Talent Acquisition Manager

E406 Sulzer India Pvt. Ltd.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company provided Insurance foremployee

Company provided transportation

Job summary

Sulzer India Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager with 8–12 years of experience to lead the end-to-end recruitment strategy for our Shared Services organization.

You will mentor a team of recruiters, drive performance against hiring targets, and establish governance, dashboards, and SLAs to ensure high-quality hires. You will partner with business leaders and global stakeholders to plan headcount and execute hiring within budget.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of talent acquisition experience in a global corporate setting.
• Proven track record in high-volume hiring, ramp-ups and campus hiring.
• Strong budgeting, workforce planning and analytics capabilities.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders across geographies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end TA strategy and delivery for Shared Services.
• Mentor recruiters and drive performance against hiring targets.
• Establish governance, KPIs, dashboards and operating rhythms.
• Own headcount planning and recruitment against budgets.
• Develop proactive sourcing pipelines and campus programs.
• Deliver recruitment dashboards and insights to leadership.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Workday proficiency

Recruitment analytics

Cost per hire optimization

Campus hiring programs

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR

Tools

Workday

ATS

Job description

About the role Talent Acquisition Manager | 8-12 Years Experience

• Lead end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy and delivery for Shared Services organization of an Engineering Organization
• Manage and mentor a team of recruiters, driving recruitment performance, capability building, accountability, and delivery against hiring targets
• Establish recruitment governance, dashboard, SLAs, KPIs, and operating rhythms to ensure consistent and high-quality hiring outcomes
• Partner with business leaders and global stakeholders to develop workforce plans aligned to business growth, transformation, and expansion objectives
• Own headcount planning and hiring execution against approved HC budgets, ensuring workforce requirements are delivered within financial targets
• Demonstrate proven experience in rapid ramp-ups, Center expansion, transitions, and large-scale hiring programs across multiple business functions
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring requirements
• Drive campus recruitment programs including university partnerships, employer branding initiatives, internship programs, graduate hiring, management trainee programs, and pre-placement offers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleges, universities, and educational institutions to create a sustainable early talent pipeline
• Manage end-to-end campus hiring processes including demand planning, assessments, selection, offer management, and onboarding
• Own key recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality of hire, offer-to-join ratio, recruiter productivity, diversity hiring, and hiring manager satisfaction
• Monitor and control recruitment spend, agency utilization, vendor costs, and sourcing channel effectiveness to drive optimal cost-per-hire and recruitment ROI
• Lead recruitment process improvement initiatives, leveraging technology and data analytics to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience
• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners, search firms, RPOs, and staffing vendors to support business hiring demands
• Deliver recruitment dashboards and analytics to leadership, providing insights on hiring progress, budget adherence, ramp-up status, and market trends
• Ensure a seamless candidate experience from sourcing through onboarding, with a strong focus on offer acceptance, joining conversion, and new hire integration
• Drive employer branding, employee referral, social recruiting, and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the organization's employer value proposition

Required Experience & Skills

• 8-12 years of Talent Acquisition experience within GBS, GCC, Shared Services, Captive Centers, or multinational organizations
• Minimum 2-4 years of experience leading and managing recruitment teams
• Proven track record of delivering high-volume hiring, rapid ramp-ups, and campus hiring programs
• Strong experience in headcount budgeting, workforce planning, and recruitment analytics
• Demonstrated success in optimizing cost-per-hire and driving recruitment operational excellence
• Experience managing global stakeholders and influencing senior business leaders across multiple geographies
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, vendor management, and project management capabilities
• Proficiency with ATS and Workday
• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources

What we offer you

• Company provided Insurance for employee & immediate family
• Company provided transportation

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation.

By supporting water and energy security, enabling the energy transition and driving the use of circular technologies, we help our customers build a better world. With more than 13’000 employees and 160 world-class production facilities and service centers across the globe, we are a globally diverse team. We value the uniqueness of all our colleagues, and we appreciate the contributions that each of us makes to the company’s success. We prioritize your health and safety and are committed to offering a work environment in which you can thrive.