Role Overview

As a Lead - Talent Acquisition, you will drive end-to-end hiring for consulting mandates, partnering closely with business leaders to solve complex talent challenges across strategy, technology, and advisory practices.

This role goes beyond execution - it requires a solutioning mindset, strong market intelligence, and the ability to build predictable, high-quality talent pipelines for niche and leadership hiring.

You will act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, influencing hiring decisions while mentoring recruiters and ensuring consistent delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Consulting Hiring Ownership (Core Focus)

• Own end-to-end delivery for consulting roles across Strategy, Digital, Technology, and Advisory
• Drive hiring for mid to senior-level talent (Consultant Director)
• Solve complex, niche, and leadership hiring mandates with high accountability

Talent Strategy & Solutioning

• Translate business demand into targeted hiring strategies
• Design custom sourcing approaches (not just portal-driven hiring)
• Provide market intelligence: talent availability, competitor mapping, compensation insights

Advanced Sourcing & Talent Mapping

• Build pipelines through LinkedIn mapping, passive talent engagement, referrals, and networks
• Drive proactive talent mapping for consulting ecosystems (Big 4 / Tier 2 / Captives)
• Reduce dependency on job portals through direct sourcing excellence

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering

• Partner with Consulting Leaders, Partners, and Hiring Managers
• Drive alignment on role expectations, candidate quality, and hiring timelines
• Act as a strategic advisor, not just an executor

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Mentor and coach recruiters on consulting hiring, advanced sourcing, and stakeholder management
• Set execution rigor across screening quality, pipeline tracking, and follow-ups

Data, Metrics & Hiring Outcomes

• Track and drive time-to-fill, offer-to-join ratio, and pipeline health
• Maintain decision-ready dashboards and hiring MIS
• Use data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring efficiency

Mandatory Skills (Search Keywords)

• Consulting hiring / Strategy hiring
• Leadership hiring / Lateral hiring
• Stakeholder management / Business partnering
• Talent mapping / Market intelligence
• Niche hiring / Executive hiring
• End-to-end recruitment
• Digital transformation hiring / Technology consulting hiring

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years in Talent Acquisition with consulting / professional services hiring experience
• Exposure to hiring for Strategy, Technology, and Advisory roles
• MBA or equivalent preferred
• Strong understanding of consulting business models and talent landscape

Key Competencies

• Strong business acumen (consulting context)
• Influencing senior stakeholders
• High ownership and delivery mindset
• Advanced sourcing and talent mapping capability
• Data-driven decision-making
• Strong negotiation and closing skills

What Success Looks Like

• Consistent closure of niche consulting roles within timelines
• Strong pipeline predictability (not reactive hiring)
• High offer-to-join conversion rates
• Strong stakeholder trust and hiring satisfaction
• Scalable hiring practices driven through team capability building