Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job role: Talent acquisition assistant manager (Front office, technicians, security guard roles)

Department: Human resources

Job experience: Min. 3 years

Location: Mumbai, HQ

About The Hosteller

We opened our first hostel in 2015 on a simple bet: that where you stay should be the reason you meet people, not just somewhere to sleep. 11 years on, we operate 75+ hostels across India. Working here looks like that too. Teams are small, decisions are close to the ground, and what you build shows up in a real property with real guests within weeks. You will work across functions, you will own things earlier than you expected and be trusted to fix what you find broken.

Role overview

Purely hiring, coordinating and closing: the manager supplies the funnel, the executive supports the paperwork and your role converts candidates into joiners. Roles to hire on: general managers, front office managers/executive/associates, cafe managers/asst. managers, multi-skilled technicians, security guards, etc.

Responsibilities

• Own closure. Screening, coordinating, negotiating and closing, worked from a funnel the manager keeps supplied
• Run the mandatory telephonic screening on every front office role, including PMS or POS proficiency and a guest escalation example
• Independently own multiple roles across hostels, prioritise by business urgency, and ensure no role ages beyond its TAT
• Hold a ready-to-hire backup for every active role, and three to five strong candidates in play on anything critical
• Coordinate the panel: slots, reminders and same-day feedback. Chase the decision rather than waiting for it.
• Align hiring managers on JD clarity, candidate expectations and feedback timelines, and push back constructively when a requirement is unclear or unrealistic
• Handle negotiation within band on pay, role clarity and location, and escalate anything above band before committing to a candidate
• Own the candidate relationship from first conversation to reporting, because the drop between offer and joining is charged to this seat
• Sell the vision. Absolute belief in the culture and the growth path is what closes a candidate holding a competing offer at a similar number.
• Direct the executive on documentation, verification, paperwork and reporting, and tell the manager the moment the funnel runs thin.

Qualifications

• MBA or PGDM in HR or a related field
• Minimum 3 years in talent acquisition, including hospitality, restaurants, etc.
• Strong assessment of spoken communication
• A closer: comfortable negotiating, chasing decisions & holding a candidate through notice
• Absolute belief in the company's vision and culture, and the ability to sell it