Talent Acquisition Partner

GushworkBengaluru, KarnatakaOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 2 hours ago

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About this role

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive, execution-driven Talent Acquisition Partner to lead and own the full recruitment lifecycle across Gushwork. In this hands-on role, you will work closely with executive leadership, and hiring managers to define hiring strategies, build high-performing candidate pipelines, evaluate top talent, and close key offers.

Unlike traditional recruitment roles that are restricted to a single hiring silo, this position offers cross-functional breadth across technical, product, and business/GTM roles. As an early member of our talent team, you will leverage cutting-edge AI recruiting tools and recruitment analytics to drive speed, quality, and operational excellence while actively influencing company-wide hiring standards.

What You’ll Do

Full-Lifecycle Recruitment & Sourcing

- Own end-to-end talent acquisition across all functions, driving candidates from initial outreach through offer rollout and seamless onboarding handoff.

- Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, specialised job boards, and creative/unconventional sourcing channels to map and engage top-tier passive candidates.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Interview Management

- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand business needs, draft compelling position descriptions, and define targeted sourcing strategies.

- Oversee end-to-end interview scheduling, feedback collection, and candidate communication to deliver a good candidate experience.

- Lead compensation structuring, offer negotiations, and closing strategies to achieve high offer acceptance rates.

AI Integration, Metrics & ATS Optimisation

- Actively integrate modern AI platforms and workflows into daily recruitment tasks to accelerate sourcing, candidate evaluation, role research, and operational output.

- Maintain meticulous pipeline hygiene and real-time updates within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Strategic Projects

- Contribute to foundational talent initiatives, including employer branding campaigns, referral program design.

- Continuously refine internal hiring frameworks, rubric designs, and interviewing guidelines as Gushwork scales.

What We’re Looking For

Core Qualifications

- 3+ years of core recruitment experience, ideally within fast-growing software, SaaS, or high-tech product companies.

- Deep hands-on expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub, and other modern sourcing platforms.

- Hands-on experience administering modern Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Lever, Greenhouse, Freshteam, or similar).

- Passionate about adopting AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to optimize recruitment workflows and boost hiring efficiency.

- Solid proficiency in Google Sheets for pipeline tracking, metrics reporting, and funnel analysis.

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities.

- High agency, bias for action, and comfort managing high-volume, multi-disciplinary hiring in a dynamic startup setup.

Preferred / Good to Have

- Prior experience hiring across Go-To-Market (GTM) functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Business Development.

- Exposure to building recruitment operations, interview rubrics, or employer branding from early stages.

Why Join Gushwork?

- You'll be part of an early team at a fast-growing company, with a lot of impact

- You'll get to work with really smart and helpful people

- We constantly adopt the latest technologies and stay close to the latest ai innovations

- Opportunity to influence the direction of the product and engineering culture

- Flexible PTO policy

- Unlimited ai usage

- Plus cool swag, a stocked pantry, and other benefits