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About NxtWave

NxtWave is one of India's fastest-growing ed-tech companies, founded by IIT alumni with a mission to close the gap between academia and industry. Through its Continuous Career Building Programs (CCBP 4.0), NxtWave trains learners regardless of educational background — in in-demand 4.0 technologies such as Full-Stack Development, Data Analytics, AI/ML, and Cybersecurity, and supports them into high-paying tech careers through hands-on projects and placement assistance. NxtWave has built one of India's largest tech-learner communities, spanning thousands of colleges and states across the country.

Talent Acquisition Executive - Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven Talent Executive Consultant who can independently manage end-to-end recruitment across IT and Non-IT roles. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple open positions simultaneously, engaging with senior stakeholders, and taking complete ownership from sourcing to offer closure and joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from sourcing and screening to interview coordination, offer negotiation, and joining.
• Handle hiring across both IT and Non-IT functions, including individual contributor and leadership positions.
• Build and maintain a strong, qualified candidate pipeline for assigned requisitions.
• Partner closely with Hiring Managers, HODs, and senior leadership to understand requirements and drive closures.
• Independently manage candidate follow-ups, interview processes, offer discussions, and pre-joining engagement.
• Negotiate offers with candidates within the approved compensation range.
• Ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Track recruitment metrics, pipelines, interview progress, and closures using Google Sheets/trackers.
• Identify potential hiring bottlenecks and proactively work towards resolving them.
• Escalate genuine blockers with a proposed solution rather than relying on stakeholders for routine follow-ups.
• Manage multiple roles simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and closure timelines.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve sourcing, hiring processes, and recruitment turnaround time.

What We’re Looking For

Must Have:

• 2+ years of end-to-end recruitment experience, from sourcing to offer closure.
• Experience handling both IT and Non-IT hiring.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence in interacting with senior leadership/HOD-level stakeholders.
• Proven ability to independently drive recruitment targets and closures.
• Strong candidate engagement and offer negotiation skills.
• Good working knowledge of Google Sheets, recruitment trackers, and pipeline management.
• Ability to manage multiple positions and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong ownership, execution focus, and problem-solving ability.
• Own laptop and willingness to work in a consulting/freelance engagement.

Good to Have:

• Experience in a startup, high-growth company, EdTech, recruitment consultancy, or staffing firm.
• Experience handling leadership hiring.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders such as CXOs/HODs.
• Prior experience managing vendor/consultant hiring channels.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Experience: 2–6 years in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment
• Preferred Notice Period: Immediate to 15 days
• Employment Type: Consultant / Freelancer
• Role Type: Individual Contributor

Success in This Role

Success will be measured through:

• Quality and speed of building candidate pipelines
• Number and quality of positions closed
• Time-to-fill against agreed SLAs
• Interview-to-offer and offer-to-joining conversion
• Candidate and stakeholder experience
• Accuracy of recruitment trackers and reporting
• Ability to independently res