and HR operations for Click'd. The role will identify and attract suitable talent from the events, hospitality, retail, experiential marketing, sales and field operations ecosystem, while also owning employee documentation, onboarding, HR records, policies, payroll inputs and employee lifecycle coordination.

This is not a role limited to posting vacancies and scheduling interviews. We need someone who can independently source candidates, manage recruitment partners, close requirements with urgency and build practical HR systems for a fast-moving startup.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Pan-India Talent Acquisition

• - Manage end-to-end recruitment across multiple cities and business functions.
• - Build candidate pipelines from events, hospitality, retail, experiential marketing, venue partnerships, field sales and operations.
• - Source through LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, agencies, local networks and direct headhunting.
• - Screen candidates for relevant experience, communication, compensation, notice period, joining intent and cultural fit.
• - Coordinate interviews, feedback, offers, negotiations and joining follow-ups.

2. Recruitment Partner Management

• - Identify and manage recruitment agencies, freelance recruiters and RPO partners.
• - Negotiate fees, payment terms, replacement periods and service expectations.
• - Share clear hiring briefs, reject irrelevant profiles and track partner performance by quality, speed, closures and retention.

3. Hiring Planning and Reporting

• - Work with leadership and regional teams to understand current and upcoming manpower requirements.
• - Maintain accurate trackers covering open requirements, candidate stages, interviews, offers and joining dates.
• - Share structured weekly updates and flag hiring delays, market constraints and compensation concerns early.

4. Documentation and Employee Lifecycle

• - Prepare and maintain offer letters, appointment letters, engagement letters, consultant agreements, NDAs and related HR documents.
• - Collect and verify identity, address, education, employment, salary and bank documentation, and coordinate background verification where required.
• - Manage joining formalities, induction, probation reviews, confirmations, role changes, resignations, exit formalities, asset recovery and full-and-final coordination.

5. HR Operations

• - Maintain attendance, leave records, employee databases, organisation charts and HR MIS.
• - Share verified payroll inputs with finance and maintain complete physical or digital personnel files.
• - Draft practical HR policies, SOPs and codes of conduct, and coordinate statutory and POSH documentation with authorised advisers.
• - Address employee concerns professionally and maintain strict confidentiality.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• - 3 to 4 years of experience across talent acquisition and HR operations.
• - Experience hiring across multiple cities or field-oriented businesses, with strong sourcing and headhunting capability.
• - Relevant exposure to events, hospitality, retail, experiential marketing, sales or operations is preferred.
• - Working knowledge of onboarding, employee documentation, attendance, payroll inputs and HR records.
• - Strong communication, negotiation, coordination and follow-up skills.
• - Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leadership in a fast-paced startup.
• - Proficiency in LinkedIn, Naukri, Google Workspace, Excel or Google Sheets, ATS and HRMS tools.
• - Ability to use AI tools responsibly for sourcing research, screening support, documentation and productivity.

THE PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We need an HR professional who combines urgency with sound judgement. The right person should be organised, commercially aware and discreet, and should know how to find relevant industry talent rather than relying only on job portal applications. They must be comfortable building systems while continuing to execute daily hiring and HR responsibilities.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

The process will include resume screening, one HR and recruitment discussion and one final leadership round. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to present a practical 30-day hiring and HR operations plan.