Lead Recruiter

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Recruiter to drive end-to-end recruitment across our Quant Research, Trading, Technology and corporate functions. The ideal candidate will have strong sourcing skills, excellent stakeholder management abilities and a genuine interest in hiring highly specialised talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through offer closure and onboarding.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and leadership team to understand hiring requirements.
• Recruit across Quant Research, Quant Trading, Traders, Quant Developers, Software Engineering and other niche roles.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive and active candidates.
• Use LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, professional networks and other channels for sourcing.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research for niche positions.
• Drive campus recruitment across IITs and other premier institutes.
• Manage relationships with placement cells and universities.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, feedback and offer processes.
• Maintain recruitment MIS and track key hiring metrics.
• Ensure a strong candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Support employer branding and other talent acquisition initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in hiring technical, quantitative or niche talent.
• Strong sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage multiple hiring mandates in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong negotiation and offer-closure skills.
• Experience with campus hiring, particularly IITs, is an advantage.

Preferred Background

Candidates from HFT, proprietary trading, hedge funds, investment banking, fintech, technology companies or other high-performance organisations would be preferred.

Prior experience hiring Quant Researchers, Quant Traders, Quant Developers or Software Engineers will be an added advantage.

Key Attributes

Ownership | Speed | Strong Sourcing | Stakeholder Management | Analytical Thinking | Communication | Execution

Education: Graduate / Postgraduate

Location: Gurugram

Industry: Financial Services / Capital Markets / Quantitative Trading

Apply: [email protected]