Team Lead

First Meridian Business Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

First Meridian Business Services in Bengaluru seeks an IT Contract Staffing Team Lead with 8–12 years of experience to drive recruitment delivery and manage a team of IT recruiters. You will own end-to-end staffing for IT contract mandates across multiple technologies, define sourcing strategies, and ensure timely fulfillment aligned with client expectations.

The role emphasizes mentoring the team, meeting SLAs, and maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of IT Contract Staffing / Technical Recruitment.
• 2–4 years of experience managing or leading recruitment teams.
• Experience with contract staffing models (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, C2C, W2, Permanent hiring).
• Proven experience delivering IT talent across Java, .NET, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, Testing, SAP, Salesforce, and other enterprise technologies.
• Strong understanding of IT skill requirements and ability to assess candidate profiles.
• Experience managing client requirements, SLAs, and recruitment delivery metrics.
• Strong experience with sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Dice, Monster, Indeed, and internal databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of IT recruiters handling contract staffing requirements.
• Own end-to-end delivery for IT contract staffing mandates across multiple technologies and skill sets.
• Understand client requirements, define sourcing strategies, and ensure timely fulfillment of positions.
• Manage daily recruitment operations including sourcing, screening, submissions, interviews, offers, onboarding, and closures.
• Allocate requirements among team members and track progress against SLAs and delivery targets.
• Mentor, coach, and guide recruiters to improve productivity, quality of submissions, and closure ratios.
• Conduct regular review meetings, track recruitment metrics, and provide performance updates to leadership.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, vendors, account managers, and internal stakeholders.
• Handle escalations related to candidate quality, delivery timelines, onboarding, and compliance.
• Drive recruitment strategies for niche and high-volume technology requirements.
• Monitor market trends, talent availability, and compensation benchmarks.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment processes, documentation, compliance, and ATS/CRM updates.
• Support hiring forecasts, workforce planning, and business growth initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IT

Strong leadership

Stakeholder management

Recruitment delivery

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

Dice

Monster

ATS/CRM

Job description

Job Title: IT Contract Staffing Team Lead (812 Years Experience)

We are looking for an experienced IT Contract Staffing Team Lead with 8–12 years of experience managing contract staffing operations, client delivery, and recruitment teams. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in IT hiring, team management, stakeholder management, and driving recruitment delivery against business goals and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of IT recruiters handling contract staffing requirements.
• Own end-to-end delivery for IT contract staffing mandates across multiple technologies and skill sets.
• Understand client requirements, define sourcing strategies, and ensure timely fulfillment of positions.
• Manage daily recruitment operations including sourcing, screening, submissions, interviews, offers, onboarding, and closures.
• Allocate requirements among team members and track progress against SLAs and delivery targets.
• Mentor, coach, and guide recruiters to improve productivity, quality of submissions, and closure ratios.
• Conduct regular review meetings, track recruitment metrics, and provide performance updates to leadership.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, vendors, account managers, and internal stakeholders.
• Handle escalations related to candidate quality, delivery timelines, onboarding, and compliance.
• Drive recruitment strategies for niche and high-volume technology requirements.
• Monitor market trends, talent availability, and compensation benchmarks.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment processes, documentation, compliance, and ATS/CRM updates.
• Support hiring forecasts, workforce planning, and business growth initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8–12 years of experience in IT Contract Staffing / Technical Recruitment.
• Minimum 2–4 years of experience managing or leading recruitment teams.
• Strong experience handling contract staffing models (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, C2C, W2, Permanent hiring).
• Proven experience delivering IT talent across technologies such as Java, .NET, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, Testing, SAP, Salesforce, and other enterprise technologies.
• Strong understanding of IT skill requirements and ability to assess candidate profiles.
• Experience managing client requirements, SLAs, and recruitment delivery metrics.
• Strong experience with sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Dice, Monster, Indeed, and internal databases.
• Experience handling enterprise clients and high-priority requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced staffing environment.

Preferred candidate profile