About the Company
At upGrad, we're looking for a Talent Acquisition professional who is passionate about identifying and hiring exceptional talent across business, corporate, and leadership roles. This is an opportunity to work closely with business leaders, influence hiring decisions, and play a key role in building teams that drive the next phase of growth.
About the Role
We're looking for someone who combines strong stakeholder management with a deep understanding of sourcing, talent intelligence, and recruitment execution.
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end recruitment across key business and leadership mandates
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand talent needs and define hiring strategies
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring requirements
- Leverage market insights to identify and engage top talent across industries
- Conduct talent research, market mapping, competitor intelligence, and candidate landscaping exercises
- Ensure an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the hiring process
- Support and guide team members while driving high standards of execution
Qualifications
- Strong experience in leadership and niche hiring
- Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, direct sourcing, and candidate engagement
- Experience conducting talent research, market mapping, and talent intelligence projects
- Ability to independently drive complex mandates from strategy to closure
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent communication, assessment, and relationship-building capabilities
- Prior experience mentoring or managing recruiters will be an added advantage
Required Skills
- Strong experience in leadership and niche hiring
- Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, direct sourcing, and candidate engagement
- Experience conducting talent research, market mapping, and talent intelligence projects
- Ability to independently drive complex mandates from strategy to closure
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent communication, assessment, and relationship-building capabilities
- Prior experience mentoring or managing recruiters will be an added advantage
Preferred Skills
⚠️ A Note About This Role: This is not a role for someone who prefers to manage through delegation alone. We are specifically looking for a hands-on recruiter who enjoys being in the market—mapping talent, researching target companies, identifying passive candidates, leveraging LinkedIn effectively, and personally driving critical searches when required. If you're someone who loves the craft of recruitment as much as leading outcomes, we'd love to connect.
Pay range and compensation package
Location: Gurgaon
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.
