Talent Partner

About Mesa

Mesa School of Business is India's first entrepreneurship-focused business school, designed for ambitious founders and operators. Founded by Ankit Agarwal (IITB 10, HBS 16) and Varun Limaye (Kellogg 20), and backed by Elevation Capital, Mesa blends rigorous business education with real-world execution — students build startups, master AI tools, and learn directly from top founders, investors, and industry leaders shaping India's startup ecosystem.

We're building a high-performance team to build Mesa into one of India's most ambitious education companies.

The Role

We're looking for a TA Associate to join our People team and help us build the team behind Mesa.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys the pace of a startup, loves finding great people, and wants to learn how hiring works from end to end.

You'll work closely with hiring managers across the organisation — from understanding what we're looking for, to finding and reaching out to candidates, managing interviews, and getting the right people through the door.

You won't just be coordinating interviews. You'll be expected to own the hiring process and keep things moving.

What you'll do

• Own hiring processes end-to-end across multiple roles
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and build effective hiring plans
• Source and identify strong candidates through LinkedIn, referrals, communities, databases and other channels
• Write sharp, personalised outreach that gets candidates interested in Mesa
• Screen candidates and assess for role fit, motivation and culture add
• Coordinate interviews and ensure candidates have a great experience throughout the process
• Maintain a strong and organised candidate pipeline
• Track hiring metrics, funnel movement and closures
• Build and maintain talent pools for recurring and hard-to-hire roles
• Work on improving our sourcing, interview and candidate experience processes
• Help build Mesa's employer brand and make sure the best candidates know why they should join us

What we're looking for

• 1–3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, recruitment or a similar role
• Strong sourcing and candidate identification skills
• Excellent communication — both written and verbal
• High ownership and attention to detail
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Ability to move quickly and follow through without being chased
• Strong judgement when evaluating candidates
• Comfortable using LinkedIn and other recruitment tools
• Someone who genuinely enjoys talking to people and figuring out what makes them tick

You'll do well here if you

• Like being given a problem rather than a checklist
• Are naturally curious about people
• Can handle ambiguity and a fast-moving environment
• Have high standards for the people you bring into a team
• Are persistent — you don't give up after one unanswered message
• Care about both speed and quality
• Want to grow into someone who can independently own large and complex hiring mandates

Why Mesa

You'll get a front-row seat to how a fast-growing startup builds its team from the ground up.

You'll work directly with ambitious founders and leaders, hire across different functions, and get exposure to the full talent lifecycle — while having significant ownership from day one.

If you're looking for a role where you can learn fast, take ownership and build things, this is it.