Talent Acquisition Partner

Gates; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Gates is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to design and execute a comprehensive organization-wide talent strategy spanning manufacturing, corporate, commercial, and leadership roles. You will drive workforce planning, employer branding, and digital hiring transformation, ensuring quality, speed, diversity, and cost efficiency in hiring to support business growth.

You will partner with business leaders, HRBPs, and external search firms, build strong pipelines for critical roles, and lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR / MSW / MBA (HR) from a reputed institution.
• Over 8 years of HR experience with at least 8 years in Talent Acquisition.
• Strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and leadership presence.
• Experience in managing complex ER/IR environments and statutory compliance.
• Experience working in matrix/global environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Partner with leaders and HRBPs to forecast talent needs and hiring plans.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical roles across plants, offices, and leadership positions.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for leadership, technical, manufacturing, and commercial roles.
• Develop succession pipelines and engage executive search when needed.
• Strengthen employer branding and candidate experience across networks and events.
• Lead campus and early career programs to build future talent pools.
• Oversee recruitment technology, analytics, dashboards, and digitization initiatives.
• Manage vendor relationships and optimize recruitment costs.
• Drive DEI initiatives with fair and unbiased recruitment practices.
• Ensure governance, compliance with labor laws and data privacy.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Business Acumen

Stakeholder Management

Influencing & Negotiation

Change Management

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's/MBA in HR

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Head of Talent Acquisition is responsible for designing and executing the organization's talent acquisition strategy to attract, engage, and hire high-quality talent across manufacturing plants, corporate functions, commercial teams, and leadership positions. The role will drive workforce planning, employer branding, recruitment excellence, talent pipeline development, and digital hiring transformation while ensuring quality, speed, diversity, and cost-effective hiring outcomes aligned with business growth objectives.

Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Develop and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth plans.
• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to forecast talent needs and create hiring plans.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and niche positions.
• Lead workforce planning initiatives across manufacturing plants and corporate offices.

Recruitment & Selection

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for leadership, technical, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, and support function roles.
• Ensure timely fulfillment of open positions while maintaining hiring quality standards.
• Establish robust candidate evaluation frameworks and competency-based hiring practices.

Leadership & Critical Talent Hiring

• Lead executive and senior leadership hiring initiatives.
• Develop succession-oriented talent pipelines for key business-critical roles.
• Partner with external executive search firms when required.

Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

• Strengthen the organizations employer value proposition (EVP).
• Enhance candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Manage talent branding initiatives across professional networks, universities, and industry platforms.
• Represent the company in recruitment events, career fairs, and employer branding forums.

Campus & Early Career Programs

• Develop strategic partnerships with engineering, management, and technical institutions.
• Lead campus hiring programs, graduate trainee programs, apprenticeships, and internship initiatives.
• Build future talent pipelines to meet long-term workforce requirements.

Recruitment Technology & Analytics

• Leverage ATS, , and recruitment analytics to improve hiring effectiveness.
• Monitor hiring metrics and create dashboards for leadership review.
• Drive digitization and automation initiatives within recruitment processes.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage recruitment agencies, search partners, and talent sourcing vendors.
• Negotiate contracts and optimize recruitment costs.
• Build strong relationships with business leaders, HR teams, and external stakeholders.

Diversity & Inclusion

• Develop and implement diversity hiring strategies.
• Ensure fair, equitable, and unbiased recruitment practices.
• Support organizational DEI goals through targeted sourcing initiatives.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, company policies, and recruitment governance standards.
• Maintain hiring process integrity, audit readiness, and data privacy compliance

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent reports to TA Head APAC and dotted line to Head HR - India and support her in all day to day activities to achieve the business objectives of the company. TA team report into this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bechelors degree in HR / MSW / MBA (HR) from a reputed institution.
• Over 8 years of HR experience with at least 8 years in Talent Acquisition.
• Strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and leadership presence.
• Proven experience in managing complex ER/IR environments and statutory compliance.
• Experience working in matrix/global environments preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Stakeholder Management
• Influencing & Negotiation
• Change Management
• Team Leadership

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Regular travel to Gates manufacturing plants\office locations\Colleges across India.