Job Title: Head of Talent Acquisition
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Years of Experience: 6+
About Recro
Recro is a developer-focused platform that was founded to seamlessly match individual expertise with the right opportunities. We empower talented developers by providing them with relevant experience at fast-growing startups based on technical competencies and aspirations. These opportunities significantly impact their career success and help them become their best selves.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Strategic Talent Acquisition and Planning
- Deliver an ‘always on’ hiring methodology, recruiting ahead of the curve using predictive workforce planning data.
- Responsible for manpower planning and budgeting to support the massive growth trajectory of the firm.
- Strategically coordinate with Sales Team & Hiring Managers to determine position requirements, quickly identify ‘what great looks like’ and convert these requirements into a plan.
Business, Product, and Customer Understanding
- Maintain a solid understanding of our business model, products, and customer profiles.
- Use this understanding to guide recruitment strategies and attract the right talent.
- Advise internal stakeholders (hiring managers) and external (candidates) stakeholders on hiring decisions, compensation, market intelligence, or layoffs considering the understanding of the business, product, and customers.
Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making
- Analyze sourcing metrics, engagement metrics, impact metrics, and revenue per employee, to reform and re-strategise hiring strategies and team alignment more effectively.
- Leverage data to guide decision-making and provide insights into strategic opportunities.
Leadership and Team Management
- Provide leadership and coaching to the team and business leaders on how to scale and meet hiring goals.
- Encourage skill and career development of the team, engage in regular discussions about employee goals and opportunities for growth.
- Manage workload balancing and ensure team efficiency and productivity.
Stakeholder Management
- Partner with leaders and stakeholders to efficiently manage the team, surface up challenges, process gaps and variations, and proactively communicate any delays or challenges.
- Set high standards for stakeholder management and communication.
Market and Competitor Intelligence
- Gain market intelligence by talent mapping and performing competitor analysis.
- Develop a network of industry professionals and potential candidates.
Employer Branding and Candidate Engagement
- Passionate about Employer Branding as part of smart scouting and engaging.
- Work with the marketing team to generate leads for the candidates in unconventional ways beyond job boards.
Problem Resolution
- Act as an escalation point for resolving out-of-process requests, issues with process adherence and feedback.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience working within Talent Acquisition for a fast-paced technology-driven company.
- Analytical approach and ability to translate goals, metrics, and research into strategy and opportunities.
- An action-oriented leader, who uses data to guide decision making.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (exceptional interpersonal skills).
- An individual who is process-focused with attention to detail.
- A leader who inspires and encourages their team.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Tech-first mindset.
- Proficient storytelling skills.
- Strong understanding of people and relationships (EQ).
- Out of the box thinker, solution-oriented.
- Analytical skills with a focus on finance and numbers.
- Product Manager Mindset.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Deep understanding of our business model, product offerings, and customer profile.