Lead - Talent Acquisition

Why Globalisation Excellence (GE)

Zinnov’s  Globalisation Excellence (GE) practice helps enterprises build and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) end-to-end — from Design & Discovery to Build, Scale, and Run.

In GE, you don’t work in silos. You:

• Own complex, end-to-end client journeys

• Work across GCC advisory, managed services, and BOT / outsourcing models

• Influence leadership decisions that shape long-term talent and operating strategies

This is where strategy meets execution — and where talent plays a defining role.

About the Role

This role requires a recruiter who combines deep technical recruiting expertise with an AI-first mindset. You will partner with engineering leaders to hire niche and leadership technology talent while leveraging AI-powered recruiting tools to improve sourcing, market intelligence, candidate engagement, and hiring outcomes at scale.

You’ll blend hands-on recruiting execution with consultative advisory, partnering closely with business leaders, HR teams, and universities to design hiring approaches that work — today and at scale.

What You’ll Do

Candidate Sourcing, Tracking & Experience

• Attract, track, and close high-quality technical talent aligned to evolving business needs

• Own end-to-end hiring for niche and senior technology roles across Engineering, Product, Cloud, AI/ML, Data, Platform Engineering, and Enterprise Software.

• Leverage AI-powered sourcing, talent intelligence, and recruiting automation tools to identify, engage, and convert high-quality technical talent.

• Build proactive market maps and leadership pipelines for critical engineering capabilities.

• Maintain clean, disciplined pipelines with clear reporting and funnel visibility

• Deliver a standout candidate experience through speed, clarity, and thoughtful communication

Candidate Assessment & Placement

• Assess early-career and technical talent through structured interviews and assessment centres

• Match candidate strengths and aspirations with business needs to ensure best-fit placement

• Consolidate and present interview feedback into crisp, decision-ready summaries

Stakeholder Partnership & Advisory

• Partner closely with Engineering Directors, Engineering Managers, Architects, and Product leaders to define hiring strategies, calibrate technical talent, and provide market intelligence on emerging skills.

• Advise business leaders on AI talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring strategies.

• Advise stakeholders on hiring trends, and candidate attraction levers.

Hiring Manager Enablement

• Guide stakeholders on delivering a consistent, high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

• Educate hiring managers on interviewing, diversity hiring, and candidate engagement best practices

What You Bring

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s / MBA in HR or related fields preferred

• 8–10 years of hands-on technical recruiting experience in Product Engineering, Digital Engineering, GCC, or technology organizations.

• Mandatory experience hiring senior technology talent including Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, Staff Engineers, Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, AI/ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Platform Engineers, and Cloud Architects.

• Demonstrated success hiring niche and critical engineering roles in competitive talent markets.

• Strong track record of meeting or exceeding hiring metrics (quality, speed, diversity, experience)

• Mandatory hands-on experience using AI-powered recruiting platforms and GenAI tools for sourcing, talent intelligence, screening, candidate engagement, market mapping, and recruiter productivity.

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex requisitions simultaneously.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills

• End-to-end ownership mindset with strong project management capability

Key Skills:

• Hands-on experience using AI and GenAI tools for sourcing, candidate engagement, screening, market research, interview preparation, and recruiting workflow automation.

• Strong sourcing and pipeline-building expertise

• Ability to leverage AI-driven talent intelligence to identify emerging technical skills and build strategic talent pipelines.

• Strong understanding of AI, Cloud, Data Engineering, Cybersecurity, Platform Engineering, and Enterprise Software talent markets.

• Ability to evaluate technical competencies in partnership with engineering leadership.

• Deep understanding of modern engineering organizations and technical career paths.

• Strong understanding of responsible AI usage in recruitment while maintaining fairness, compliance, and high-quality hiring decisions.

• High attention to detail with strong data and reporting hygiene

• Customer-first mindset with a bias for action and accountability

• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, high-dependency environments

What Success Looks Like

• Technical Hiring Delivery & Closure 

• Leadership & Critical Talent Hiring

• AI-Enabled Recruiting Adoption

• Technical Talent Market Intelligence

• Pipeline Readiness for Strategic Engineering Roles

• Recruiter Productivity through AI & Automation

• Quality of Hire & Technical Fit 

• Technical Sourcing & Market Mapping 

• Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Partnership 

• Candidate Experience & Engagement 

• Recruitment Analytics & Funnel Optimization