Head of Talent Acquisition India

**Head of Talent Acquisition, India** **Location: Pune, India** We are seeking an experienced **Head of Talent Acquisition, India** to lead and scale our talent acquisition function across India. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for driving hiring strategy, leading a team of recruiters, and partnering with senior business leaders to deliver exceptional talent outcomes that support the organization's growth objectives. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership experience, a proven track record of building high-performing recruitment teams, and experience operating within a large, global organization. This individual will serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders, leveraging market intelligence, workforce planning, and data-driven insights to ensure the business attracts and hires top talent across India. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters supporting hiring across India, including key locations such as Pune and Hyderabad. * Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional stakeholder experience. * Develop and execute the India talent acquisition strategy in alignment with business growth plans and workforce objectives. * Partner with senior business leaders, HR, and global stakeholders to understand current and future talent needs. * Drive workforce planning initiatives and proactively build talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles. * Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities across all levels and functions, ensuring a consistent and high-quality hiring process. * Act as a strategic advisor on talent market trends, competitor insights, compensation intelligence, and workforce availability across India. * Lead hiring initiatives that support business expansion, organizational transformation, and strategic growth projects. * Establish and monitor key recruiting metrics, ensuring hiring performance meets agreed service levels and business expectations. * Drive operational excellence through process improvement, recruitment technology, automation, and data-led decision-making. * Build strong relationships across local and global leadership teams, influencing talent decisions and hiring strategies. * Manage external recruitment partners, search firms, and talent attraction channels to maximize hiring outcomes. * Champion employer branding initiatives to strengthen the organization's position in the Indian talent market. * Ensure compliance with employment legislation, hiring practices, and corporate policies. * Continuously assess and enhance candidate experience, hiring manager satisfaction, and team effectiveness. **Requirements** * **10 - 15 years of in-house talent acquisition experience within a large multinational or global organization.** * **8 to 10 years of leadership experience managing talent acquisition teams and recruiting managers.** * Proven experience leading recruitment delivery and strategy across India. * Strong track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing recruiting teams. * Experience partnering with senior executives, business leaders, and HR stakeholders in a complex, matrixed environment. * Demonstrated ability to influence workforce planning and talent decisions at a strategic level. * Deep understanding of the Indian talent market, particularly across technology, corporate, and professional functions. * Strong analytical capability with experience using recruitment metrics and market intelligence to drive decision-making. * Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills. * Experience driving recruitment transformation, process improvements, and operational excellence initiatives. * Strong knowledge of employment legislation and recruitment compliance requirements in India. * Fluency in English required. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience leading Talent Acquisition within a global technology, shared services, GCC, global financial services, consulting, or professional services environment. * Experience supporting large-scale growth, site expansions, or business transformation programs. * Exposure to executive hiring and leadership talent acquisition. * Experience partnering with global Talent Acquisition and HR leaders #LI-VK1  #LI-Hybrid Estimated Job Posting End Date: 08-14-2026 This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.