Talent Acquisition TA

Weekday AI (YC W21); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to independently manage end-to-end recruitment across retail and corporate functions. You will source top talent, partner with business leaders, and drive hiring plans to meet growth across multiple locations.

The role requires hands-on execution, strong stakeholder management, and a track record in luxury or premium consumer brands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Executive Search.
• Hands-on end-to-end recruitment management.
• Retail and corporate hiring experience preferred.
• Exposure to luxury retail or premium consumer brands is an advantage.
• PAN-India hiring across multiple locations is desirable.
• Strong sourcing, headhunting, networking, and pipeline development.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication with senior leaders.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn, Naukri, ATS/HRMS, and dashboards.
• Knowledge of recruitment metrics and market dynamics.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across retail and corporate functions.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and develop effective hiring plans.
• Manage recruitment for retail roles including Style Consultants, Store Managers, Cluster Heads, Customer Experience, and other store positions.
• Drive corporate hiring across Finance, Marketing, Technology, Operations, Merchandising, Category, Business Planning, HR, and Administration.
• Develop strong talent pipelines through LinkedIn, Naukri, job portals, employee referrals, consultants, campus hiring, and direct sourcing.
• Conduct candidate screening and initial discussions to evaluate experience, communication, suitability, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate interview processes and ensure timely feedback and decision-making from stakeholders.
• Manage offer discussions, salary negotiations, documentation, and joining formalities.
• Build talent pools for upcoming business expansion, new locations, and store launches.
• Manage external recruitment consultants and ensure adherence to agreed commercials, service expectations, and replacement terms.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, candidate databases, MIS, hiring reports, and recruitment dashboards.
• Monitor recruitment metrics including time-to-hire, pipeline health, offer conversion, and joining ratios.
• Provide regular hiring updates and recruitment insights to HR leadership and business stakeholders.
• Support employer branding and talent-attraction initiatives across relevant talent markets.
• Ensure a positive and consistent candidate experience throughout the recruitment and onboarding journey.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Head Hunting

Stakeholder Management

Candidate Assessment

Recruitment Operations

Talent Pipeline Development

Sourcing

Interview Coordination

Offer Negotiation

ATS/HRMS

Tools

LinkedIn

Naukri

ATS/HRMS Platforms

Hiring Dashboards

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of the Weekdays clients

Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 1200000 (ie INR 10-12 LPA)

Experience: 5+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Talent Acquisition professional to independently manage end-to-end recruitment across retail and corporate functions. The role requires strong expertise in sourcing, stakeholder management, headhunting, candidate assessment, recruitment operations, and talent pipeline development.

The ideal candidate will be capable of managing multiple hiring mandates simultaneously, partnering closely with business leaders and hiring managers, and delivering quality talent within defined timelines. Experience in retail, luxury, jewellery, fashion, lifestyle, or consumer-facing businesses will be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownend-to-end recruitmentacross retail and corporate functions.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and develop effective hiring plans.
• Manage recruitment for retail roles includingStyle Consultants, Store Managers, Cluster Heads, Customer Experience, and other store positions.
• Drive corporate hiring acrossFinance, Marketing, Technology, Operations, Merchandising, Category, Business Planning, HR, and Administration.
• Develop strong talent pipelines throughLinkedIn, Naukri, job portals, employee referrals, consultants, campus hiring, and direct sourcing.
• Conduct candidate screening and initial discussions to evaluate experience, communication, suitability, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate interview processes and ensure timely feedback and decision-making from stakeholders.
• Manage offer discussions, salary negotiations, documentation, and joining formalities.
• Build talent pools for upcoming business expansion, new locations, and store launches.
• Manage external recruitment consultants and ensure adherence to agreed commercials, service expectations, and replacement terms.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, candidate databases, MIS, hiring reports, and recruitment dashboards.
• Monitor recruitment metrics includingtime-to-hire, pipeline health, offer conversion, and joining ratios.
• Provide regular hiring updates and recruitment insights to HR leadership and business stakeholders.
• Support employer branding and talent-attraction initiatives across relevant talent markets.
• Ensure a positive and consistentcandidate experiencethroughout the recruitment and onboarding journey.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5+ years of relevant experiencein Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Executive Search.
• Strong hands-on experience managingend-to-end recruitment processes independently.
• Experience handling bothretail and corporate hiringwill be preferred.
• Exposure toluxury retail, jewellery, fashion, lifestyle, premium consumer brands, or retail operationsis an advantage.
• Experience managingPAN-India hiringand multiple locations is desirable.
• Strong sourcing, headhunting, networking, and talent-pipeline development capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with senior business leaders and hiring managers.
• Strong candidate assessment, engagement, negotiation, and offer-management skills.
• Proficiency withLinkedIn, Naukri, ATS/HRMS platforms, recruitment tools, and hiring dashboards.
• Good understanding of recruitment metrics, hiring processes, and talent-market dynamics.
• Strong ability to manage multiple vacancies, stakeholders, locations, and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong ownership and execution mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• A genuine interest inbuilding high-performing teams and delivering quality talent within defined timelines.