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Job Description/Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced and driven Head of Talent Acquisition to lead client acquisition, talent delivery, and recruitment strategy for our growing recruitment firm. The ideal candidate will play a dual role — building strong client relationships while ensuring high-quality talent delivery across leadership, technology, and niche hiring mandates.

This role requires someone with a strong industry network, proven business development capabilities, and the ability to build high-performing recruitment teams and talent pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive new client acquisition and develop long-term hiring partnerships with companies across industries
• Build and manage relationships with CXOs, HR leaders, founders, and hiring managers
• Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery for leadership, technology, and critical hiring mandates
• Develop strong talent pipelines through market mapping, networking, referrals, LinkedIn, job portals, and strategic sourcing
• Ensure quality, speed, and efficiency in recruitment delivery across multiple clients
• Lead, mentor, and scale the internal recruitment team to achieve hiring and revenue targets
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to overall business growth strategy
• Work closely with clients to understand hiring requirements, organizational structure, and talent expectations
• Monitor recruitment KPIs including closures, client satisfaction, TAT, and team performance
• Build employer branding and recruitment positioning for the firm in the market

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in recruitment, executive search, or talent acquisition
• Proven track record in client acquisition and recruitment delivery
• Strong experience in leadership hiring, tech hiring, or niche hiring
• Excellent networking, stakeholder management, and business development skills
• Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, recruitment operations, and market intelligence
• Ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills

Preferred Profile

• Experience working in recruitment agencies, executive search firms, or staffing companies
• Strong industry connections across startups, SaaS, fintech, GCCs, or enterprise organizations
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and growth orientation

Success Metrics

• New client acquisition and revenue generation
• Quality and speed of closures
• Client retention and relationship growth
• Team productivity and hiring efficiency
• Candidate quality and offer-to-join ratio

Skills

• Business Development
• Communication
• Development
• Hiring
• Leadership
• Management
• Negotiation
• Networking
• Operations
• Recruitment
• Relationship Management