Talent Acquisition Manager

Rishihood University; Sonipat; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rishihood University is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment for faculty and administrative roles across our campus network. You will forecast hiring needs, design annual plans, and build a robust talent pipeline to support the university’s mission.

You will collaborate with department heads and academic search committees, manage interviews and offers, and drive employer branding through campus events and conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, ideally spanning both academic/faculty and administrative hiring.
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end recruitment cycles, from sourcing through offer negotiation, for both niche and high-volume roles.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and partner with senior leadership and academic search committees.
• Hands-on familiarity with ATS platforms, sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals), and recruitment analytics/reporting.
• Prior experience recruiting in higher education, EdTech, or a fast-growing startup environment is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment Strategy: Partner with department heads and schools leadership to forecast hiring needs and build annual recruitment plans across academic and administrative roles
• Sourcing & Pipeline Building: Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, academic networks, and referrals; maintain a strong, ready talent pool for critical and recurring roles
• End-to-End Recruitment: Own the full hiring cycle - job description drafting, screening, interview coordination, panel management, and offer negotiation
• Faculty and staff SearchSupport: Work closely with academic search committees to identify, screen, and evaluate qualified faculty and non faculty candidates
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the key point of contact between candidates and hiring managers; advise leadership on market compensation trends
• Employer Branding: Represent Rishihood at job fairs, campus drives, and academic conferences to strengthen the university's employer brand
• Recruitment Operations: Maintain applicant tracking system (ATS) records, track hiring metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire), and ensure compliance with UGC/AICTE norms where applicable
• Onboarding Hand off: Ensure a smooth transition of selected candidates from offer acceptance to onboarding

Skills

End-to-End Recruitment

Sourcing & Pipeline

Stakeholder Management

Recruitment Strategy

ATS proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS platforms

Job description

Rishihoodis India’s first national transformation university. It prepares learners tosolve the big problems of tomorrow. Our transformative education is built onthree pillars:

• PersonalImpact – developing physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual strength.
• ProfessionalImpact – building real-world skills through industry-integrated, practice-basedlearning.
• PublicImpact – fostering interdisciplinary thinking and a commitment tonation-building.

At Rishihood, we nurture leaders who will transform themselves,their professions, and the nation.

POSITION| Talent Acquisition Manager

Purpose

We arelooking for a Talent Acquisition Manager who will lead end-to-end recruitmentfor Rishihood University, hiring outstanding faculty and staff who can drivethe university's mission forward. This role will report to the Head - HumanResources.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment Strategy:Partner with department heads and schools leadership to forecast hiring needsand build annual recruitment plans across academic and administrative roles
• Sourcing &Pipeline Building: Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, academicnetworks, and referrals; maintain a strong, ready talent pool for critical andrecurring roles
• End-to-EndRecruitment: Own the full hiring cycle - job description drafting, screening,interview coordination, panel management, and offer negotiation
• Faculty and staff SearchSupport: Work closely with academic search committees to identify, screen, andevaluate qualified faculty and non faculty candidates
• StakeholderManagement: Act as the key point of contact between candidates and hiringmanagers; advise leadership on market compensation trends.
• Employer Branding:Represent Rishihood at job fairs, campus drives, and academic conferences tostrengthen the university's employer brand
• RecruitmentOperations: Maintain applicant tracking system (ATS) records, track hiringmetrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire), and ensure compliance with UGC/AICTEnorms where applicable
• Onboarding Hand off:Ensure a smooth transition of selected candidates from offer acceptance toonboarding.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, BusinessAdministration, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment,ideally spanning both academic/faculty and administrative hiring.
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end recruitment cycles,from sourcing through offer negotiation, for both niche and high-volume roles.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability toinfluence and partner with senior leadership and academic search committees.
• Hands-on familiarity with ATS platforms, sourcing tools (LinkedInRecruiter, job portals), and recruitment analytics/reporting.
• Prior experience recruiting in higher education, EdTech, or a fast-growing startup environment is a strong plus.