Team Lead Talent Acquisition

This role is for one of our clients
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Min Experience: 8+ years
Location: Mumbai
JobType: full-time
Working Days: Monday to Saturday
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
We are looking for an experienced Team Lead – Talent Acquisition to lead a recruitment team supporting a leading wealth management and financial services organisation. The role involves managing end-to-end recruitment, driving hiring delivery, building strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring the timely closure of critical positions.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in BFSI recruitment, particularly in Wealth Management, Private Banking, Relationship Management, Sales, and Business Development hiring. The candidate should possess strong team leadership, stakeholder management, and recruitment delivery capabilities, along with a track record of meeting hiring targets and maintaining high standards of candidate experience.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Performance Management
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters to achieve recruitment targets and business hiring objectives
Monitor recruiter productivity, hiring quality, and delivery performance
Provide guidance, coaching, and regular feedback to improve team effectiveness
Conduct periodic team reviews and proactively address recruitment challenges
End-to-End Recruitment
Oversee the complete recruitment lifecycle, from understanding hiring requirements and sourcing candidates to screening, interview coordination, offer management, and successful closure
Manage multiple hiring mandates simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery
Establish effective recruitment strategies to improve turnaround time and quality of hire
Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
BFSI and Wealth Management Hiring
Drive recruitment across Wealth Management, Private Banking, Relationship Management, Sales, Business Development, and other relevant financial services functions
Build talent pipelines for Wealth Managers, Relationship Managers, Private Bankers, and other business-critical positions
Develop a strong understanding of wealth management talent markets, competitor organisations, and industry hiring trends
Support hiring for roles catering to High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNIs)
Sales and Business Development Recruitment
Lead hiring for revenue-generating positions, including client acquisition, relationship management, and wealth sales roles
Understand the skills and experience required for professionals managing HNI/UHNI client relationships and Assets Under Management (AUM)
Build sustainable candidate pipelines for business-critical and niche sales positions
Identify suitable talent from relevant financial institutions and competing organisations
Stakeholder Management
Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and establish recruitment priorities
Provide regular updates on hiring progress, candidate pipelines, and anticipated closure timelines
Manage stakeholder expectations and recommend appropriate sourcing strategies based on market availability
Build strong working relationships with business teams to improve hiring outcomes and satisfaction
Sourcing Strategy and Market Mapping
Develop targeted sourcing strategies for niche, leadership, and business-critical roles
Conduct competitor mapping and talent market research to identify relevant candidates
Strengthen sourcing effectiveness through recruitment networks, referrals, databases, and other channels
Maintain healthy candidate pipelines to support current and future hiring requirements
Recruitment Metrics and Reporting
Track key recruitment metrics, including hiring targets, turnaround time, recruiter productivity, pipeline health, interview-to-offer ratios, and offer-to-joining conversions
Prepare recruitment dashboards and provide regular reports to relevant stakeholders
Analyse recruitment performance and implement corrective actions to address delivery gaps
Drive continuous improvement in recruitment processes, team productivity, and hiring quality
Must-Have Skills
Talent Acquisition: Strong expertise in talent acquisition strategy, workforce hiring, and recruitment delivery
Recruitment: Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment and multiple hiring mandates
BFSI Recruitment: Strong knowledge of banking, financial services, wealth management, and private banking talent markets
Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and motivate recruitment teams while achieving hiring targets
Stakeholder Management: Excellent relationship management, communication, negotiation, and expectation-setting skills
Recruitment Metrics: Ability to monitor hiring performance, manage dashboards, and drive data-backed improvements
Good-to-Have Skills
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing): Experience managing recruitment delivery in an RPO or recruitment consulting environment
Sales Recruitment: Experience hiring sales, business development, client acquisition, and revenue-generating professionals
Relationship Manager Hiring: Expertise in recruiting Relationship Managers, Wealth Managers, Private Bankers, and professionals managing HNI/UHNI clients
Executive Search: Exposure to executive search, niche talent mapping, and specialised recruitment assignments
Corporate Talent Acquisition: Experience managing recruitment within an organisation's internal talent acquisition function
Required Qualifications And Experience
9–12 years of overall experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment
Prior experience leading, mentoring, or managing a recruitment team
Strong hands-on experience in BFSI recruitment, preferably across Wealth Management and Private Banking
Demonstrated success in hiring Relationship Managers, Wealth Managers, Private Bankers, Sales, and Business Development professionals
Understanding of HNI/UHNI client segments, Assets Under Management (AUM), and wealth sales hiring requirements
Experience managing multiple recruitment mandates and delivering against defined hiring targets
Strong analytical, organisational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
Key Success Measures
Achievement of team hiring targets and timely closure of recruitment mandates
Quality, relevance, and consistency of candidate pipelines
Improved recruiter productivity and overall team performance
Strong stakeholder satisfaction and positive candidate experience
Higher offer-to-joining conversion rates
Accurate recruitment reporting and effective management of hiring metrics

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