Manager - Talent Acquisition

About the Role

As Manager – Talent Acquisition, you will play a pivotal leadership role in building scalable, high-impact hiring engines for Zinnov’s Global Excellence (GE) practice. This is a role for a TA leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, thrives in ambiguity, and takes deep ownership of outcomes.

You will shape and execute hiring strategy, lead high-volume and niche hiring programs, partner with senior business stakeholders, and drive transformation initiatives across diversity hiring, process rigor, and data-led decision-making. The role spans strategic planning, operational excellence, and day-to-day problem-solving — all in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

What You’ll Do

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Leadership

• Design and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned to business priorities and long-term hiring plans
• Champion an AI-first Talent Acquisition strategy by leveraging AI-powered sourcing, screening, talent intelligence, interview enablement, market mapping, and recruiting automation to improve recruiter productivity, hiring quality, candidate experience, and decision-making. Continuously evaluate and implement emerging AI tools and best practices across the hiring lifecycle.
• Translate workforce planning inputs into actionable sourcing, delivery, and capacity plans
• Balance near-term delivery with scalable, future-ready hiring models

End-to-End Hiring Ownership

• Lead hiring delivery across the full recruitment lifecycle — sourcing to joining
• Ensure strong screening quality, efficient interview orchestration, and disciplined offer management
• Own end-to-end hiring for critical leadership and specialist technology roles, ensuring high-quality assessment, stakeholder alignment, and exceptional candidate experience for strategic hires.
• Drive consistent outcomes across time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, and candidate experience.

Senior Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously, providing clarity, structure, and reliable governance
• Build credibility through data-backed insights, clear communication, and predictable execution
• Act as a trusted advisor on hiring strategy, market trends, and talent availability

High-Volume & Niche Hiring Programs

• Own and deliver high-volume hiring programs with strong prioritization and operational rigor
• Lead niche and critical-skill hiring where solutioning, creativity, and proactive sourcing are essential
• Lead executive and leadership hiring programs across technology functions including Director, Senior Manager, Manager, Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, Solution Architect, Product, Data, AI/ML, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and other critical leadership roles
• Build and sustain diverse, “ready-to-hire” pipelines to reduce reactive hiring and firefighting

Diversity, Process & Change Initiatives

• Drive diversity sourcing and hiring initiatives in partnership with People teams and business leaders
• Lead change management for new TA processes, tools, and operating models
• Ensure adoption through structured communication, stakeholder enablement, and tracking

Data, Reporting & Market Intelligence

• Track hiring performance through dashboards and management reports
• Translate funnel data into clear insights, risks, and corrective actions
• Stay current on technology trends, role-specific skills, and hiring market dynamics to strengthen advisory and screening

What You Bring

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required (technical background preferred)
• Master’s degree / MBA in HR, Learning & Development, or related fields preferred
• 12–15 years of experience in talent acquisition within a results-driven environment
• Demonstrated success in hiring technology leadership roles including Directors, Senior Managers & other senior technical leadership positions.
• Experience partnering with Business Unit Heads, Engineering Leaders, and Delivery Leadership on strategic hiring initiatives.
• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting platforms and GenAI tools to improve sourcing, assessment, recruiter productivity, and hiring insights is mandatory.
• Strong command of the full recruitment lifecycle — sourcing to joining
• Product engineering / technology hiring experience strongly preferred
• Advanced Excel and dashboard management capability for reporting and funnel hygiene

Key Skills

• Strategic yet hands-on TA leadership: ability to set direction and execute with speed and discipline
• Senior stakeholder management with strong influence and expectation alignment.
• AI-first recruiting mindset with hands-on experience using GenAI and AI-powered recruiting platforms for sourcing, candidate engagement, screening, market intelligence, interview preparation, recruiting analytics, and workflow automation.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement AI solutions that improve recruiter efficiency and hiring outcomes while ensuring responsible and ethical AI usage.
• Strong understanding of AI's impact on technology talent markets and evolving technical skill landscapes.
• High-volume hiring program leadership with strong prioritization and operational rigor
• Change management capability to drive buy-in and adoption of new processes and tools
• Data-driven execution with strong funnel analytics and insight-led decision support
• Executive-ready written communication and reporting/presentation skills
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-paced environments
• Strong ownership mindset with a bias for action, creativity, and follow-through

What Success Looks Like

• Strategic Workforce Hiring & Planning
• Leadership Hiring Effectiveness
• AI-led Recruitment Transformation
• Recruiter Productivity & Automation
• Technology Leadership Pipeline Development
• Quality of Hire
• Hiring Delivery & Speed
• Stakeholder Partnership
• Talent Pipeline & Market Intelligence
• Recruitment Operation & Compliance
• Team Leadership & Capability Development