Talent Acquisition Lead

This is a remote position.

About Leegality:

Leegality works with large Indian businesses to digitally transform critical compliance processes in a fast, easy and secure way.

We have multiple products across 2 categories:

Document Infrastructure:

Products that help businesses build paperless processes at scale:

Consent Infrastructure:

If you're interested in building mission critical software that operates at population scale (75 million + Indians have signed at least one document through Leegality) then join Leegality.

Curious about our impact Explore our customer success stories: leegality.com/case-studies

Our Culture

At Leegality, trust, ownership, transparency, and having fun while doing meaningful work are core to how we operate — not just values on paper. Our team rated us an incredible 97 eNPS for FY 2023–24 — the highest among 175+ startups surveyed.

We focus deeply on helping our people grow and stay motivated. Some of the perks you'll enjoy:

• Flexible working hours

• Hybrid work setup

• Bi-annual performance appraisals

• A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and impact

If you're looking for a place where you can make a real difference while working with smart, driven, and genuinely nice people, welcome to Leegality.

Location: Hybrid

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to own and drive the end-to-end recruitment function across the organization. The role requires strong expertise in hiring strategy, stakeholder management, recruitment operations, vendor governance, compliance, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient hiring delivery while continuously improving recruitment processes, candidate experience, and hiring quality.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recruitment Strategy & Ownership

• Own the complete recruitment lifecycle from manpower planning to offer negotiations.

• Develop and execute hiring strategies aligned with business goals and workforce plans.

• Ensure timely closure of positions while maintaining quality of hire and hiring metrics.

• Build talent pipelines through multiple sourcing channels.

2. Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to understand hiring needs.

• Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders on market trends, hiring feasibility, and talent availability.

• Conduct regular hiring reviews and provide recruitment dashboards/MIS reports.

• Ensure smooth communication and alignment between People and business teams.

3. Recruitment Vendor Management

• Manage recruitment agencies, consultants, and external hiring partners.

• Evaluate vendor performance through defined SLAs and hiring quality metrics.

• Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and vendor agreements where applicable.

• Optimize recruitment costs and improve vendor efficiency.

4. Recruitment Audit & Compliance

• Conduct regular recruitment audits to ensure process adherence and documentation accuracy.

• Ensure recruitment practices comply with organizational policies and applicable regulations.

• Maintain audit readiness for hiring records and recruitment documentation.

• Identify process gaps and implement corrective measures.

5. Background Verification & Recruitment Operations

• Oversee end-to-end Background Verification (BGV) processes.

• Ensure timely completion and closure of onboarding compliance requirements.

• Create, update, and maintain hiring SOPs, process documents, templates, and policy guidelines.

• Standardize recruitment workflows and improve operational efficiency.

6. Team Management & Leadership

• Lead and mentor the Talent Acquisition team.

• Allocate hiring responsibilities and monitor recruiter productivity.

• Conduct regular performance reviews, coaching sessions, and capability-building initiatives.

• Foster a collaborative and high-performance recruitment culture.

Desired Competencies

• Self-driven professional with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Smart, proactive, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.

• Go-getter attitude with the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Highly adaptable to changing business priorities, hiring demands, and organizational needs.

• Comfortable leveraging AI-enabled tools and modern recruitment technologies to improve hiring effectiveness, productivity, and candidate experience.

• Curious learner who actively explores innovative sourcing, automation, and recruitment efficiency tools.

• Strong execution capability with attention to detail and process discipline.

• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.

• Collaborative team player with positive interpersonal and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience of 6+ years in the talent acquisition field.

• Experience in hiring for SaaS or a similar industry

• Has experience working with or using ATS for managing the hiring process