Locations: Bangalore | Chennai | Mumbai
Work Mode: 6 Days Work From Office (WFO)
Total Experience: 6+ Years (with 3+ Years in Team Management)
About the Role
We are looking for a high-energy, results-driven Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition to lead our high-volume sales hiring across key regional hubs. In this role, you will lead a team of recruiters to plan, execute, and deliver large-scale recruitment drives, ensuring tight operational rigour and meeting aggressive ramp-up targets for frontline sales roles.
Key Responsibilities
- Massive Scale & Bulk Hiring: End-to-end management of high-volume sales recruitment across the region, meeting strict headcount and SLA targets.
- Drive Execution: Conceptualize, organize, and execute walk-in drives, campus hires, vendor networks, and referral programs to maintain a strong candidate pipeline.
- Team Leadership & Management: Directly mentor and manage a team of TA specialists (3+ years leadership experience required), driving daily productivity, metrics tracking, and performance management.
- Regional Sourcing Strategy: Leverage local market knowledge and regional language capabilities to effectively engage candidates and drive conversion rates.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with business line managers and regional sales heads to align on hiring forecasts, interview panels, and onboarding timelines.
- Process Rigour & Analytics: Maintain strict recruiting hygiene, track funnel metrics (footfalls, conversion ratios, offer-to-join ratios), and continuously optimize sourcing channels.
Key Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience: 6+ years of total experience in Talent Acquisition, specifically focusing on Core TA and high-volume / bulk sales recruitment.
- Leadership: Minimum 3+ years of experience managing a team of recruiters.
- Regional Language Proficiency (Mandatory):
- Mumbai: Fluent in Marathi (Spoken)
- Chennai: Fluent in Tamil (Spoken)
- Bangalore: Fluent in Kannada (Spoken)
- Execution Rigour: Proven track record of managing aggressive hiring targets, fast-paced walk-in drives, and large-scale operational scale-ups under tight deadlines.
- Work Preference: Comfortable with a 6-day Work From Office (WFO) setup.
What We Look For
- High ownership, resilience, and a get-it-done attitude toward driving massive numbers.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and candidate assessment skills.
- Strong network in local staffing, vendor management, and direct candidate sourcing channels.
