Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Role

Dcluttr is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to help build a team that raises the bar in the global quick commerce and e-commerce AI analytics space. This role involves working closely with founders and hiring managers to identify, attract, and hire exceptional talent across various functions. It is suited for individuals who enjoy problem-solving, finding overlooked talent, and taking ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Recruitment

• Drive hiring for technical roles including Backend Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Analysts, QA Engineers, and Product Managers.

• Understand job requirements, technical skills, and evaluation criteria for relevant candidates.

• Source candidates via LinkedIn, GitHub, job portals, referrals, and college networks.

• Identify strong engineering and data talent, including from top-tier engineering colleges.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams on candidate profiles, technical assessments, and interview processes.

• Non-Technical Recruitment

• Manage hiring across business functions: Sales, GTM, Customer Success, Performance Marketing, HR, and Operations.

• Partner with hiring managers on role requirements, priorities, and evaluation criteria.

• Build talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• End-to-End Hiring

• Own the recruitment lifecycle from understanding requirements and sourcing to screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding handover.

• Conduct initial screening calls to evaluate experience, communication, motivation, and role suitability.

• Coordinate interviews, manage feedback, and ensure efficient candidate progression.

• Manage candidate follow-ups, salary discussions, offer rollouts, and closures.

• Maintain a strong candidate experience.

• Talent Sourcing & Market Research

• Proactively identify and engage relevant candidates.

• Research companies, colleges, professional communities, and talent pools for potential candidates.

• Develop creative sourcing strategies for niche and difficult-to-fill positions.

• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and upcoming needs.

• Explore alternative hiring channels, referral networks, and campus hiring.

• Stakeholder Management

• Work directly with founders and hiring managers on hiring priorities and timelines.

• Assess candidates' potential to thrive in an early-stage startup.

• Share hiring updates, identify bottlenecks, and suggest improvements.

• Manage multiple open positions, balancing urgency with candidate quality.

• Recruitment Operations & Metrics

• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers and candidate databases.

• Track metrics such as time-to-hire, sourcing effectiveness, interview conversion rates, and offer acceptance rates.

• Ensure timely interview scheduling, feedback collection, and candidate communication.

• Identify and implement process improvements for faster and more effective hiring.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 0–1 year of experience in Talent Acquisition, recruitment, or HR. Freshers with relevant internships are welcome.
• Strong interest in recruitment, talent sourcing, and understanding what makes people successful in different roles.
• Good understanding of LinkedIn, job portals, candidate sourcing, and recruitment processes.
• Willingness to learn the fundamentals of technical hiring and understand skills for engineering, data, and product roles.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to assess candidates beyond resumes and ask relevant screening questions.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple roles and deadlines.
• Proactive, resourceful approach to problem-solving with a willingness to experiment with sourcing strategies.
• High ownership and accountability, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Why join us?

• Work directly with the founders and help shape the team.
• Gain hands-on exposure to technical and non-technical hiring in an AI startup.
• Own the recruitment process from sourcing to closure and see the impact of your work.
• Develop skills in identifying and engaging strong engineering, data, and product talent.
• Work in an environment where initiative, execution, and problem-solving matter.
• Build a strong foundation in talent acquisition as Dcluttr scales.