# Talent Acquisition & HR Lead (Player-Coach)

**Company:** [Weekday AI](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/pxG9rDgnvZm2c86JUchT1j.md)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

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## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟯𝟬-𝟰𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 8+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on **Talent Acquisition & HR Lead** to lead talent acquisition while providing strategic guidance across key HR initiatives. This is a **player-coach role**, with approximately 80% focus on end-to-end talent acquisition and 20% on HR mentoring, process development, and people-related initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing a small team while remaining actively involved in recruiting. You will partner closely with founders, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders to build high-quality talent pipelines, improve hiring processes, strengthen candidate experience, and support organizational growth across India and the US.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

### Talent Acquisition & Hiring

-   Own end-to-end talent acquisition across **India and the US**, from sourcing through offer closure.
-   Build and execute effective sourcing strategies for multiple roles and functions.
-   Partner with founders and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and refine job descriptions.
-   Conduct intake discussions and establish clear hiring expectations, timelines, and evaluation criteria.
-   Build strong candidate pipelines and ensure hiring managers have consistent access to qualified talent.
-   Manage candidate screening, interviews, feedback, selection, and offer processes.
-   Maintain a fast, transparent, and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.

### Team & Agency Management

-   Lead and mentor a small Talent Acquisition/HR team and take ownership of team performance.
-   Guide team members on recruiting strategy, stakeholder management, escalations, and decision-making.
-   Manage external recruitment agencies and hold them accountable for candidate quality and turnaround time.
-   Establish clear expectations, metrics, and performance standards for internal and external recruiting partners.

### Recruitment Analytics & Process Improvement

-   Monitor **pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, conversion rates, and hiring performance**.
-   Identify bottlenecks in the recruitment process and implement improvements.
-   Use market intelligence, compensation benchmarks, candidate expectations, and attrition trends to improve hiring strategies.
-   Build scalable recruitment processes and frameworks suitable for a rapidly growing organization.

### HR Advisory & Mentoring

-   Mentor the HR team on performance management, policy interpretation, process design, and people-related escalations.
-   Provide guidance on developing effective HR frameworks without owning day-to-day HR execution.
-   Connect talent acquisition insights with broader HR initiatives and organizational planning.
-   Support smooth onboarding in collaboration with HR, Operations, and Administration teams.

### What's Makes You a Great Fit

-   **8+ years of experience** in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or related HR functions, with strong hands-on recruiting experience.
-   Proven expertise in **full-cycle recruitment**, from sourcing and screening to offer closure.
-   Experience managing and mentoring a team of **2+ TA/HR professionals**.
-   Strong experience developing sourcing strategies and building talent pipelines for multiple roles.
-   Experience working closely with founders, senior leaders, and hiring managers.
-   Prior exposure to **HR/HRBP functions**, including policies, performance frameworks, and people processes.
-   Experience working in a **startup or high-growth environment**, particularly where processes need to be built from scratch.
-   Experience hiring for **B2B technology, AI, SaaS, or other rapidly scaling businesses** is highly preferred.
-   Exposure to scaling organizations from approximately **80 to 300+ employees** will be an advantage.
-   Experience managing recruitment for **US-based roles from India** is a strong plus.
-   Strong stakeholder, candidate, and agency management skills.
-   Excellent communication skills with a direct, clear, and practical approach.
-   Strong understanding of recruiting metrics, candidate experience, and market intelligence.
-   Comfortable balancing **strategic leadership with hands-on recruiting execution**.
-   Highly proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity and changing priorities.