We're Hiring Talent Acquisition Consultant 4-6 years

Tata Communications Limited; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications Limited in Pune (Hybrid) is seeking a proactive Recruiter to manage end-to-end hiring and talent sourcing across IT, engineering, and shared services. You will identify, attract, and hire quality talent while ensuring a positive candidate and stakeholder experience.

The role requires 2–6 years of experience, strong sourcing skills, and proficiency with ATS tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, and major job portals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–6 years of recruitment experience.
• Proficient in Boolean search and sourcing platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs and workforce plans.
• Source candidates via portals, LinkedIn, referrals, social media and internal databases.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future roles.
• Screen resumes, conduct initial assessments and evaluate candidate fit.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Drive offer discussions and candidate closure while ensuring a positive experience.
• Track recruitment metrics and maintain accurate candidate records in ATS.

Skills

Sourcing & recruitment

Boolean search

LinkedIn Recruiter

Candidate screening

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

ATS tools

Job description

Job Title: Recruiter - Talent Acquisition

Location: Pune (Dighi) / Hybrid

Experience: 2-6 Years

Department: Human Resources - Talent Acquisition

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and people-focused Recruiter to manage end-to-end hiring and talent sourcing activities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring quality talent across multiple skill sets while ensuring an excellent candidate and stakeholder experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from requirement gathering to offer rollout and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, role requirements, and workforce plans.
• Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, social media, networking, and internal databases.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring requirements.
• Screen resumes, conduct initial assessments, and evaluate candidate suitability against job requirements.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Drive offer discussions, salary negotiations, and candidate closure.
• Ensure timely communication and a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Track recruitment metrics such as sourcing effectiveness, turnaround time, offer-to-join ratio, and hiring quality.
• Maintain accurate candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Conduct market mapping and talent intelligence to support niche and critical skill hiring.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies and hiring processes.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in sourcing and recruitment.
• Expertise in Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and other sourcing platforms.
• Excellent candidate screening and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple positions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of recruitment metrics and hiring best practices.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and ATS tools.

Preferred Experience

• Experience hiring for IT, Engineering, Technology, Telecom, Infrastructure, or Shared Services roles.
• Exposure to lateral hiring, volume hiring, and niche skill recruitment.
• Knowledge of talent mapping and market intelligence techniques.