Manager / Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition & HR Excellence_EdTech

We are seeking a dynamic HR professional to lead Talent Acquisition while contributing to key strategic HR initiatives across the organization.

This role is ideal for an individual who enjoys building high-performing teams, partnering with business leaders, and driving organization-wide HR priorities beyond recruitment. In addition to leading Talent Acquisition, the incumbent will work closely with the Head – HR on initiatives related to leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, HR transformation, and organizational capability building.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition

•  Lead end-to-end recruitment across Schoolnet Group.

•  Develop talent acquisition strategies for Corporate, Technology, Academic, Sales, Operations, and leadership hiring.

•  Build sustainable talent pipelines to support current and future business requirements.

•  Drive leadership hiring for strategic and business-critical positions.

•  Strengthen employer branding and enhance the overall candidate experience.

•  Manage recruitment partners, consultants, job portals, and campus hiring initiatives.

•  Drive diversity hiring initiatives across functions.

•  Develop recruitment dashboards, metrics, and hiring analytics to support data-driven decision-making.

•  Leverage AI and digital recruitment tools to improve hiring quality, speed, and efficiency.

2. HR Excellence & Strategic Initiatives

Partner with the Head – HR to drive strategic HR initiatives, including:

•  Succession planning and talent review processes.

•  Leadership development and managerial capability-building programmes.

•  Performance management and talent assessment processes.

•  Workforce planning and HR analytics.

•  AI-enabled HR transformation and HR technology initiatives.

•  HR policy review, process optimization, and continuous improvement.

•  Employee engagement and organizational effectiveness initiatives.

•  Cross-functional HR projects supporting business growth and organizational transformation.

  Educational Qualification

 MBA/PGDM in Human Resources from a reputed institution.

Experience

•  8–12 years of progressive HR experience.

•  Strong expertise in Talent Acquisition with exposure to broader HR functions.

•  Experience in one or more of the following areas will be an added advantage:HR Business Partnering,Performance Management o Learning & Development o Talent Management and Organization Development