Head of Recruitment

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Leading EdTech Startup · Hyderabad (On-site) · Full-time
About the Company
Our client is one of India’s fastest-growing edtech startups, building tech talent for the new economy through its programs and its own institute. They hire at real scale across Tech, Product, Training, Sales and Operations, and their TA team runs on an in-house hiring platform.
The Role
Build and run a TA function that hires A-players on time and within budget, runs on data, and scales without depending on any single person. You’ll own a hiring book, lead a team of TA managers and recruiters, and partner directly with department heads and founders.
What you’ll own in your first 12–18 months
Hiring book: Tech, Product and Trainers hiring (25+ open roles plus campus), with no requisition open past 45 days
Team performance: A weekly book review with your TA managers, getting each to 90%+ of their hiring targets
Spend and governance: TA spend within the quarterly budget, KPIs closed on time every month, and zero disputed recruiter incentives
What you’ll do
Lead, coach and grow a team of TA managers and recruiters. Set their targets and review them on numbers.
Personally close senior and hard-to-fill hires, especially SDE and product roles, from sourcing through to joining.
Run hiring from funnel metrics (time-to-offer, offer-drop, source mix, cost-per-hire) and change course on the data.
Push back on unclear requisitions and run a tight feedback loop with hiring managers.
Use automation and AI in sourcing and screening instead of adding headcount.
Manage agencies, job boards and LinkedIn spend like a P&L, and bring cost-per-hire down.
Build the employer brand through content, referrals and campus presence.
What we’re looking for
8–12 years in recruiting / talent acquisition, with 3+ years leading a team
Has managed 4+ recruiters or TA managers, with hiring numbers you personally owned
Has personally closed tech/product hiring at volume (around 20–30 SDEs; fewer PMs is fine)
Runs hiring on data: has used an ATS or funnel dashboard and made decisions from it
In-house TA experience at a product company, edtech or fast-growing startup (an agency start is fine with 4+ years in-house)
Uses AI or automation in your own recruiting today, and can share a real example
Willing to work on-site in Hyderabad full-time (relocation support available)
Good to have
Both volume hiring (campus/bulk, 100+ a quarter) and lateral/leadership hiring
Ownership of TA budgets, agency contracts and cost-per-hire
Experience designing recruiter KRAs, incentive slabs or a hiring governance cadence
How we work
Ownership · Speed with quality · Frugality · Candour
Working details
5 days a week, 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM, work from office
Notice period: up to 45 days (earlier joiners preferred)

Work arrangement
No