Manager, Talent Partners

What You'll Do:

• Lead and manage the Talent Acquisition team, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team's success.
• Take direct responsibility to source for some Senior role or Niche roles for Gurgaon and Kochi location
• Ready to commute for various campus drive, coverage to hiring initiatives planned for other location with India region.
• Develop and execute comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract top talent in the tech industry, including passive candidates and diverse talent pools.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and senior leadership to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment plans to fulfill those needs.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and negotiating offers, ensuring a positive candidate experience at every stage.
• Utilize data-driven insights and metrics to continuously evaluate and optimize recruitment processes and strategies.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, market conditions, and best practices in talent acquisition, and incorporate them into our recruitment approach.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including recruitment agencies, universities, and industry associations, to expand our talent network and enhance our employer brand.
• Manage recruitment-related projects and initiatives as assigned, demonstrating strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Work collaboratively with the team to update and improve employee referral programs, social media strategies, competency-based interview guides, internal talent acquisition strategies and SOTI branding.
• Develop cost effective, efficient solutions to address current and future staffing needs including proactive sourcing, advertising, pre-screening, assessments, references, etc.
• Develop, track and report on Talent Acquisition activity and performance and leverage technology and automation to improve the effectiveness of recruitment processes and enhance the candidate experience while minimizing costs.
• Build and cultivate long-term relationships with key universities & colleges and community partners to develop our university pipeline.
• Establish partnerships with local colleges, universities, community programs to build a pipeline for future hiring needs.
• Manage Campus Recruiters & Lead the full-cycle recruiting process for undergraduate and graduate-level candidates to our coop & internship programs.
• Well versed with ATS and ability to measure team performance and Performance SLA’s

Roles and Responsibilities for Campus Recruitment:

• Manage Campus Recruiters & Lead the full-cycle recruiting process for undergraduate and graduate-level candidates to our coop & internship programs.
• Build and roll out a campus recruitment program, establish campus relationships with key stakeholders (faculty, career centers/placement offices and partnership teams) across India, for intern and new grad hiring, speaker series and research collaboration.
• Elevating the intern engagement program year over year, inclusive of events, soft skills training and manager training.
• Build and cultivate long-term relationships with key universities & in partnership via research.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 9 – 14years of leadership experience within Talent Acquisition, with at least 3 years in a leadership role within the tech industry.
• Understanding of Software Development, IT Product hiring and various roles encompassing across multiple technology stacks
• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline – master’s degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in leading a team of professionals – proven people management skills with the ability to coach, lead, direct, mentor and motivate a multi-location team and create an engaging, performance focused working environment.
• Depth of experience/knowledge in Talent Acquisition including targeted sourcing strategies, social media campaigns, and candidate assessment
• Pro-active leader with exceptional decision-making skills and the ability to manage expectations effectively to successfully achieve multiple, competing priorities.
• A strong understanding of human resources programs, policies and practices related to recruitment, employment equity, and workplace diversity.
• Act as a strategic and analytical thinker with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with senior executives and various corporate functions.
• Proven ability to bring new and creative ideas, strategies, and initiatives.
• Superior ability to make an impact, influence decisions and nurture relationships.
• Proven track record of successfully building and leading high-performing talent acquisition teams.
• Deep understanding of recruitment best practices, including sourcing strategies, candidate assessment methods, and employment branding.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and metrics to drive informed decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruitment technologies.

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Please note that SOTI does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with agency/recruiter, SOTI will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee.