Head of TA - APAC & MENA

About Builder.ai

We’re on a mission to make software building so easy everyone can do it – regardless of their background, tech knowledge or budget. We’ve already helped thousands of entrepreneurs, small businesses and even global brands, like the BBC, Makro and Pepsi achieve their software goals and we’ve only just started.

Builder.ai was voted as one of 2023’s ‘Most Innovative Companies in AI’ by Fast Company, and won Europas 2022 ‘Scaleup of the Year’. Our team has grown to over 800 people across the world and our recent announcement of $250m Series D funding (and partnership with Microsoft) means there’s never been a more exciting time to become a Builder.

Life at Builder.ai

At Builder.ai we encourage you to experiment! Each role at Builder.ai has unlimited opportunities to learn, progress and challenge the status quo. We want you to help us become even better at supporting our customers and take AI software building to new heights.
Our global team is diverse, collaborative and exceptionally talented. We hire people for their differences but all unite with our shared belief in Builder’s HEARTT values: (Heart, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Respect, Trust and Transparency) and a let’s-get-stuff-done attitude.
In return for your skills and commitment, we offer a range of great perks, from discretionary variable pay or commision scheme, to employee stock options, generous paid leave, and trips abroad #WhatWillYouBuild

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Head of Talent Acquisition to be based in our India office in Gurugram (4 days in office). This person will hire for senior roles while also being responsible for leading the team and the evolution of our talent acquisition strategy, ensuring we attract, qualify and hire top-tier talent in APAC and MENA. You will deliver an enterprise-wide, cohesive and efficient recruiting plan that meets the unique and often nuanced needs of a diverse portfolio of Builder.ai businesses and locations.

Responsibilities include leading a global team of TA Managers and recruiters, creating & executing a comprehensive talent strategy that allows us to raise the bar and achieve our hiring targets while providing an excellent candidate experience.

You'll be responsible for

• Design and execute proactive Talent Acquisition strategies to attract, evaluate and hire high-quality candidates.
• Alignment with global functions, strategy and business objectives and outcomes
• Lead, coach and develop a team of TA Managers and Team Members who are globally distributed
• Workforce planning, assessing skill gaps, building talent pipeline to support succession planning, forecasting for future hires, developing a global action plan and looking at retention opportunities & strategies
• Create and embed a strategy to ensure we are hiring a diverse workforce and considering DEI best practice throughout our hiring processes
• Oversee and improve overall candidate experience
• Build a pipeline of qualified and engaged candidates across Delivery, Engineering, Product, Sales and other corporate functions for future hiring needs across all the countries that we operate in
• Ensure that all our TA team follow strict data principles and practices to ensure all aspects of team and hiring performance can be analysed and improved
• Work with cross-functional teams to enhance our employer brand
• Streamline processes according to best practices, manage hiring costs effectively and create the KPIs on how success will be data measured (standard key performance indicators including diversity metrics, interview process, talent referral programs, headcount approval process).
• Lead hiring efforts for senior and key roles to ensure we are have the right people to lead as we scale and prepare for the next chapter of continued growth
• Establish a robust view of the external environment of competitors, compensation and other trends to support our People Business Partners, global business functions and business leaders.
• Partner closely with stakeholders including with People Business Partners, global People functions and business leaders, with full accountability of all aspects of the recruitment process to achieve hiring targets and objectives