Manager - Talent Acquisition (Tech)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Manager - Talent Acquisition (Tech) to lead our technology hiring efforts. This role will own the end-to-end recruitment strategy for engineering, product, and data roles, manage a team of recruiters, and partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to build a strong, scalable tech talent pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:-

Strategy & Planning

• Own the tech hiring roadmap aligned with business and headcount plans
• Forecast hiring needs in partnership with Engineering, Product, and Data leadership
• Define and track TA metrics time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, offer-acceptance ratio, source mix

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of technical recruiters
• Set individual and team goals; conduct regular performance reviews
• Build recruiter capability on technical hiring, sourcing tools, and interview practices

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic partner to CTOs, Engineering Managers, and Product leaders on hiring plans
• Drive hiring manager calibration on JDs, interview panels, and evaluation criteria
• Present regular hiring dashboards and insights to leadership

Sourcing & Pipeline Management

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline for niche/critical tech roles
• Drive innovative sourcing strategies referrals, communities, hackathons, campus, passive sourcing, employer branding initiatives
• Oversee use of ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing platforms

Process & Employer Branding

• Continuously improve recruitment processes for speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Partner with marketing/branding teams on tech employer branding initiatives (tech blogs, meetups, social presence)
• Ensure a smooth, professional candidate experience across the funnel

Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure hiring practices comply with company policy and local labor laws
• Manage recruitment budget, vendor relationships (agencies, job boards, RPOs)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field (MBA/PGDM in HR preferred)
• 8-12 years of talent acquisition experience, with a strong focus on technology/engineering hiring
• 2-4 years of experience managing/leading a recruitment team
• Proven track record of hiring for technical roles across levels (junior to leadership/niche specialists)
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience partnering with senior tech leaders
• Hands-on experience with ATS platforms, sourcing tools
• Data-driven approach with strong command over TA metrics and dashboards
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and people-management skills
• Experience with employer branding and building tech talent communities is a plus

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
• Opportunity to build and scale a high-performing tech TA function
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment