SM/AVP - Talent Acquisition

Job Title:  Lead – Talent Acquisition (Leadership Hiring)
Location: Pune

Experience: 12–18 Years
Industry: MNC / IT / BPM / Consulting / Analytics
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Senior Manager / AVP – Leadership Hiring to lead strategic hiring for senior and leadership roles across business functions. The role will be responsible for building strong leadership pipelines, partnering with business stakeholders, driving executive search strategies, and ensuring high-quality leadership talent acquisition aligned with organizational growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership Hiring & Executive Search

• Lead end-to-end leadership hiring for AVP, VP, Director, and Senior leadership roles.
• Develop and execute executive search strategies for niche and critical leadership positions.
• Partner with senior business leaders to understand strategic hiring needs and workforce planning.
• Build strong leadership talent pipelines across industry and competitors.
• Manage confidential and strategic leadership mandates.

Stakeholder & Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic talent advisor to business and leadership teams.
• Work closely with CXOs, Business Heads, and HR leadership on hiring strategy.
• Provide market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, and talent insights.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and decision-making in leadership hiring.

Talent Strategy & Market Mapping

• Conduct market research, talent mapping, and competitor analysis.
• Identify and engage senior talent from top MNCs and target organizations.
• Build strong industry networks and passive candidate pipelines.
• Drive diversity hiring and leadership inclusion initiatives.

Team & Process Management

• Lead and mentor leadership hiring/recruitment team.
• Ensure high-quality candidate experience and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Manage recruitment vendors and executive search firms.
• Ensure adherence to hiring governance, compliance, and timelines.

Reporting & Governance

• Track leadership hiring metrics and performance dashboards.
• Monitor hiring pipeline, closures, and cost optimization.
• Maintain confidentiality and governance in executive hiring.
• Drive continuous improvement in leadership hiring processes.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Leadership Hiring / Executive Search
• Experience hiring AVP, VP, Director, and Senior Leadership roles
• Strong stakeholder and business partnering skills
• Expertise in market mapping and talent intelligence
• Experience working in MNC/IT/BPM/Consulting/Analytics organizations
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to handle confidential and strategic hiring mandates
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management
• Data-driven and strategic mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA in HR or equivalent qualification
• 12–18 years of Talent Acquisition experience
• Experience in Leadership Hiring in MNC environment
• Experience working with global stakeholders
• Exposure to international hiring is an added advantage