Talent Acquisition Head
TLDR
Seasoned recruitment leader driving company-wide hiring, scaling talent pipelines, and partnering with leadership to meet strategic hiring needs.
About Apna Company
Since 2019, apna has connected over 60 million jobseekers with more than 250,000 enterprises and small businesses across India. Founded by Nirmit Parikh, a Stanford graduate and serial entrepreneur who recognized the challenges in entry-level hiring, apna has rapidly grown to become India's fastest unicorn in 2021—achieving this milestone in just 21 months.
Backed by marquee global investors - Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital, and GSV, we're revolutionizing livelihood creation across India.
About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned Talent Acquisition Head to independently drive all hiring efforts for Apna’s. This role requires a strong recruiting leader with deep expertise in scaling talent acquisition strategies, building high-quality candidate pipelines, and partnering closely with business leaders to meet strategic hiring needs.
Title: Talent Acquisition Head
Requirement: 1
Location: Domlur, Bangalore (Work from Office)
Function: HR Team
Experience: 13-15 years
Requirements
Roles & responsibilities:
- Partner with the TA team on end-to-end hiring for Pan India.
- Run daily/weekly hiring funnels, walk-in drives & bulk interview processes.
- Build strong pipelines via sourcing, referrals, networks & local / global market intelligence.
- Conduct screening, shortlist management, interview coordination & offer closure.
- Partner with business / functional teams on workforce planning, hiring forecasts & SLA governance.
- Maintain accurate hiring dashboards, metrics & reporting for leadership reviews.
- Train new Manager's & interview panels for ICP, NMA & other best practices.
Who You Are (Ideal Profile)
- 13-15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition managing both Tech-Product & Business Hiring to build talent density in the org across the board.
- Strong exposure towards distribution org hiring.
- Ability to operate independently as the Business HR SPOC, with strong execution discipline.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management & problem-solving skills.
- High ownership mindset with comfort in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Proficiency in Google Sheets, dashboards & ATS - HR systems is a must have.
Benefits
- Why Join Us
- Take full ownership as the TA Head for a fast-growing business.
- Work closely with business leaders & central HR teams.
- Drive both people and hiring outcomes end-to-end.
Apna builds a professional networking platform that connects blue-collar job seekers with small and medium-sized businesses across India. Focused on empowering the working class, Apna tackles the challenges of opportunity and skills access, making it a vital resource for millions of job seekers and employers. Its rapid growth and extensive user base highlight its commitment to transforming the job market landscape.
- Founded
- Founded 2019
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- internet
- Total raised
- $190M raised