Talent Acquisition Specialist
Date: Mar 9, 2026
Location: Mumbai, IN, 400059
Company: International SOS
Overall Purpose of The Job
The Asst. Manager, Recruitment/TA for Delhi site serves as a strategic partner in talent acquisition, driving effective recruitment strategies and operational excellence. This role is also responsible for attracting top-tier talent through diverse sourcing methods, optimizing recruitment platforms and systems, and delivering a seamless candidate experience. By aligning hiring efforts with business goals and leveraging market insights, the role supports local and regional leadership in building a strong and future-ready workforce.
Key RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as a strategic recruitment partner to business leaders, aligning hiring efforts with organizational goals and workforce planning.
- Collaborate with TA & HR Manager, HR Director, APMEA Region and business leaders to assess talent needs and devise effective hiring strategies across diverse markets.
- Design, develop, and maintain recruitment processes including measurement definitions, reporting, and gap closure actions.
- Utilize diverse sourcing techniques including job portals, networking sites, referrals, and social media to attract top passive and active talent.
- Design and implement selection matrices, assessments, and interview processes for bulk and lateral hiring.
- Deliver an exceptional candidate’s experience throughout all recruitment stages.
- Oversee internal and external recruitment platforms, including MyHire, ensuring timely updates and optimization.
- Administer and manage referral programs, including coordination of applications and payments with local HR.
- Provide external marketplace intelligence and industry trends to provide information on recruitment strategies.
- Act as the main point of contact for external vendors/agencies; manage contracts and performance.
- Maintain recruiting databases and tools; generate regular and ad-hoc reports to identify gaps and recommend actions.
- Conduct onboarding and orientation sessions for new joiners; coordinate training as needed.
- Set and execute social media communication strategies for different job profiles and functions.
- Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
- Manage end-to-end bulk and lateral hiring processes.
- Collaborate with leadership on profile development, supply-demand planning, and recruitment forecasting.
- Serve as the primary contact for designated candidates regarding recruitment-related queries.
- Ensure recruitment practices comply with Indian labor laws and data protection norms.
- Champion the adoption and optimization of MyHire platform across the region.
- Support the Regional HR Director and participate in APMEA HR improvement projects as needed.
Job Profile
Requirements
- Flexible/adaptable and able to keep up with fast paced environment.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, juggling and managing multiple projects and priorities, while maintaining a professional demeanor is required.
- Superior time-management skills along with strong sense of urgency.
- Superior level of discretion, as position requires access to highly confidential program, client and organizational matters.
- Detail oriented with focus on quality and accuracy, ability to multitask, strong sense of urgency and commitment to excellence.
- Able to thrive in a performance-based environment.
- Highly adaptable, self-motivated and self-disciplined.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, including bulk and lateral hiring.
- A combination of in-house corporate and agency/executive search experience is preferred
- Must possess software talent, technical recruitment experience
- Demonstrated track record of excellence in sourcing and assessing talent
- Strong stakeholder management and vendor negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of employment law/practices across India and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrates a high level of professionalism and strong work ethic.
- Exercise discretion and interpersonal judgment when handling sensitive and highly confidential information.
Required Languages:
- Good spoken and written English language skills