Technical Recruiter

About this job

Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that partners with leading enterprises, technology companies, and investors to guide strategic investments, global scaling, and operational decisions. Within their Globalisation Excellence practice, the firm helps clients build and scale Global Capability Centers. As a Technical Recruiter based in Koramangala, Bangalore, you will serve as a sourcing-first talent professional focusing on mid-level engineering, cloud, data, and AI roles. A normal day in this full-time role involves driving proactive candidate sourcing, building passive talent pipelines using AI-enabled recruiting platforms, assessing technical talent through structured interviews, and partnering closely with engineering managers and business leaders to understand hiring priorities. You will also manage candidate funnels, deliver market intelligence, and ensure a standout candidate experience from initial outreach to placement.

Responsibilities

• Drive proactive sourcing for mid-level technology roles including software, cloud, data, and DevOps engineers.
• Build passive talent pipelines utilizing market mapping, referrals, social sourcing, and AI recruiting tools.
• Source and hire emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning talent.
• Maintain clean talent pipelines with clear reporting and funnel visibility.
• Assess technical talent through structured interviews and assessment centres.
• Partner with engineering managers and technical leads to understand hiring priorities and skill requirements.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability and competitive hiring trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4 to 6 years of hands-on technical recruiting experience in product engineering, digital engineering, GCCs, or technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success in hiring software, full stack, backend, frontend, cloud, DevOps, data, and QA automation engineers.
• Exceptional sourcing expertise to build high-quality passive talent pipelines across digital and AI technologies.
• Experience using AI-powered recruiting platforms and GenAI tools for sourcing and automation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple candidates and requisitions simultaneously while meeting hiring metrics.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Good to have

• Master's degree or MBA in HR or related fields
• Hands-on experience hiring AI and machine learning talent including data scientists and MLOps engineers

Who should apply

This role suits experienced technical recruiters with a strong background in sourcing and hiring mid-level engineering and emerging AI talent within product engineering or global capability centers. Ideal candidates are AI-savvy, comfortable leveraging modern recruiting technologies, and skilled in consultative stakeholder management. You should thrive in fast-moving environments, possess a customer-first mindset, and have a proven track record of building proactive talent pipelines and meeting hiring metrics. Freshers cannot apply as 4 to 6 years of experience is required.

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