Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager (AI Product Engineering)

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Team Management Experience: 4–5 years

Industry Preference: AI Product Companies, High-Growth Technology Startups, SaaS/Product Organizations

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead hiring for one of our AI Product Engineering vertical. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of hiring technical talent for AI, Machine Learning, and Product Engineering roles while leading and mentoring a high-performing recruitment team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for AI Product Engineering roles across multiple levels, including leadership, lateral, campus, and intern hiring.
• Manage and mentor a team of Talent Acquisition professionals, driving performance, capability building, and hiring excellence.
• Develop and execute hiring strategies aligned with business priorities in partnership with Engineering, Product, and Business leaders.
• Build strong talent pipelines for Software Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Platform Engineering, and other Product Engineering roles.
• Own and scale the campus hiring strategy by partnering with premier engineering institutes to attract high-quality graduate talent.
• Drive internship hiring programs, including summer internships, pre-placement offers (PPOs), and full-time conversion initiatives.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with university placement cells, faculty members, and student communities to strengthen the employer brand.
• Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies through referrals, talent communities, social platforms, networking, and direct sourcing.
• Partner with hiring managers to forecast hiring demand and build proactive talent pipelines for future business growth.
• Track recruitment metrics, analyze hiring performance, and implement process improvements to enhance quality, speed, and candidate experience.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle while maintaining compliance with organizational hiring processes.
• Collaborate with HR, Compensation, and Business leaders on workforce planning, offer management, and talent acquisition initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–12 years of Talent Acquisition experience with significant exposure to technical hiring.
• 4–5 years of experience managing a Talent Acquisition team.
• Proven experience hiring for AI, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Product (Product Designer, Product Management)
• Should have hands-on experience hiring for leadership and highly niche technical roles, with a proven track record of recruiting senior engineering leaders and specialized AI/Product Engineering talent.
• Strong recruitment experience in AI product companies, technology startups, or high-growth product organizations.
• Demonstrated success in building and scaling engineering teams.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience building and scaling Campus Recruitment and Internship Programs for Product Engineering or AI organizations
• .Strong network with premier engineering institutes other leading universities across India
• .Proven experience managing internship-to-full-time conversion programs and campus engagement initiatives
• .Experience recruiting for Generative AI, LLMs, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, Cloud, Data Engineering, and Platform Engineering roles
• .Strong stakeholder management skills with Engineering Leadership, University Relations teams, and senior business leaders
• .Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) such as Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, or Jobvite
• .Experience leveraging recruitment analytics, dashboards, and hiring metrics to drive data-informed hiring decisions
• .Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

.What We're Looking Fo

• rPassion for building world-class engineering teams
• .Strong business acumen and consultative recruiting approach
• .Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• .Data-driven decision-making and continuous process improvement mindset
• .Excellent leadership and people management capabilities

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