Manager, Talent Acquisition & HR (Internal)

About the Role

Manage internal hiring and day-to-day HR operations for People Staffing Solutions (PSS).

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Senior Hiring

• Personally own and close senior and leadership roles, such as BD managers, account managers and team leads for technology, finance, and operations hiring.
• Map talent locations (competitor staffing firms, RPO providers, executive-search boutiques, in-house TA teams) and select appropriate channels for each role: direct headhunting, LinkedIn, industry networks, referrals, alumni, and targeted portal searches.
• Build target-company lists and talent maps, approach passive candidates, and present the PSS opportunity.
• Close leadership roles within agreed timelines, providing regular updates to the Founder.

Hiring Strategy and Workforce Planning

• Collaborate with the Founder to build the internal hiring plan, defining roles, timelines, and channels.
• Forecast monthly needs based on new mandates, growth plans, and expected attrition, planning proactively.
• Track the effectiveness of hiring roles and channels, adjusting effort and spend accordingly.

Constant Interview Flow at Junior Levels

• Maintain a steady weekly flow of interviews for roles like recruiters, coordinators, and support staff.
• Maintain warm pipelines of pre-screened candidates for critical roles to quickly cover exits and new mandates.
• Utilize referral, campus, fresher, alumni, and walk-in channels to sustain interview flow.

Selection, Quality, and Retention

• Establish a consistent selection process with role-fit assessments (sourcing task, calling test, communication check) and screen for stability.
• Drive offer-to-join conversion and reduce joining drop-outs and early attrition.
• Build PSS's employer brand for recruitment career growth.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and set targets for the internal recruiting team and the HR Ops & Admin executive.
• Report weekly on leadership-role progress, interview flow, pipeline health, time-to-fill, and joining status.

HR Operations and Admin

• Own onboarding and induction to ensure new joiners are productive.
• Oversee employee records, attendance, leave, and provide monthly payroll inputs to the finance team.
• Manage exits, including resignations, exit interviews, handovers, and final inputs, using exit data to identify and address reasons for departure.
• Draft, update, and communicate HR policies; handle employee queries and grievances.
• Execute engagement and retention efforts, including recognition, new-joiner check-ins, and team events.
• Supervise office administration, facilities, vendors, and supplies.