Recruitment Director

Xanh SM is a leading electric vehicle (EV) and sustainable mobility solutions provider headquartered in Vietnam. Committed to transforming urban transportation, we have successfully expanded into multiple global markets and are now preparing to launch operations in India. Join us in driving the future of sustainable mobility.

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Recruitment Director to lead talent acquisition and employer branding for Xanh SM's market entry and scale-up in India. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can build recruitment strategy from the ground up, establish Xanh SM as an employer of choice in a new market, and deliver high-quality hires at speed across all levels of the organization

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Key Responsibiliti

esStrategic Talent Acquisiti

• onDesign and own the end-to-end recruitment strategy for India, covering corporate, operations, management, and leadership hirin
• g.Translate business and workforce plans into actionable talent acquisition roadmaps in partnership with Business Leaders, HRBP, and Hiring Manager
• s.Drive data-driven recruitment decisions — time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire — and continuously optimize processes, interview frameworks, and assessment approache
• s.Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on talent market insights, competitive landscape, and compensation benchmarking in Indi
• a.Manage and optimize relationships with external vendors, headhunters, and talent partners as neede
• d.Take hands-on ownership of critical and senior-level hirin

g.Employer Branding & Market Positioni

• ngBuild and lead Xanh SM's employer brand strategy in India from the ground up — positioning the company as a top employer in the EV and sustainable mobility spac
• e.Develop and execute EB campaigns across digital, social, and campus/community channels to build early market awareness and talent pipeline ahead of launc
• h.Partner with Marketing/Communications to ensure consistent employer brand messaging aligned with Xanh SM's global identity, adapted to local market nuance
• s.Leverage EB initiatives to strengthen candidate experience and conversion in a highly competitive, fast-growing talent marke

t.Team Leadersh

• ipLead, coach, and develop the India recruitment team, instilling a culture of ownership, accountability, and deliver
• y.Set clear performance expectations and monitor recruiter productivity and outcome
• s.Build a high-ownership, execution-driven recruitment culture from day on

e.Requiremen

• ts10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 5 years in a senior people management/leadership rol
• e.Proven experience building recruitment strategy and employer branding in a new market or during a market launch/scale-up phas
• e.Strong hands-on experience in high-volume, fast-growing environments (mobility, logistics, tech, startup, or large-scale operations strongly preferred
• ).Demonstrated track record of driving recruitment results, not just designing framework
• s.Experience with employer branding strategy and execution — campaigns, campus partnerships, social/digital presenc
• e.Exposure to multi-market or international hiring is a strong advantag
• e.Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, comfortable operating at leadership leve
• l.Data-oriented, execution-driven mindset with the ability to balance speed and qualit