Talent Acquisition Lead

# People & Culture Lead – Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations ## Company Overview Duroflex is expanding its presence across retail, direct-to-consumer (D2C), and manufacturing sectors, establishing a modern and dynamic workplace culture focused on attracting and retaining great talent. ## Job Summary The **People & Culture Lead – Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations** is a high-impact builder role at the intersection of strategy and execution. This position plays a critical role in defining how Duroflex attracts and wins great talent, owning responsibilities from channel strategy and assessment design to onboarding and team leadership. ## Responsibilities - **Channel Strategy & Pipeline Development**: Build sourcing pipelines across all levels including retail campuses, diploma/ITI institutes, and innovative channels for factory talent such as carpenters and skilled trades. Maintain a diverse sourcing mix involving direct, referral, agency, and campus sources. - **Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence**: Develop ongoing competitor mapping mechanisms to benchmark skill versus cost for critical roles, particularly focusing on D2C capabilities like Performance Marketing, Category Management, Tech, and Social Media. - **Selection Architecture & Assessment Governance**: Define selection principles for various role families, overseeing situational judgement and cognitive assessments as necessary. Manage assessment vendors and establish structured matrices and calibration sessions to enhance interviewer capabilities. - **Onboarding & Background Verification**: Streamline the end-to-end onboarding experience to ensure new joiners are effectively supported from Day 1. Manage the background verification process, overseeing vendor selection, process standardization, SLAs, and handling adverse findings. - **Employer Branding & Campus Relations**: Execute Duroflex’s employer branding strategy through digital and campus channels while identifying institutional partnerships that cater to both high-volume and niche hiring. - **TA Analytics & ATS Ownership**: Own the applicant tracking system (ATS) completely. Design dashboards to track key performance indicators related to recruitment such as pipeline health, funnel velocity, source quality, and time-to-join metrics. - **Team Leadership**: Manage and cultivate a team of 3-4 talent acquisition members. Set clear objectives, conduct structured reviews, provide coaching, and foster a culture of accountability and ongoing improvement. ## Qualifications - **Education**: MBA from any accredited institution. - **Experience**: 4-6 years of post-MBA experience in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Business Partnering (HRBP), or consulting. - **Skills**: - Strong analytical abilities with a knack for interpreting data patterns and deriving insights. - Excellent understanding of role contexts for making accurate assessments during candidate screening. - Capability to build systems and processes from the ground up instead of merely maintaining existing frameworks. - Proven leadership skills with a focus on coaching and setting high standards for team performance. - Familiarity with recruitment analytics and tools for measuring TA performance. ## Preferred Skills - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage effectively with various stakeholders. - Experience with digital marketing strategies for employer branding is a plus. - Familiarity with industry trends in talent acquisition and staffing. ## Experience - Minimum of 4 to 6 years of relevant experience post-MBA, preferably within Talent Acquisition, Human Resource Business Partnering, or a consulting background. ## Environment This role is intended to be based in Bangalore; however, adaptability to full-time or contract arrangements is encouraged. ## Salary Salary details have not been specified. ## Growth Opportunities Candidates may explore various career advancement opportunities within Duroflex as the company continues to grow and expand its talent acquisition efforts. ## Benefits Details regarding employee benefits are not specified in the job description.