Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Tech Hiring)
Job type: Full Time · Department: Talent Acquisition · Work type: On-Site
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – Tech, you will own end-to-end technical hiring across engineering and technology functions. You will work closely with engineering leaders and hiring managers to understand technical requirements, build targeted talent strategies, identify exceptional engineers, and close high-quality candidates in a competitive market.
This role requires someone who is equally strong at technical talent sourcing, candidate assessment, stakeholder management, and closing.
Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, from intake and sourcing through offer and onboarding.
Partner closely with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and senior stakeholders to understand technical requirements and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
Build targeted sourcing strategies for niche and high-demand technical talent.
Identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, talent communities, GitHub, and other relevant sourcing channels.
Build and maintain strong pipelines across engineering and technology functions.
Develop a strong understanding of technical roles, technologies, engineering practices, and candidate profiles to ensure effective sourcing and screening.
Conduct initial candidate assessments covering technical experience, career trajectory, motivation, communication, and role alignment.
Partner with technical interviewers and hiring managers to continuously improve interview processes and candidate evaluation.
Manage multiple technical searches simultaneously while maintaining high standards of candidate quality and experience.
Own candidate engagement and drive the hiring process through to closure, including offer management and negotiations.
Provide hiring managers with talent-market intelligence, including availability, compensation benchmarks, competitor landscape, and sourcing challenges.
Proactively identify bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve hiring velocity and quality.
Build talent maps and proactive pipelines for critical and future technical hiring needs.
Track and analyze recruitment metrics including pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and quality of hire.
Contribute to employer branding and technical talent engagement initiatives.
Drive continuous improvements across technical recruiting processes, sourcing strategies, interview experience, and candidate experience.
5–8 years of experience in technical talent acquisition, preferably within a high-growth startup, SaaS, fintech, or global technology organization.
Strong track record of hiring software engineers and other technical talent, including hard-to-fill and niche roles.
Excellent passive candidate sourcing and talent-mapping skills.
Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter and other technical sourcing channels.
Strong understanding of software engineering roles, technologies, and technical career paths.
Ability to understand technical JDs and translate complex requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
Strong candidate screening and assessment capabilities.
Proven experience partnering with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and senior technology stakeholders.
Strong offer negotiation and candidate-closing skills.
Ability to use data and market intelligence to influence hiring decisions.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with multiple priorities.
A strong bias for ownership, execution, and delivering high-quality talent.
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