Purpose of Function

To serve as the strategic talent acquisition partner for Draeger India to translate Draeger India's strategic growth plans into a robust talent pipeline, and support business transformation and growth with critical hiring and strengthen delivering the right capabilities and talent across all businesses, corporate functions, operations and R&D.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1.Talent Acquisition Strategy & Business Partnering

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for Draeger India across businesses, Corporate Functions, Operations and R&D, aligned with business and workforce priorities.
Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future talent requirements, define role profiles and develop effective hiring strategies.
Build proactive talent pipelines for critical, specialist and future hiring requirements through market mapping and talent intelligence.
Develop and implement innovative and cost-effective recruitment strategies to attract high-quality and diverse talent.
Drive continuous improvement in recruitment productivity, quality of hire, time-to-fill and overall candidate experience.

2. Sourcing

Drive advanced sourcing through LinkedIn, professional networks, digital platforms, industry forums, referrals and other relevant channels.
Identify and engage passive talent through targeted talent mapping, Boolean search and market intelligence.
Build diverse talent pools aligned with Draeger's DEI objectives and future capability requirements.

3. Assessment & Selection

Conduct structured, competency-based first-level interviews and assessments to evaluate candidate suitability, capability and cultural alignment.
Partner with hiring managers throughout the selection process, including interview coordination, evaluation, feedback and candidate recommendations.
Ensure consistent, objective and high-quality assessment practices across recruitment processes.

4. Recruitment Operations, MIS & HRIS

Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, candidate records and recruitment documentation in accordance with defined processes and compliance requirements.
Provide periodic recruitment MIS and analytics to HR and business leadership, covering hiring status, pipeline, ageing, source effectiveness and key recruitment metrics.
Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of position and employee data in SuccessFactors/HRIS and conduct periodic data audits and cleansing.

5. Offer Management & Joining

Coordinate pre-employment documentation, compensation input, offer release and candidate communication in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Drive effective pre-joining engagement and follow-up to improve offer-to-join conversion and minimize candidate dropouts.

6. Onboarding

Ensure seamless and timely onboarding of new employees through SuccessFactors and defined HR processes.
Coordinate new-joiner documentation, welcome communication and handover to relevant HR/business stakeholders.

7. Campus & Early Careers

Develop and manage campus and early-career hiring initiatives in line with current and future talent requirements.
Build relationships with key educational institutions and drive campus engagement, employer branding and candidate experience.

8. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

Strengthen Draeger's employer brand by communicating its culture, values, employee proposition and career opportunities across relevant talent channels.
Develop targeted recruitment campaigns and engage in job advertisements to attract high-quality talent.
Build and manage relationships with recruitment partners, search firms, professional networks and other external talent sources.

9. Talent Acquisition Excellence

Leverage recruitment analytics, market insights and emerging talent acquisition practices to anticipate future workforce requirements and continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
Ensure adherence to Draeger's policies, ethical standards, DEI principles and applicable recruitment and data privacy requirements.

10. Other Responsibilities

Undertake additional responsibilities and projects assigned by the Head of HR / Management in line with evolving business and organizational requirements.

Additional Roles

Coordination with HR team and other functions to ensure a harmonious and seamless process execution of the Talent Acquisition process responsibilities.

Functional / Technical Skills required in the role

Ability to understand Product Portfolio
Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Active Listening, Multitasking, Negotiation
Employer Branding, Candidate Experience Management
Talent Sourcing & Market Mapping
Competency-Based Interviewing & Assessment
Recruitment Analytics & ATS Proficiency
Analytical mindset, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence

Education & certification

Post-Graduate in Human Resource Management

Relevant experience

10 to 12 years of experience into End-to-End Recruitment cycle.

Job Location:

Baner, Pune.

Talent Acquisition Lead