Talent Acquisition Lead

What you'll own Talent Acquisition (~80%) ● Sourcing and pipeline: building and running sourcing strategy for open roles, keeping pipelines full enough that hiring managers are never waiting on you● Co-founder and hiring manager partnership: sharpening JDs, running intake calls, and holding HMs accountable for fast, clear feedback on candidates● Candidate experience: running a screening and interview process that moves fast and treats candidates well, from first outreach to offer● Agency and vendor coordination: managing external recruiting agencies where they're used (e.g., US hiring), keeping them accountable to quality and turnaround● Reporting and process: tracking pipeline health, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness; flagging bottlenecks before they become escalations● Onboarding handoff: working with the Ops/Admin teammate so new hires land well, not just get a laptop and a Slack invite HR mentoring and support (~20%) ● Mentoring the HR team: being a sounding board for the HR team on judgment calls, escalations, and how to handle things they haven't seen before● Helping figure out and guide HR, not run it day to day: working alongside the HR team on performance frameworks, policy, and process design, without owning execution of any of it● Connecting TA and HR: making sure what you're seeing in the market and in hiring (comp benchmarks, candidate expectations, attrition signals) actually informs how HR builds its frameworksWhat this role is ● A doers’ seat: you're sourcing, screening, and closing candidates yourself, not just managing a dashboard.● Coach and Manage: Manage the other TA and HR team members and their outcomes.● Built for range: in a given week you might be closing a candidate, sitting in on a policy discussion, and coaching someone on how to handle a tricky HR conversation● A growth track: as the team and function scale, this role is a natural path towards TA/HR leaderBest Fit ● 7-12 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with genuine curiosity or prior exposure to HR/HRBP work● Comfortable owning full-cycle recruiting independently - sourcing through offer - without heavy hand-holding● Experience managing a team of 2 or more people in TA/HR● Startup experience preferred: comfortable with ambiguity and building process as you go rather than inheriting one.○ Prior experience at a high-growth Series A–D B2B AI/SaaS company where you helped scale the TA motion during a growth phase○ Have seen a headcount scale from 80 employees to 300+● Direct, plain communicator: with candidates, hiring managers, agencies, and the HR team alike● Experience hiring for US roles from India is a strong plus, given the market gap that makes this hard to run solo Location ● Hybrid - 2 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday)● Office Location: Indiranagar, Bengaluru.● Address: 3rd Floor, A wing No 1, Carlton Towers, HAL Old Airport Rd, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008.Note - Looking for candidates from B2B/ SAAS startups!!