Director - Talent Acquisition

About this job

Zinnov, a global management consulting firm partnering with leading enterprises, technology companies, and investors, is hiring an Associate Director for Talent Acquisition based in Koramangala, Bangalore. Zinnov helps clients navigate tough challenges regarding global scaling, investments, and future capabilities through data-led and outcome-driven strategies. In this role, you will lead the hiring strategy and execution for a Global Capability Center client or multiple clients. You will manage end-to-end recruitment for technology, engineering, and corporate roles. A normal day involves partnering with senior stakeholders, driving workforce planning, building talent pipelines for niche roles, leading and mentoring a recruitment team, optimizing hiring processes, analyzing recruitment metrics through dashboards, and ensuring smooth offer management and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end TA strategy across technology, engineering, and functional hiring for the GCC.
• Drive workforce planning, demand forecasting, and execution plans with business leaders and HRBPs.
• Build robust talent pipelines for niche and hard-to-hire roles through proactive sourcing.
• Partner with senior leadership to understand business needs and run structured business reviews.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing recruitment team across various functions.
• Optimize recruitment processes to improve turnaround times, hire quality, and candidate experience.
• Build and maintain TA dashboards covering TAT, pipeline health, conversion ratios, and productivity.
• Leverage ATS and HR tools to improve efficiency, data hygiene, and reporting rigor.

Requirements

• 15+ years of Talent Acquisition experience with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong expertise in hiring across tech, engineering, and corporate or functional roles.
• Experience scaling hiring in a fast-paced and stakeholder-heavy environment.
• Strong comfort level with recruitment analytics, TA operations, and forecasting.
• Advanced stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated people leadership including coaching and performance management.
• Proficiency with ATS and HR tools such as Greenhouse, Workday, or SuccessFactors.

Good to have

• Experience within Global Capability Centers (GCC), product companies, or engineering environments.

Who should apply

This role suits an experienced talent acquisition leader with a strong background in strategic workforce planning, stakeholder management, and team leadership within fast-paced environments. Candidates who enjoy data-driven recruiting, building scalable hiring playbooks, and managing niche hiring for Global Capability Centers will find this position a great fit. Freshers are not eligible to apply as the position requires extensive leadership experience.

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