Lead Recruiter - Tech & Leadership Hiring

About the roleWe're hiring a Lead Recruiter to own senior and business-critical hiring at SkilloVilla. This is a hands-on role with team responsibility. You'll close niche technical and leadership mandates yourself while guiding a small team of recruiters and partnering directly with founders and function heads on how we hire.What you'll ownDrive end-to-end hiring for senior IC, technical, and leadership roles — from intake and market mapping to offer negotiation and closureLead and mentor a team of recruiters: goal setting, pipeline reviews, quality of shortlists, and capability buildingPartner with hiring managers as an advisor, not a coordinator — challenge role definitions, set realistic hiring plans, and manage expectations on timelines and compensationBuild proactive talent pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, industry mapping, and community networksOwn hiring metrics: time-to-fill, offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, source effectiveness — and use the data to fix what's leakingImprove interview processes, structured evaluation, scorecards, and candidate experience across the funnelManage employer branding inputs and drive closures in competitive offer situationsWhat we're looking for5–6 years in talent acquisition, with a strong track record in technical and leadership hiringProven team handling experience — you've managed, reviewed, and coached recruitersDemonstrable closures of senior and hard-to-fill roles Strong direct sourcing skills across LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, and networksConfident stakeholder management with senior leadership; comfortable pushing back with dataSharp assessment ability — you can judge depth beyond the résuméExperience with ATS platforms and hiring dashboardsGood to haveExposure to hiring in [product / startup / EdTech / SaaS]Experience setting up hiring processes from scratch or scaling a team quicklyComfort with compensation benchmarking and offer structuring