Lead Recruiter
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Lead Recruiter in India.
This role is a high-impact leadership position within a fast-paced staffing and workforce solutions environment. The Lead Recruiter will oversee full-cycle recruitment for contingent and permanent hiring needs across technical and professional domains. You will play a key role in driving end-to-end talent delivery, ensuring strong candidate pipelines and timely fulfillment of client requirements. The position involves close collaboration with delivery leaders and hiring managers to align recruitment strategies with business needs. You will also contribute to improving hiring efficiency, candidate experience, and overall recruitment quality. In addition, this role offers the opportunity to mentor junior recruiters and influence best practices across the team while working in a dynamic, performance-driven setting.
Accountabilities:
- Lead full-cycle recruitment activities for contingent workforce and staffing needs across multiple client requirements in the India market.
- Source, screen, and interview candidates for technical, IT, engineering, and professional roles while ensuring strong delivery outcomes.
- Partner with hiring managers and delivery stakeholders to ensure timely closure of requisitions and alignment on talent needs.
- Mentor and guide junior recruiters, supporting their development in sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and recruitment execution.
- Drive improvements in recruitment processes, enhancing efficiency, candidate experience, and hiring quality.
- Manage offer negotiations, onboarding coordination, and candidate acceptance processes to improve joining ratios.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, networking, and market mapping.
- Track recruitment metrics, identify gaps, and implement action plans to improve delivery performance.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of experience in contingent workforce recruiting, staffing delivery, or talent acquisition within the India market.
- Proven experience managing high-volume or fast-paced recruitment environments with strong delivery focus.
- Hands-on expertise in sourcing and hiring for technical, IT, engineering, or professional roles.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting junior recruiters or recruitment teams.
- Strong understanding of India hiring practices, compensation benchmarks, notice periods, and offer negotiation strategies.
- Excellent sourcing skills using platforms such as LinkedIn, job portals, networking, and talent databases.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions while maintaining quality, speed, and accuracy in delivery.
Benefits:
- Fully remote work arrangement within India.
- Opportunity to work in a global, fast-paced workforce solutions environment.
- Exposure to high-volume, complex recruitment delivery across diverse industries.
- Career growth opportunities with leadership exposure and team mentoring responsibilities.
- Dynamic and performance-driven culture focused on continuous improvement.
- Inclusive and collaborative work environment supporting professional development.
