Job Title: Senior Tech Recruiter - Startup Hiring
Location: Pune/ Mumbai/ Bengaluru
Experience: 4–8 years
We are an HR advisory firm specializing in leadership hiring and partnering with companies to build strong people practices and efficient processes.
We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented Tech Recruiter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in niche tech and leadership tech hiring, preferably with experience in startup hiring or high-growth environments, with a proactive approach to building talent pipelines and identifying high-caliber candidates across engineering, product, and technology leadership roles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end recruitment cycle for niche technology and leadership roles within the organization: from requirement intake and sourcing to offer closure.
- Partner with hiring managers and founders to understand role requirements, tech stacks, and team culture.
- Source and engage candidates through professional networks, referrals, job boards, tech communities, and direct outreach, with a focus on passive and high-impact talent.
- Screen candidates for technical depth, leadership potential, problem-solving ability, and cultural alignment across specialized roles (e.g., senior/lead engineers, architects, engineering managers, heads of engineering, CTO, VP/Director-level tech roles).
- Manage interview coordination, ensuring a seamless and high-quality client and candidate experience.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill tech and leadership roles; ensure timely and clear communication with stakeholders.
- Track and report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance, quality of hire) to continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
Qualifications:
- 4–8 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, with a strong focus on niche technology and leadership hiring.
- Proven track record of hiring for specialized tech roles (e.g., backend, frontend, full-stack, DevOps, data engineering, AI/ML, security, platform engineering) and technology leadership roles (Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, CTO, VP/Director of Engineering).
- Experience working with startups or high-growth environments, with exposure to fast-paced, evolving hiring needs.
- Strong sourcing and screening skills, with the ability to assess technical and leadership roles in partnership with hiring managers and founders.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills; comfortable influencing and advising senior leaders on hiring strategy.
- Ability to manage multiple critical searches simultaneously with a structured, data-driven, and confidential approach.
What We Offer:
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, strategic tech and leadership hiring that directly shapes product and engineering teams in organization.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment with direct exposure to founders, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
- Competitive compensation and performance-linked incentives.
