Talent Acquisition Specialist

Forbes Advisor; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day off on the 3rd Friday of every month

Fitness reimbursements

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Job summary

Forbes Advisor is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist in Mumbai, India. The ideal candidate should possess over 3 years of experience in recruitment, specifically in digital and tech roles. Responsibilities include managing the full recruitment cycle, engaging with candidates, and advising hiring managers. The position offers unique perks like a monthly day off and fitness reimbursements, ensuring a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of in-house recruitment and/or executive search firm experience.
• Self-starter, team player, innovative and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Handle the end-to-end recruitment cycle from sourcing to offer.
• Partner with business to understand talent needs.
• Build campus connect and engagement.
• Provide a high-touch candidate experience.

Skills

Experience in digital & Tech roles mandates

Candidate search & sourcing platforms expertise

Strong communication and follow-up skills

Market intelligence and benchmarking

Education

Bachelor degree in HR

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Sourcing tools (Smart recruiters)

Job description

At Marketplace, our mission is to help readers turn their aspirations into reality. We arm people with trusted advice and guidance, so they can make informed decisions they feel confident in and get back to doing the things they care about most.

We are an experienced team of industry experts dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions and choose the right products with ease. Marketplace boasts decades of experience across dozens of geographies and teams, including Content, SEO, Business Intelligence, Finance, HR, Marketing, Production, Technology and Sales. The team brings rich industry knowledge to Marketplace’s global coverage of consumer credit, debt, health, home improvement, banking, investing, credit cards, small business, education, insurance, loans, real estate and travel.

Job Description

Forbes Advisor is looking to hire a Talent Acquisition Specialist. We are seeking top talent to become members of this team. If you're looking for challenges and opportunities similar to those of a startup, with the benefits of a seasoned and successful company, then read on:

Responsibilities

• Very strong hands on experience in working for digital & Tech roles mandates.
• Completely hands‑on with the end‑to‑end recruitment cycle right from sourcing to pipeline management, to negotiations, offer rollouts, etc.
• Partner with the business to understand talent needs and deliver strategies and solutions for recruiting.
• Ability to build strong campus connect & engagement.
• Very strong experience in candidate search & sourcing platforms like Naukri, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, career pages, social & tech platforms (including GitHub, Facebook).
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing tools (Smart recruiters will be a plus).
• Manage all the communication and status updates between hiring managers & candidates.
• Very strong follow‑up and feedback management and documentation.
• Advise hiring managers on job description, market outlook & benchmarking.
• Provide market intelligence on the new role from the availability of talent pool, compensation, job title perspective.
• Provide a high‑touch experience to all candidates from the application stage to the offer and eventually joining.
• Take entire ownership of communication, follow‑ups, and candidate engagement during the offer acceptance to the joining period.

Desired Candidate Profile

• The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of in‑house recruitment and/or executive search firm experience.
• A self‑starter learner and team player, an innovator with curiosity and agility to learn and adapt, not afraid of piloting new approaches/methods to make improvements.

Perks

• Day off on the 3rd Friday of every month (one long weekend each month).
• Fitness reimbursements.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in HR.