Director, Talent Acquisition

Defining the future of work & living globally This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Talent Acquisition based in India. As one of the organization's most strategic talent markets, India plays a critical role in supporting global growth and building future-ready teams. The Director, Talent Acquisition will lead the regional recruiting organization and shape a forward-thinking talent acquisition strategy. This role combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, and technological innovation to transform recruitment into a business-driving function. You will lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for technical and non-technical hiring across multiple functions. Working closely with senior executives and global HR stakeholders, you will influence workforce planning and talent decisions through market intelligence and data-driven insights. This is an opportunity to modernize recruiting practices, leverage AI and automation, and build a scalable talent acquisition organization. Accountabilities In this role, you will lead the overall talent acquisition strategy for India, ensuring recruitment operations align with business priorities and long-term workforce objectives. You will: Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy supporting business growth across India. Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of recruiters responsible for technical and non-technical hiring. Transform the recruitment organization from a transactional function into a strategic talent advisory partner. Collaborate with executives, business leaders, People Business Partners, and HR teams to translate workforce priorities into effective hiring strategies. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, providing market insights, challenging assumptions, and recommending alternative talent solutions. Develop flexible recruitment models that can quickly adapt to changing hiring demands while maintaining candidate quality. Leverage AI, automation, recruitment technology, analytics, and data to optimize hiring processes and improve stakeholder experiences. Simplify recruitment operations, reduce administrative tasks, and enable recruiters to focus on strategic activities and talent engagement. Improve time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, and overall candidate and hiring-manager satisfaction. Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, competitive dynamics, location strategies, and emerging talent pools across India. Lead and personally support executive and senior-level recruitment searches, including talent mapping, outreach, candidate assessment, and stakeholder management. Establish recruitment metrics, reporting frameworks, and operating rhythms to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement. Strengthen collaboration across HR functions, connecting recruitment with workforce planning, onboarding, internal mobility, and talent management. Explore innovative recruitment technologies, partnerships, sourcing strategies, and talent acquisition channels. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous development within the recruitment team. Requirements: The ideal candidate is an experienced talent acquisition leader with a strong understanding of the Indian recruitment landscape and the ability to connect talent strategies with broader business objectives. You should bring: 8+ years of Talent Acquisition leadership experience in India, ideally within a large global technology company or multinational organization. Proven experience managing, developing, and scaling high-performing recruitment teams across technical and non-technical functions. A strategic mindset and the ability to demonstrate how talent acquisition can influence workforce planning and business decisions beyond filling vacancies. Strong knowledge of India's technology and professional talent markets, including major recruitment hubs. Experience designing scalable recruitment strategies and operating models to support periods of significant hiring demand. Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and challenge decisions constructively. A collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach to complex recruitment challenges. Strong technical aptitude and genuine interest in AI, automation, recruitment technologies, and data-driven talent management. Experience using recruitment analytics and external market intelligence to improve hiring outcomes and influence business decisions. Experience leading or personally conducting executive-level recruitment searches within India. Comprehensive understanding of recruitment operations, processes, systems, and candidate experience. Demonstrated success in leading organizational change and transforming recruitment teams, processes, or operating models. Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across regional and global teams. Opportunity to lead talent acquisition strategy in one of the organization's largest and fastest-growing talent markets. Strategic leadership exposure and close collaboration with senior executives and global business leaders. Opportunity to drive recruitment transformation through AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies. Leadership responsibility for a talented team supporting diverse business functions. Opportunity to influence workforce strategy and contribute to broader organizational development. Collaborative, innovation-driven working environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Remote