About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence™ Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.

About Position

We are looking for an ambitious and self-driven Talent Acquisition Manager to join our team! As a TA Lead/Manager, you will be responsible for finding, recruiting, hiring, and retaining talented candidates. You'll oversee planning, developing, and implementing a new and productive Talent Acquisition strategy for our company. The Talent Acquisition Manager oversees planning, developing, managing, and overseeing talent acquisition and recruitment processes and strategies.

Role: TA Lead/ TA Manager
Location: Pune
Experience: 8 to 18 Years
Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do

Lead from the front and guide the team to deliver results
Unblock the challenges of your team members by guiding them
Set an example for your team, draw a plan for their career goals, and take them to success

Recruitment

Develop and execute recruiting plans and strategies to the hiring requirements for the Business Unit
Partnering with hiring managers to determine the professional who would be an ideal fit
Should Have managed a team of 20 to 30 people to deliver the hiring numbers
Experience in bulk hiring in IT services set up would be an advantage
Effective use of social media hiring, Webinars, Hiring Challenges etc. for hiring
Managing TA branding activities
Global hiring experience would be preferred

Metrics

Overseeing the candidate experience (e.g., application process, communications, and interviews) and tracking its effectiveness
Measuring recruitment metrics for monitoring performance of TA partners (e.g., time-to-hire, quality of hire, source-of-hire, Joining Ratio etc.)
Maintaining relationships with both internal stakeholders to ensure staffing goals are achieved
Conduct regular follow-up meetings with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation
Effectively manage relationships with recruiting agencies
Unlearning and learning and transferring best practices to the workplace
We expect you to be an active contributor, a thinker working to improve the way we hire and the methodologies we adopt to build out the recruitment function

Expertise You'll Bring

12 to 18 years of proven experience in Talent Acquisition in services set up.
A motivated and tenacious individual with a passion for recruiting.
A Hustler with a strong can-do mentality to build on a vision, to deliver the results.
Ability to work under pressure, tight timelines, and in a growth environment.
Strong sense of excellence and will to do increasingly.
Great hold on ATS

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package
Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
Annual health check-ups
Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent

Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

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TA Lead/ TA Manager