Recruitment lead

About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic, hands-on, and results-driven Recruitment Manager to lead and scale our hiring operations across India. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume, performance-driven environment. You will own end-to-end recruitment across Sales, Operations, Leadership, and niche/specialized roles, and help build a high-performing recruitment function capable of delivering speed, quality, and measurable business impact.
This is a practical, execution-focused role—you must have deep, hands-on experience managing full-cycle recruitment in India, building ATS workflows, defining KPIs, and consistently achieving ambitious hiring targets.


Key Responsibilities
1. Sales & High-Volume Recruitment

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for India-based Sales teams, Operations, Leadership, and specialized roles.
  
  
• Build and maintain high-volume, high-velocity pipelines for multiple roles simultaneously.
  
  
• Ensure timely hiring while maintaining strong quality-of-hire standards.
  
  
• Implement creative sourcing strategies to attract hard-to-find talent in competitive markets, especially for sales and revenue-generating roles.
  
  
  
  2. Team Leadership & Performance Management
  
• Mentor and manage a small-to-medium recruitment team, ensuring execution excellence.
  
  
• Set and track recruiter KPIs: submissions, interviews, offers, joins, and time-to-fill.
  
  
• Monitor recruiter performance, provide coaching, and drive accountability.
  
  
• Promote a culture of speed, ownership, and results within the recruitment team.
  
  
  
  3. Process Optimization & ATS Management
  
• Support the design, implementation, and optimization of ATS workflows, dashboards, and recruitment reporting.
  
  
• Identify process bottlenecks and recommend improvements to increase hiring efficiency.
  
  
• Maintain structured interview scorecards, evaluation frameworks, and SLAs to ensure consistency and quality.
  
  
• Leverage data and metrics to enhance decision-making and process efficiency.
  
  
  
  4. Stakeholder Engagement
  
• Partner with India leadership, hiring managers, and functional heads to define role requirements, hiring timelines, and candidate profiles.
  
  
• Provide data-driven updates on pipeline health, hiring progress, and challenges.
  
  
• Act as a reliable point of contact for all recruitment activities in India.
  
  
  
  What We’re Looking For
  
• 5+ years of experience in Indian recruitment, preferably in high-volume sales and leadership hiring.
  
  
• Proven track record of managing recruitment teams in fast-paced environments.
  
  
• Hands-on expertise in ATS setup, reporting, and recruitment analytics.
  
  
• Strong understanding of the Indian talent market, sourcing channels, compensation trends, and candidate behavior.
  
  
• Highly results-oriented, confident, and proactive—able to meet ambitious hiring goals.
  
  
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
  
  
• Comfortable working under pressure with tight deadlines.
  
  
  
  Why Join Us
  
• Opportunity to own and scale India recruitment operations.
  
  
• Hands-on role with direct impact on business growth.
  
  
• Freedom to influence recruitment strategy, team culture, and process excellence.
  
  
• Competitive compensation aligned with managerial-level expectations.