Recruitment Lead

Job Description

Job Overview As our Recruitment Lead, you will run the tech hiring engine managing recruiters, leading IT searches, and building long-term client relationships. You'll bring credibility from your computer science background and past IT experience, while building trust from recruiter to hiring manager to CEO. Must Have Requirements 6 - 10 years of IT recruitment experience. 2+ years leading recruiter teams. Computer Science degree or former experience in software/tech before moving to recruitment. Strong network in the metro tech hiring ecosystem from CEO, HRs to engineering heads. Exceptional communicator, both tech-literate and business-savvy. Willingness to travel for client meetings, reviews, and relationship building. O verall Skills Needed Tech Recruitment Mastery Run full-cycle recruitment for tech roles: developers, architects, DevOps, data, QA, etc. Mentor and manage a growing team of IT recruiters in sourcing strategy, candidate evaluation, and client management. Maintain quality pipelines, shortlist with precision, and uphold our skill scale success model. Relationship-Driven Client Management Build deep client relationships across stakeholders from internal recruiters to CTOs and founders. Present hiring strategy, metrics, and feedback in clear, insight-driven conversations. Be willing to travel for key meetings and account expansion opportunities. Sales Support & Growth Leverage your network of 100+ hiring decision-makers to onboard 10 new clients in the first 90 days. Collaborate with the sales team and founder to pitch hiring solutions that go beyond job specs. Upsell through delivery excellence, smart analysis, and proactive hiring recommendations. Process, Metrics & Quality Oversight Define and track delivery KPIs (sourcing speed, interview ratios, offer-to-join, recruiter productivity). Build light-weight dashboards for internal reviews and transparent client updates. Launch internal mentorship and review cadences to level up the recruitment team. Key Responsibilities & Outcomes Run full-cycle recruitment for tech roles: developers, architects, DevOps, data, QA, etc. Mentor and manage a growing team of IT recruiters in sourcing strategy, candidate evaluation, and client management Maintain quality pipelines, shortlist with precision, and uphold our skill scale success model Build deep client relationships across stakeholders from internal recruiters to CTOs and founders Present hiring strategy, metrics, and feedback in clear, insight-driven conversations Leverage your network of 100+ hiring decision-makers to onboard 10 new clients in the first 90 days Collaborate with the sales team and founder to pitch hiring solutions that go beyond job specs Upsell through delivery excellence, smart analysis, and proactive hiring recommendations Define and track delivery KPIs (sourcing speed, interview ratios, offer-to-join, recruiter productivity) Build light-weight dashboards for internal reviews and transparent client updates Launch internal mentorship and review cadences to level up the recruitment team Scale of Operations Should have existing track record of successfully working with a recruitment agency and placing on an average 3+ candidates a month. Should have worked with over 100 mid-size clients (500 to 2000 employee size) Managed a self target of Rs 6L/quarter and a team target of over 20L/Quarter.