Talent Acquisition Specialist - IT Recruitment

About this job

Paytm, India's top mobile payments and financial services distribution firm, is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist for IT Recruitment in Noida. Paytm builds technologies empowering small businesses with payments and commerce, aiming to bring half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy. In this role, you will join the Talent Acquisition team to manage the full recruitment lifecycle for engineering and technology positions. A typical day involves partnering with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and HR Business Partners to understand technical needs, sourcing high-caliber tech talent through advanced channels, building candidate pipelines, assessing candidates, coordinating technical interviews, managing offers, and tracking hiring metrics to ensure speed and efficiency in a high-growth fintech environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for software engineering, backend, frontend, infrastructure, data, and mobile roles.
• Source candidates proactively using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, tech communities, referrals, and portals.
• Partner with Engineering Leadership to understand technical requirements and define candidate personas.
• Maintain a transparent, engaging, and professional candidate journey through onboarding.
• Assess salary fitment, negotiate offers, and manage post-offer engagement for high conversion rates.
• Track recruitment metrics like time-to-fill and pass-through ratios to optimize hiring efficiency.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of core IT/Technical recruitment experience in a fast-paced Internet, Fintech, Product, or Tech ecosystem.
• Proven track record of closing niche engineering roles like Java, Microservices, React, Node.js, Cloud/DevOps, and Data Engineering.
• Strong understanding of modern technology stacks, engineering designations, and technical skill matrices.
• Excellent candidate assessment, stakeholder management, and salary negotiation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.

Good to have

• Experience recruiting within product-based tech companies or fast-scaling fintech startups.
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems such as Lever, Greenhouse, or Darwinbox.
• Proven exposure to high-volume recruitment drives, hackathons, and tech community engagement.

Who should apply

This role suits dynamic professionals who possess 2 to 4 years of core IT recruitment experience and want to grow in a fast-paced fintech environment. It is ideal for candidates who demonstrate high ownership, a bias for action, and a result-oriented approach to closing technical mandates. If you have a strong understanding of modern tech stacks, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a passion for delivering a candidate-first experience, you will fit well into this Paytm team.

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