Senior Technical Recruiter Consultant – Talent Acquisition
On-siteChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job Summary
Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for niche, strategic IT positions, independently driving sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and onboarding. Partner with hiring managers and delivery leaders to understand technical priorities, conduct competency-based assessments, and build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill domains including backend, cloud, AI/ML, and DevOps. Demonstrate strong headhunting capabilities through targeted outreach, Boolean search, and market intelligence to engage passive candidates. Deliver consistent hiring outcomes against SLAs, negotiate offers, and maintain high joining percentages while leveraging modern ATS and AI-enabled recruitment tools.
Required Qualifications
- Pure IT recruitment background
- Strong experience recruiting across multiple technology domains
- Backend Technologies
- Frontend Technologies
- Cloud Technologies
- NextGen / Digital Technologies
- AI / ML Technologies
- Data Engineering Technologies
- DevOps Technologies
- SAP Technologies
- Enterprise Platforms and Emerging Technologies
- Comfortable working in a startup or high-growth environment
- Managing multiple priorities under aggressive timelines
- Independently driving hiring outcomes with minimal supervision
- Strong ownership
- Urgency
- Execution excellence
- Exceptional sourcing and headhunting capabilities
- Ability to consistently deliver high-quality talent within strict hiring deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in IT recruitment with strong exposure to niche technology hiring
- Mandatory experience working within startup environments, technology consulting firms, or high-growth organizations
- Proven track record recruiting under fast-paced and deadline-driven environments
- Strong experience as an Individual Contributor (IC) with the ability to independently manage hiring deliverables
- Demonstrated success achieving strong offer closure and joining ratios
- Strong understanding of modern technology stacks and IT terminology
- Expertise in Boolean search, X-Ray sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, and talent mapping techniques
- Strong experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), preferably Zoho Recruit or equivalent platforms
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent requirements with speed, quality, and accuracy
- Strong ownership mindset, accountability, and execution focus
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience within product organizations, technology startups, GCCs, IT services companies, or digital transformation programs
- Experience recruiting globally across multiple geographies
- Exposure to AI-enabled recruiting technologies and automation platforms
- Certifications in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Strategy, or HR Analytics
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