Talent Acquisition Specialist

Miles Education; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Miles Education in Bengaluru is seeking a result-oriented Talent Acquisition professional to lead end-to-end hiring across multiple functions and levels. The role requires managing high-volume recruitment while also sourcing specialized talent, with 1–2 years of team management experience.

You will drive sourcing strategies, stakeholder management, and candidate engagement, ensuring timely closures and a strong quality of hire in a fast-paced EdTech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in bulk and niche hiring across functions and levels.
• Excellent sourcing and candidate identification skills.
• Hands-on experience with job portals like Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed, Apna, etc.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good negotiation and candidate closure skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of recruitment processes and best practices.
• Experience working on an ATS/Recruitment Management System is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage bulk recruitment for Sales, Operations, Academic and other functions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to meet aggressive targets.
• Conduct drives, walk-ins, referrals and other hiring initiatives.
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines for quick bulk fills.
• Track recruitment metrics: profiles sourced, interviews, offers and joining ratios.
• Handle niche and specialized positions with targeted sourcing strategies.
• Identify passive candidates via LinkedIn, portals, referrals and networking.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle: source, screen, shortlist, interview coordination, offers and joining.
• Drive pre-joining engagement and maximize joining conversion.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and update ATS regularly.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and leaders; conduct hiring reviews and manage timelines.
• Analyze data: time to hire, cost per hire, source effectiveness and other KPIs.

Skills

Bulk hiring

Niche hiring

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Target-driven

Analytical skills

Recruitment processes

ATS usage

Tools

ATS / Recruitment Management System

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a result-oriented Talent Acquisition professional to join our HR team and manage both bulk and niche hiring across multiple functions and levels.

The ideal candidate should be strong in end-to-end recruitment, sourcing strategy, stakeholder management, candidate engagement, and closure, with the ability to handle high-volume hiring while also identifying and attracting specialized talent for niche positions. The candidate will also have 1-2 years of team management experience.

Key Responsibilities

Bulk Hiring

• Manage high-volume recruitment for Sales, Operations, Academic and other business functions.
• Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies to meet aggressive hiring targets.
• Conduct regular recruitment drives, walk-ins, referral campaigns and other hiring initiatives.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of candidates to ensure quick turnaround on bulk requirements.
• Track recruitment metrics including profiles sourced, interviews, selections, offers and joining ratios.

Niche & Specialized Hiring

• Handle niche and specialized positions across various functions and levels.
• Understand complex job requirements and create targeted sourcing strategies.
• Identify passive candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, networking and other channels.
• Build and maintain talent pools for hard-to-fill positions.
• Manage senior and critical hiring requirements with a strong focus on quality of hire.

End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle
• Source, screen and shortlist candidates based on job requirements.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and ensure timely feedback.
• Manage offer discussions, negotiations and candidate closures.
• Drive pre-joining engagement and ensure maximum joining conversion.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and update the ATS regularly.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand manpower requirements.
• Conduct regular hiring reviews and provide updates on recruitment progress.
• Set realistic hiring timelines and proactively highlight challenges or bottlenecks.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and candidates.

Recruitment Strategy & Analytics

Identify the most effective sourcing channels for different hiring requirements.

Analyse recruitment data to improve sourcing and conversion ratios.

• Time to Hire
• Cost per Hire
• Source-wise conversion
• Interview-to-selection ratio
• Offer-to-joining ratio
• Hiring TAT

Recommend process improvements to enhance recruitment efficiency.

Key Skills Required

• Strong experience in bulk and niche hiring.
• Excellent sourcing and candidate identification skills.
• Hands-on experience with job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed, Apna, etc.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good negotiation and candidate closure skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good knowledge of recruitment processes and best practices.
• Experience working on an ATS/Recruitment Management System is preferred.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 57 years of experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment with 1-2 years of team management experience
• Experience in EdTech, Education, Retail, BPO, BFSI, Telecom or other high-volume hiring environments will be an advantage.
• Proven track record of successfully handling both bulk and niche mandates.
• Should be comfortable managing multiple positions simultaneously.
• Highly organised, proactive and target-oriented.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Positions closed within defined TAT.
• Monthly joining targets.
• Quality and relevance of shortlisted candidates.
• Offer-to-joining ratio.
• Source effectiveness.
• Hiring manager satisfaction.
• Candidate experience.
• Recruitment cost and productivity.