Deputy Manager

Role & responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Manager to lead the organizations recruitment function and drive the acquisition of high-quality talent across business functions.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in end-to-end recruitment, stakeholder management, talent strategy, team leadership, workforce planning, and building scalable recruitment processes. This role will partner closely with senior leadership and business heads to understand talent requirements and deliver hiring objectives aligned with organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition function.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies aligned with business growth and workforce plans.
• Partner with senior management and business leaders to understand current and future hiring requirements.
• Own senior, critical, and leadership-level hiring mandates.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for key and specialized positions.
• Lead sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, professional networks, recruitment agencies, and other channels.
• Manage and mentor the recruitment team, setting clear goals and performance expectations.
• Establish effective recruitment processes, standards, and best practices.
• Monitor recruitment KPIs including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, offer-to-joining ratio, source effectiveness, and quality of hire.
• Develop recruitment dashboards and provide regular hiring reports and insights to senior management.
• Drive employer branding and strengthen the organization’s talent attraction strategy.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment consultants and staffing partners.
• Lead salary benchmarking, offer negotiations, and compensation discussions in coordination with HR and business leadership.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable employment laws.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment efficiency, technology adoption, and overall hiring quality.