Recruiting Sub-Vendor Partner

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Recruiting Sub-Vendor Partner based in India.
The Recruiting Sub-Vendor Partner will collaborate with an established recruitment firm to fill exclusive hiring mandates across IT, non-IT, product, and startup sectors.
This freelance opportunity is ideal for independent recruiters, boutique recruitment agencies, and experienced placement partners with a strong network of Indian talent.
You will focus on candidate sourcing, screening, and submission, while the internal team manages client relationships, business development, and job order acquisition.
Working with confirmed job mandates and agreed recruitment fees, you can concentrate on delivering qualified candidates efficiently.
The role requires the ability to respond quickly to new vacancies, with candidate submissions expected within 48 hours of receiving a job order.
High-performing partners can benefit from repeat mandates, performance-based commissions, and opportunities to build a long-term recruitment partnership.
This fully remote engagement offers flexibility and the opportunity to grow your recruitment business without the burden of cold outreach or client acquisition.
Accountabilities
Candidate Sourcing: Identify and attract qualified candidates for active job openings across IT, non-IT, product, and startup roles in the Indian employment market.
Candidate Screening and Evaluation: Assess applicants against job requirements, reviewing their skills, professional experience, qualifications, compensation expectations, notice periods, and overall suitability.
Timely Candidate Submissions: Submit relevant, well-screened candidate profiles within 48 hours of receiving a job order, maintaining responsiveness and meeting agreed recruitment timelines.
Recruitment Pipeline Management: Build and maintain an active talent pipeline across junior, mid-level, senior, and leadership positions, adapting sourcing strategies to each vacancy.
Candidate Engagement: Communicate with candidates throughout the recruitment process, clarify role expectations, confirm interest, and maintain engagement through interviews, offer discussions, and joining.
Indian Recruitment Market Expertise: Evaluate compensation structures, current CTC, expected CTC, notice periods, buyout options, and counter-offer risks to support successful placements.
Recruitment Platform Utilization: Leverage professional networks, applicant databases, and recruitment platforms to identify suitable candidates and accelerate sourcing.
Submission Quality and Placement Success: Prioritize relevant candidate profiles, accurate information, and strong candidate commitment to improve interview conversion rates, offer acceptance, and joining ratios.
Independent Recruitment Delivery: Manage sourcing activities autonomously, prioritize multiple job orders, and consistently deliver against agreed deadlines and quality expectations.
Ongoing Partnership Development: Build a reliable working relationship with the recruitment team by maintaining clear communication, following agreed processes, and delivering consistent placement results.
Requirements
Recruitment Experience: Demonstrated experience making successful placements with Indian employers across IT, non-IT, product, or startup roles.
Relevant Professional Background: Experience as an independent recruiter, recruitment consultant, boutique agency, freelance talent acquisition specialist, or split-fee recruitment partner.
Candidate Sourcing Expertise: Strong sourcing and screening skills, with the ability to identify qualified candidates quickly across different functions, seniority levels, and industries.
Recruitment Platform Access: Active access to recruitment tools such as Naukri RMS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Instahyre, Foundit, Hirist, Cutshort, Wellfound, or comparable sourcing platforms.
Knowledge of Indian Hiring Practices: Good understanding of CTC structures, notice periods, notice-period buyouts, salary negotiations, counter-offers, offer acceptance, and candidate joining processes.
Quality-Focused Delivery: A proven commitment to submitting relevant candidates, maintaining accurate candidate information, and achieving strong interview conversion and joining ratios.
Time Management and Responsiveness: Ability to submit suitable candidate profiles within 48 hours of receiving a job order while managing competing priorities effectively.
Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and written communication skills to engage candidates professionally, clarify expectations, and coordinate recruitment activities efficiently.
Independent Working Style: Ability to work autonomously, organize sourcing pipelines, manage multiple vacancies, and meet agreed deadlines without extensive supervision.
Availability: Willingness and ability to coordinate during Indian Standard Time (IST) business hours.
Professionalism and Reliability: A proactive, accountable, and results-oriented approach to recruitment, with a strong focus on candidate quality, process compliance, and long-term partnership success.
Benefits
Attractive Earning Potential: Advertised annual compensation range of INR 3,000,000 to INR 5,000,000. Actual earnings depend on recruitment performance and the agreed commercial arrangement.
Performance-Based Commission: Earn between 8.33% and 10% of the candidate's annual CTC for successful placements, with the precise commission split discussed with shortlisted partners.
Confirmed Recruitment Mandates: Access signed, exclusive job orders with recruitment fees agreed before sourcing begins.
No Business Development Responsibilities: Focus on candidate sourcing and placements without the need to acquire clients, make cold calls, or manage client-facing business development.
Remote Freelance Arrangement: Work fully remotely from anywhere in India, with the flexibility associated with an independent recruitment partnership.
Prompt Placement Payouts: Receive payments after the placed candidate has joined and the applicable replacement period has been completed, in accordance with the agreed terms.
Repeat Business Opportunities: Access the potential for ongoing recruitment assignments and long-term collaboration based on consistent performance.
Broad Recruitment Exposure: Work across IT, non-IT, product, and startup hiring, covering multiple industries and seniority levels throughout India.
Scalable Recruitment Partnership: An opportunity for independent recruiters and boutique agencies to expand placement activity without having to manage client acquisition.
How Jobgether Works
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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