Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Lead / Specialist – Gold Loans

Location: Corporate Office, Bengaluru

Role Overview

Vistaar is seeking a dynamic and experienced Talent Acquisition professional at the Lead / Specialist level to support rapid business expansion through branch rollouts across India, with a strong focus on Southern markets. This role will be responsible for end-to-end recruitment across levels—from entry-level frontline staff to Regional Heads—ensuring timely and quality hiring aligned with business growth plans.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage full-cycle hiring for roles ranging from:
• Branch executives / relationship officers
• Branch managers
• Area / cluster managers
• Regional heads
• Drive sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.

2. Mass & Strategic Hiring for Branch Expansion

• Lead hiring for new branch setups across India (primarily South India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala).
• Build strong pipelines for bulk hiring and niche leadership roles simultaneously.

3. Industry-Specific Talent Mapping

• Develop talent networks within the gold loan / gold mortgage industry.
• Identify and map talent from key competitors and regional players.

4. Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with business leaders, regional heads, and HR business partners to understand manpower planning needs.
• Act as a recruitment advisor for southern region hiring strategies.

5. Sourcing Strategy & Execution

• Leverage multiple channels: referrals, job portals, vendor partnerships, and direct sourcing.
• Drive innovative sourcing approaches for hard-to-fill roles in remote or emerging markets.

6. Vendor & Agency Management

• Manage and optimize relationships with recruitment agencies for scale hiring.
• Ensure cost-effective and quality-driven vendor performance.

7. Data & Reporting

• Track hiring metrics such as TAT, cost per hire, source effectiveness.
• Provide regular MIS and insights to leadership.

Candidate Profile

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition within an Indian Gold Loan / Gold Mortgage organization.
• Proven experience hiring across multiple levels (entry-level to senior leadership).
• Strong exposure to branch expansion / multi-location hiring.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience handling multi-state hiring in South India (preferably more than one southern state).
• Strong understanding of gold loan business roles, structures, and talent landscape.
• Ability to manage both volume hiring and leadership hiring.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong sourcing and stakeholder management skills
• High execution orientation with ability to meet aggressive timelines
• Deep industry networking and talent mapping capability
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision-making
• Strong communication and influencing skills

Why Join Vistaar

• Opportunity to play a critical role in large-scale branch expansion
• Exposure to pan-India hiring strategy with regional depth
• High visibility role with leadership interaction