Specialist, Talent Acquisition

About the Role

Mastercard is seeking a Specialist, Talent Acquisition to join their global technology company. This role is integral to the business, driving the talent supply agenda to realize Mastercard’s vision of ‘A World beyond Cash’. The ideal candidate will be a high performer with an entrepreneurial and solutioning mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for designing, planning, and coordinating sourcing efforts.
• Ensure talent acquisition programs are scalable to support local, regional, and global activities.
• Monitor progress against goals for time-to-fill, cost per hire, diverse candidate slates, and talent pipelines for the region.
• Develop diverse and ready-to-hire pipelines of candidates.
• Develop market intelligence and work on key strategic projects at regional and/or global scale.
• Own the talent lifecycle: hunt, engage, farm, bring to the business, and add to the workforce.
• Develop sourcing strategies through detailed market research and data mining using resources like LinkedIn or social media.
• Execute marketing and branding talent acquisition strategies, collaborating with Communications.
• Coordinate phases of the talent acquisition process for assigned talent pipelines.
• Evaluate team recommendations of candidates.
• Follow talent acquisition specific processes and systems.
• Manage vendor relationships to support high volume recruiting efforts.
• Build partnerships with the leadership team to identify talent needs and develop strategies.
• Ensure accurate records and reporting for all phases of the recruitment process.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong background in Talent Acquisition, managing high volume recruitment efforts, preferably from a Fintech company.
• Strong people management skills.
• Experience in E2E and sourcing-led recruiting models.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor with support from sourcing and interview coordinating teams.
• Extensive experience in building sourcing strategies including direct sourcing and agency usage.
• Experience managing high volume recruiting processes.
• Experience managing the candidate lifecycle through an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), preferably Workday.
• In-depth understanding of the technology landscape and hiring trends in India.
• Strong background in IT hiring, preferably in Java and related technologies.
• Experience implementing talent acquisition programs/processes including candidate screening, assessment, and selection in a fast-paced, high volume, and matrixed environment.
• Track record of delivering hiring results that meet business needs and expectations.
• Develop recruitment sourcing strategy including direct sourcing, agency usage, and campus programs.