US Recruitment Lead

Lytegen; Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full ownership of the US recruitment function

Opportunity to scale a hiring engine

Competitive compensation

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is seeking a US Recruitment Lead to oversee the entire US recruitment function. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in managing and scaling recruitment teams, with a strong focus on process optimization and stakeholder management. Responsibilities include building high-performing teams and ensuring hiring targets are met. The position offers competitive compensation and the chance to significantly influence organizational growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in US recruitment, managing both volume and leadership hiring.
• Proven experience scaling recruitment teams.
• Strong understanding of US hiring expectations and candidate behavior.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the entire US recruitment function.
• Manage recruitment teams while ensuring performance expectations.
• Optimize recruitment processes to improve quality and speed.
• Collaborate with leadership on forecasts and role briefs.
• Oversee high-volume sales and senior executive searches.

Skills

Talent Acquisition Leadership

Process Optimization

Stakeholder Management

Team Building

Analytical Capability

Tools

ATS Management

Job description

US Recruitment Lead

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Base pay range

HEAD OF US RECRUITMENT

Location: On-site

Shift: 09:30 PM - 6:30 AM IST

Role Summary

You will lead and scale the entire US recruitment function. This senior leadership role requires someone who can operate with full ownership, build high-performing teams, and deliver consistent hiring outcomes across Sales, Leadership, and Senior Management roles. You will refine processes, enforce standards, and run a disciplined, metrics-driven recruitment operation capable of both high-volume and high-quality hiring.

Requirements

• Talent Acquisition Leadership
• Own full-cycle recruitment for US-based roles across Sales, Operations, Leadership, and specialized positions
• Build and execute recruiting strategies that generate strong candidate pipelines at scale
• Manage, mentor, and grow recruitment teams with high accountability and performance expectations
• Set weekly, monthly, and quarterly hiring targets and ensure consistent delivery
• Maintain dashboards for hiring metrics including throughput, conversions, time-to-fill, recruiter performance, and quality-of-hire
• Process Optimization & Systems Ownership
• Refine and optimize the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle to increase speed and improve quality
• Implement structured pipelines, SLAs, and KPI frameworks across all stages of recruitment
• Ensure accurate data and proper usage of ATS systems, reporting tools, and automation solutions
• Build scorecards and standard evaluation frameworks to improve hiring consistency
• Identify skill gaps within the recruitment team and run targeted training programs
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate closely with leadership to understand hiring forecasts, role requirements, and performance expectations
• Set realistic hiring timelines and communicate proactively on pipeline health and risks
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for all US hiring results and recruitment process improvements
• Partner with department heads to develop clear role briefs and strong candidate profiles
• High-Volume & Senior-Level Hiring
• Oversee simultaneous pipelines for high-volume sales hiring and senior/executive-level searches
• Develop strategies for hard-to-fill and competitive US roles
• Implement evaluation systems that quickly filter unqualified candidates while moving strong candidates forward efficiently
• Team Building & Performance Culture
• Build and lead a high-performing recruiting team capable of scaling with business growth
• Enforce a culture of accountability, speed, precision, and data-driven decision-making
• Maintain operational discipline across all recruitment workflows

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in US recruitment with experience in both volume and leadership hiring
• Proven experience managing and scaling recruitment teams
• Strong understanding of US hiring expectations, candidate behavior, compensation structures, and communication norms
• Ability to optimize recruitment processes and design efficient, scalable hiring systems
• Demonstrated success meeting aggressive hiring targets across multiple role types
• Strong analytical capability with experience building dashboards, reports, and KPI systems

Preferred Experience

• Leadership hiring across Sales, Operations, and Senior Management roles
• Experience setting up or scaling a recruitment function
• Expertise in ATS management, automation, and pipeline reporting
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment

Benefits

• Full ownership of the US recruitment function
• Opportunity to build and scale a multi-team hiring engine
• High-impact visibility and direct influence on organizational growth
• Competitive compensation aligned with senior leadership expectations

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Administrative

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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