Sr. Manager – Talent Acquisition

Job Location: Sector
125, Noida
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Mode: Work from Office

About
Xapads Media:
Xapads Media is a global AdTech company operating across multiple
international markets. As we continue to scale our business and teams globally,
we are looking for a strategic and hands-on Sr. Manager – Talent Acquisition to build and lead our Talent Acquisition function.

This is a leadership role with end-to-end
ownership of Talent Acquisition, responsible for building a structured,
scalable and technology-enabled hiring function aligned with Xapads' business
growth.

Role
Overview:
The Sr. Manager – Talent Acquisition will own and drive the overall
Talent Acquisition strategy across India and global markets.

This is primarily a TA leadership and
function-building role, rather than an individual contributor position. The
person will be responsible for building the overall hiring infrastructure,
creating the right team structure and ensuring the TA function is scalable,
data-driven, technology-enabled and aligned with business requirements.

The role will require hands-on involvement in
critical, senior and leadership hiring, where direct engagement with senior
talent and strong candidate closure skills are essential.

Key
Responsibilities

1. TA Strategy, Function
Building & Leadership

● Own the complete Talent Acquisition function
and define its overall strategy and operating model.

● Build and continuously improve the TA
infrastructure, processes, governance and hiring framework.

● Assess the existing TA setup and build the
right team structure and resources based on hiring volumes, business priorities
and market requirements.

● Establish clear hiring SLAs, accountability
mechanisms and performance metrics.

● Drive a high-performance, ownership-driven
culture within the TA function.

2. Workforce Planning
& Hiring Forecasting

● Partner with business leaders to build
workforce plans and hiring forecasts.

● Translate business growth plans into
structured hiring requirements and recruitment plans.

● Plan for new positions, replacement hiring,
attrition and critical talent requirements.

● Continuously assess hiring capacity and align
TA resources with business demand.

● Build visibility around planned vs. actual
hiring and future talent requirements.

3. Global Talent
Acquisition

● Lead and scale recruitment across India and
international markets.

● Build scalable global sourcing strategies and
talent pipelines.

● Develop market intelligence across talent
availability, compensation and hiring trends.

● Establish consistent recruitment practices
across geographies while adapting to local market requirements.

4. Recruitment
Infrastructure, Technology & Automation

● Establish Zoho Recruit as the central
recruitment platform and single source of truth for the TA function.

● Build recruitment dashboards and analytics to
provide visibility into the complete hiring funnel.

● Identify and implement automation across
sourcing, screening, scheduling, communication, reporting and other manual
processes.

● Drive adoption of relevant AI tools and
emerging recruitment technologies to improve TA productivity and efficiency.

5. Hiring Performance
& Process Excellence

● Improve overall hiring TAT, funnel efficiency
and candidate conversion.

● Track position aging, source effectiveness,
funnel conversion, offer acceptance and joining ratios.

● Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions
to improve hiring outcomes.

● Continuously evaluate and improve the
candidate experience and recruitment process.

6. Stakeholder Management
& Business Partnership

● Partner with business leaders, functional
heads and hiring managers to understand current and future talent requirements
and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.

● Act as a strategic talent advisor to the
business.

● Drive stakeholder accountability around hiring
timelines, feedback and decision-making.

● Provide talent market insights to support
business and hiring decisions.

7. Critical, Senior &
Leadership Hiring

● Personally lead critical, senior and
leadership hiring mandates where direct engagement with senior talent is
required.

● Build relationships with passive and senior
candidates through direct sourcing and executive-level engagement.

● Develop targeted search strategies for
difficult-to-find talent.

● Personally drive candidate engagement,
assessment coordination, negotiations and closure for critical positions.

● Build strong talent networks that can support
recurring leadership and niche hiring requirements.

8. Team Leadership &
Capability Building

● Lead, mentor and develop the Talent
Acquisition team.

● Define recruiter roles, responsibilities,
goals, productivity metrics and performance expectations.

● Build recruiter capability across sourcing,
stakeholder management, market intelligence, negotiation, candidate engagement
and modern recruitment practices.

● Ensure the right balance of internal
resources, specialised hiring support and external recruitment partners based
on business needs.

What
We’re Looking For:

● 10+ years of Talent Acquisition experience,
including strong team leadership experience.

● Proven ability to build and scale TA
functions, including workforce planning and hiring strategy.

● Strong experience in global recruitment and
handling critical, senior and niche hiring.

● Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and
candidate closure skills.

● Data-driven approach with experience in hiring
metrics, TAT, funnel management and recruitment analytics.

● Experience with ATS, recruitment automation
and AI-led hiring, with the ability to balance strategic leadership with
hands-on involvement when required.

If you are passionate about building
high-performing Talent Acquisition functions, developing teams and creating
modern, technology-enabled hiring organisations, we would love to hear from
you.

Life at Xapads Media:
At Xapads Media, we place a
strong emphasis on employee growth and continuous development. Individuals are
encouraged to build expertise, take ownership of their work, and explore areas
that align with their interests over time.

Our culture supports collaboration,
knowledge sharing, and open communication. Teams engage in ongoing discussions,
exchange ideas, and contribute to broader conversations across the business.

We also value moments that bring teams
together-recognising achievements, sharing progress, and building a sense of
collective momentum.

To learn more about our culture and ways
of working, visit: https://www.xapads.com/life-at-xapads