Talent Acquisition Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning
• Assess current hiring needs and build forecasts aligned with business growth and client demand.
• Create and run talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans across practices: Supply Chain, Analytics, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Technology.
• Track market trends in consulting and tech hiring to keep the hiring approach competitive.
• End-to-End Recruitment Delivery
• Own the full hiring lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and closure.
• Build strong funnels for niche and high-demand skills (e.g., SAP, data and analytics, supply chain, and product roles) through targeted sourcing and headhunting.
• Design and run hiring drives when business needs call for them.
• Ensure all job descriptions are accurate, well-written, and reflect the organization's culture and value proposition.
• Stakeholder Partnership & Governance
• Partner with Practice Leaders and Delivery Heads to track and fill ongoing and upcoming requirements.
• Set up governance and lead regular hiring reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advise hiring managers on market availability, compensation benchmarks, and candidate profiles.
• Vendor & Partner Management
• Select, onboard, and manage recruitment agencies and talent partners.
• Negotiate contracts, control costs, and hold partners to delivery and quality commitments.
• Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• Own key hiring KPIs: time to fill, cost per hire, offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, diversity hiring, and candidate satisfaction.
• Track and report on every stage of the recruitment cycle, and turn data into actionable reports for leadership.
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve processes, tools, and hiring outcomes.
• Onboarding & Candidate Experience
• Ensure a smooth, transparent, and positive candidate experience from first contact to joining.
• Manage end-to-end onboarding and background verification for new joiners.
• Support a seamless Day 1 experience in coordination with HR and Operations teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Key Skills & Qualifications
• MBA in HR from a reputed institute offering HR as a specialization.
• At least 5 years of overall experience, with a proven record in a talent acquisition leadership role.
• Experience hiring for consulting, IT services, analytics, or technology organizations.
• Proven experience in lateral hiring of experienced professionals across mid and senior levels.
• Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, headhunting, and lateral and leadership hiring.
• Experience managing recruitment vendors, including selection, negotiation, and performance management.
• Data-driven mindset, with experience managing hiring KPIs and dashboards.
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and leadership presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with and influence senior stakeholders.
• Personal Attributes
• Energetic and a go-getter, able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and trustworthiness, with careful handling of confidential information.
• Detail-oriented and accurate.
• Ready to put on a thinking hat and eager to learn in an unconventional, entrepreneurial environment.
• Willing to try new things and get them done.
• Nice to Have
• Experience in a high-growth or startup consulting environment.
• Exposure to global or multi-geography hiring.
• Familiarity with modern ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI-based sourcing tools.
• Experience building or scaling diversity hiring programs.

What Thoucentric Offers

• Opportunity to define and shape your own career path.
• Direct exposure to and close work with the Founding Team, plus the chance to build the TA function at scale.
• Exposure to hiring for Fortune 500 client engagements and innovative startups.
• A collaborative, learning-focused consulting environment.
• Open culture, flat organization, and a strong peer network.
• Opportunities to contribute to both business success and organizational growth.
• Be part of an exciting growth journey with a fast-growing consulting firm.