Talent Acquisition Lead

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 4 years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

At the core of a fast-growing organization’s success is its ability to attract and hire the right talent efficiently and at scale. As Lead – Talent Acquisition, you will take complete ownership of the end-to-end hiring function while building modern, tech-enabled recruitment practices. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will partner closely with business leaders, shape a strong candidate experience, and leverage ATS platforms, automation, and AI to create a scalable and future-ready talent acquisition engine.

Key Responsibilities

• Candidate Experience Excellence
• Own the complete candidate journey, ensuring a smooth, transparent, and human-centric experience at every stage.
• Act as a key point of contact during critical hiring phases and continuously gather feedback to improve engagement.
• Maintain accurate, clean, and compliant candidate data within the ATS.
• End-to-End Hiring Ownership
• Drive full-cycle recruitment across technical, product, sales, customer success, and corporate roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, hiring strategies, timelines, and success metrics.
• Run structured interview processes, ensure interviewer calibration, and lead offer management and closures.
• ATS, Tools & AI-Driven Recruitment
• Own and optimize the Applicant Tracking System, including workflows, dashboards, reporting, and adoption.
• Drive the use of automation and AI tools for sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate communication.
• Use recruitment analytics to track funnel health, identify bottlenecks, and improve hiring outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement & Leadership
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies across the hiring lifecycle and implement scalable process improvements.
• Manage escalations, resolve hiring challenges, and ensure momentum across roles.
• Track key recruitment metrics and continuously raise the bar on quality, speed, and experience.
• Mentor recruiters and manage external vendors as required, fostering best-in-class hiring practices.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5–7 years of hands-on, end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally in a SaaS, product, or tech-driven startup environment.
• Proven ability to hire across both technical and non-technical roles at scale.
• Strong experience with ATS platforms (such as Zoho Recruit or similar) and assessment tools.
• Exposure to recruitment automation, analytics, and AI-driven hiring initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and partner with senior leaders.
• High ownership mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Experience building or scaling talent acquisition processes from the ground up.
• Added advantage if you have worked on employer branding, referral programs, or campus hiring initiatives.