India Recruitment Lead

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.

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.

·         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 behaviour.

·         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.

·         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.