Lead - Talent Acquisition

Purpose

We are looking for an experienced and business-oriented Senior Recruiter to drive end-to-end talent acquisition across the Middle East, and Africa (MEA).

The role will focus on strategic business partnering, recruitment delivery, hiring manager experience, and candidate experience, ensuring high-quality talent acquisition outcomes aligned with business priorities.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders and HR stakeholders, combining strong sourcing capabilities, market intelligence, and recruitment expertise to deliver an efficient, collaborative, and engaging hiring experience.

Key Missions

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Partnering & Strategic Talent Advisory

• Partner closely with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners to understand business objectives, workforce requirements, and hiring priorities.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing insights into talent availability, market trends, compensation benchmarks, and recruitment feasibility.
• Translate business requirements into effective recruitment strategies and actionable hiring plans.
• Conduct structured intake meetings to align on role expectations, candidate profiles, recruitment timelines, and selection criteria.
• Proactively identify recruitment challenges and recommend practical, market-driven solutions.

2. End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

• Independently manage the complete recruitment lifecycle across India and MEA, from requisition intake to candidate selection and offer management.
• Drive hiring across technology, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, corporate, and leadership functions.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, employee referrals, professional networks, and direct headhunting.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical, niche, and business-priority positions.
• Ensure timely recruitment delivery while maintaining high standards of candidate quality and hiring effectiveness.

3. Hiring Manager Experience & Stakeholder Engagement

• Deliver an exceptional hiring manager experience through proactive communication, transparency, responsiveness, and consistent recruitment support.
• Establish clear expectations on recruitment timelines, candidate availability, sourcing approaches, and hiring milestones.
• Provide regular recruitment updates, candidate pipeline insights, and market feedback to hiring managers.

4. Candidate Experience & Engagement

• Ensure a positive, professional, and consistent candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Maintain transparent and timely communication regarding opportunities, interview processes, feedback, and hiring decisions.
• Build meaningful relationships with candidates through personalized engagement and effective expectation management.

5. Strategic Sourcing & Talent Intelligence

• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality talent across India and MEA.
• Conduct talent mapping, competitor benchmarking, and market research for critical hiring requirements.
• Provide actionable insights on talent availability, compensation expectations, and recruitment challenges.

6. Recruitment Governance, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure compliance with global talent acquisition policies, recruitment approval processes, and regional hiring requirements.
• Maintain accurate and updated recruitment information in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Monitor recruitment performance through metrics such as time-to-fill, requisition aging, offer acceptance, and sourcing effectiveness.

Profile & Other Information

Candidate Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably within multinational organizations.
• Strong experience in India recruitment, with exposure to Middle East and Africa (MEA) hiring markets preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in business partnering and managing stakeholders.
• Proven ability to independently manage end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and geographies.
• Strong direct sourcing, headhunting, talent mapping, and candidate assessment capabilities.
• Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
• Strong focus on hiring manager satisfaction, candidate engagement, and recruitment service excellence.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, and recruitment analytics.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, fast-paced, and matrix organizational environment.