Talent Acquisition (Associate / Senior Associate)

About Kraftshala

Kraftshala is India’s largest higher-education institution in terms of marketing placements, with a 94% placement rate, aiming to become the world’s largest career launchpad across domains. We are backed by eminent investors including ex-unicorn startup founders and CXOs of global giants.

About the Role

Talent Acquisition is a high-impact role responsible for driving end-to-end hiring across functions to build a high-quality, purpose-driven team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building smarter systems and wants to make a tangible difference in how great teams come together. You will partner closely with hiring managers to design smarter assessments, sharper funnels, and a seamless candidate experience. This role is not just about filling open roles; you will help shape how a fast-growing company attracts and selects talent for different kinds of work, building expertise in process design, stakeholder management, and strategic hiring.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving end-to-end hiring across multiple functions, from sourcing and screening to interviews, offers, and onboarding.
• Reducing time-to-hire by proactively pushing processes forward and removing bottlenecks without compromising on candidate quality.
• Improving the quality of hiring decisions by ensuring roles reach the right target audience through thoughtful positioning and channel selection, and by evolving scorecards, evaluation rubrics, and structured assessments.
• Identifying and fixing drop-off points in the hiring funnel, adapting strategies role-wise and maintaining momentum at every stage.
• Leading improvements in hiring systems and workflows, such as templates, trackers, communication flows, and tooling, especially by using AI and automation tools to streamline sourcing, communication, and internal processes.
• Creating exceptional candidate experiences by communicating thoughtfully and promptly, while ensuring that interviews are scheduled and conducted smoothly.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with AI/automation tools to streamline parts of the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• 0 - 2 years of hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably in a fast-growing startup environment or at a recruitment consultancy.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Attention to detail.
• Bias for action.
• Solid project management abilities.
• Structured, self-driven, and curious with a natural inclination toward improving systems and processes.

Key Attributes of A-Players

• Problem Solving: Digs into funnel conversion issues, candidate drop-offs, or stage slowdowns and tests practical, context-aware fixes.
• Ownership: Takes full responsibility for managed roles, ensures progress without constant follow-ups, and closes loops quickly.
• Candidate Experience: Treats every candidate with care, ensuring timely, respectful, and helpful interactions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Deeply understands hiring managers’ needs, proactively aligns with them, and comes prepared with options, data, and perspectives.
• Process Thinking: Notices inefficiencies (in scheduling, tracking, scorecards) and acts on them, bringing in tools (including AI) to build smarter systems.
• Speed + Quality Balance: Reduces time-to-hire by spotting shortcuts that don’t compromise quality; is decisive and adaptive.
• Adaptability: Handles a range of roles and situations with flexibility and composure, comfortable shifting gears and working with ambiguity.

Location

Delhi