Role Overview:
We are building a strong in-house talent acquisition capability to support both niche technology hiring and structured BPO recruitment mandates.
We are looking for a Senior Specialist Headhunter to drive niche and strategic hiring, with strong headhunting experience across niche IT roles and hands-on exposure to BPO and shared services hiring. The position demands deep market mapping, proactive headhunting, and the ability to close hard-to-fill and specialized positions. The role requires a strong focus on targeted search and passive talent acquisition, with a hiring mix of approximately 60% IT niche roles and 40% BPO senior or bulk hiring mandates.
Key Responsibilities
A. Niche IT Hiring (Primary Focus – 60%), not generic IT hiring.
• Lead end-to-end hiring for high-complexity product engineering roles - such as Machine Learning / AI Engineers, Backend Engineers (Java/Go/Rust), Full Stack Engineers, and Cloud & DevOps professionals.
• Conduct competitor market mapping and passive talent identification.
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and direct search strategies.
• Drive structured technical screening discussions.
• Lead offer negotiation and closure.
• Reduce dependency on external agencies.
B. BPO & Shared Services Hiring (40%)
• Manage hiring for F&A (R2R,P2P, O2C), Insurance operations, Customer Service roles, and Shared services mandates.
• Handle mid-level and occasionally bulk hiring requirements.
• Build structured talent pipelines for recurring mandates.
• Support hiring during ramp-ups and transitions.
Core Expectations
• Strong headhunting mindset.
• Experience hiring niche technology roles.
• Ability to manage bulk hiring cycles when required.
• Strong stakeholder management capability.
• Market intelligence and compensation benchmarking ability.
• Ability to build hiring processes and future TA structure.
Ideal Candidate Background
• 8–12 years of experience in IT and BPO recruitment.
• Experience in headhunting product/engineering hiring preferred.
• Experience in staffing or executive search firms is a plus.
• Proven record of closing hard-to-fill roles.