About Us
At Heads Up For Tails, our aim is to create and curate innovative products and services that bring joy to pets and their families. We retail via our 90+ stores across 18 cities and our website (www.huft.com). With over 500 India-first category defining products, all of which make the brand a market leader in the petcare category, HUFT is a trusted destination for pet parents across the country. At Heads Up For Tails, we are more than just a brand; we are a purpose-driven movement dedicated to enhancing the lives of pets. Our commitment to innovation, empathy, and a customer-centric approach sets us apart in the pet care industry. Our culture is rooted in kindness, empathy, and the genuine desire to make a positive impact in the world.
Why Should You Join us
The Pet Care space is a $100Bn market in the US and $50Bn market in China. India has emerged as the fastest growing Pet Care market in the world and estimated to reach $10Bn in the next 5yrs. We are proud to have been at the forefront of this growth over the past 16 years through which we have built loyal and growing customers in retail and online. We are equally driven by our mission to fuel the ever-growing community, needs and mindsets of digital-first pet parents across different parts of the country. This mission has us excited to build out a team that has the passion and drive to combine our strengths and the opportunity in front of us, into something that will make HUFT into the go-to destination for all pet parenting needs in India, and in time, the world.
Position Summary
As a Senior Associate-Talent Acquisition at Heads Up For Tails, you will primarily drive end-to-end hiring for our retail stores across locations, ensuring timely and quality closures in a fast-paced environment. In addition, you will support hiring across key business functions including Design, E-commerce, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Corporate teams. This role requires strong execution capability, stakeholder management, and an understanding of high-volume retail hiring, along with the ability to adapt to diverse hiring needs across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive end-to-end hiring for retail store roles across multiple cities
- Manage high-volume hiring with a focus on speed, quality, and consistent turnaround times.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of store-level talent
- Partner closely with retail leadership to understand store-specific hiring needs and timelines
- Support hiring across functions such as Design, Marketing, E-commerce, HR, Finance, and Customer Experience
- Understand role requirements and deliver quality shortlists aligned to business needs
- Work closely with hiring managers to calibrate expectations and provide market insights
- Act as a thought partner, not just an executor, on hiring strategy and challenges
- Track and maintain recruitment data, metrics, and reports
Qualifications, Skills And Competencies
- Minimum 3 years of experience in recruitment with strong exposure to retail or high-volume hiring
- Stakeholder management experience in an extremely fast-paced start-up environment
- Able to assess the candidates beyond their work profiles and engage them throughout the process
- Good understanding of different business functions and hiring dynamics
- High ownership, agility, and ability to drive closures independently
What We're Looking For
- Someone who can balance speed (retail hiring) with quality (business roles)
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, slightly ambiguous environment
- Strong bias for action and execution
What Heads Up For Tails Can Offer You
With an omni-channel network of manufacturing, retail, e-commerce and distribution, Heads Up For Tails can offer you a dynamic and ambitious work environment where you can leverage your experiences and skills to solve exciting, complex problems. We offer you a culture that thrives on ownership and initiative, where people who are excited about taking the path less travelled will thrive and succeed.
Skills: hiring,retail,talent acquisition,retail hiring,recruitment
