Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager – HR & Talent Acquisition to lead both the Human Resources and Talent Acquisition functions within a growing technology organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end HR and Talent Acquisition functions.
• Develop and implement HR and recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Manage technology and corporate recruitment across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Lead, mentor and develop junior, mid-level and senior recruiters.
• Drive workforce planning, recruitment forecasting and talent pipeline development.
• Establish and monitor recruitment SLAs, hiring targets and recruiter productivity.
• Manage recruitment fulfilment, time-to-hire, time-to-fill and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Partner with senior management, business development, account management and delivery teams.
• Oversee employee onboarding, offboarding, contracts, HRMS and employee lifecycle processes.
• Drive employee engagement, retention, performance management and attrition reduction.
• Manage HR policies, employee relations, compliance and HR governance.
• Develop recruitment dashboards, analytics and workforce reports.
• Optimise recruitment processes through ATS, automation, AI and HR technology.
• Manage recruitment vendors, sourcing channels and recruitment costs.
• Support executive hiring, campus recruitment and employer branding initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Management or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in HR, Talent Acquisition and/or recruitment.
• 3–5 years of experience leading recruitment teams.
• Significant experience in technology recruitment within IT services, consulting, digital engineering or a technology-driven organisation.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment and strategic hiring initiatives.
• Experience in workforce planning, recruitment operations, analytics and reporting.
• Previous experience functioning as an HR Lead or equivalent.
• Experience managing HR activities, employee lifecycle processes and HR policies.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive-level engagement experience.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri Recruiter, ATS/HRMS platforms and Boolean sourcing.
• Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Software Engineering: Java, .NET, Python, Full Stack and Mobile Development
• AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI and Data Science
• Data Engineering, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop and BI
• Cloud: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
• DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker and CI/CD
• Quality Engineering, Automation and Performance Testing
• Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow and Microsoft Dynamics
• Cybersecurity, Cloud Security and IAM
• Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters and Project Managers
• Infrastructure, Networking, Linux, Windows and Systems Administration
• Strategic HR and Talent Acquisition leadership
• Hands-on recruitment and executive search
• Workforce planning and demand forecasting
• Recruitment team leadership and performance management
• Employee engagement and retention
• HR operations, policies and governance
• Recruitment analytics and process optimisation
• Stakeholder management and negotiation
• Strong ownership, accountability and urgency
• Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving
• The successful candidate must be a hands-on, accountable and execution-focused leader who takes ownership of outcomes, proactively identifies challenges and drives sales.