Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

About the role

As Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition , you will lead talent strategy and execution at scale for Zinnov's Global Excellence (GE) practice. This role sits at the intersection of business growth, leadership influence, and operational excellence . You will partner with senior leadership to shape hiring priorities, drive business-critical and high-volume recruitment, and build a strong, future-ready recruiting organization. This is a role for a seasoned TA leader who is equally comfortable setting strategy, running complex delivery engines, and rolling up their sleeves when needed. You will drive key initiatives across diversity hiring, process transformation, and capability building - delivering outcomes in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment.

Responsibilities

• Talent Strategy & Enterprise-Scale Delivery
• Build and drive talent acquisition strategy aligned to business priorities, growth plans, and operating models
• Translate workforce plans into scalable hiring programs with clear delivery governance
• Balance short-term execution with long-term capability and pipeline building
• Team Leadership & Capability Building
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing recruiting team
• Set clear goals, coach performance, and raise the bar across sourcing, assessment, and closing
• Build leadership bench strength and ensure consistent execution quality at scale
• Senior Stakeholder Partnership
• Partner closely with senior business leaders across multiple stakeholder groups
• Own end-to-end hiring relationships, including governance, prioritization, and delivery cadence
• Act as a trusted advisor on talent availability, hiring trade-offs, and market dynamics
• Hiring Outcomes & Business Impact
• Own outcomes across time-to-fill, quality of hire, cost per hire, pipeline health, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Drive ambitious placement (and where applicable, revenue) targets through disciplined execution
• Ensure strong offer management, closing rigor, and reduced offer-to-join drop-offs
• High-Volume, Niche & Diversity Hiring
• Lead large-scale, high-volume recruitment programs with strong process rigor and candidate experience excellence
• Own niche and business-critical hiring where proactive sourcing and solutioning are required
• Drive diversity sourcing and hiring initiatives in partnership with People teams and business leadership
• Lead change management to ensure adoption of new hiring approaches and processes
• Data, Reporting & Market Intelligence
• Track TA performance through dashboards and management reporting
• Convert funnel data into actionable insights, risks, and corrective actions
• Stay current on technology trends, role-specific skills, and hiring market shifts to strengthen advisory and screening
• What You Bring
• Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree required (technical background preferred)
• Master's degree / MBA in HR, Learning & Development, or related fields preferred
• 15-18 years of experience in talent acquisition within a results-driven environment
• Proven experience operating in global, matrixed organizations
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leadership stakeholders
• Strong command of the full recruitment lifecycle - sourcing to joining
• Product engineering / technology hiring experien

Benefits

Additional Information

About Zinnov Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used - and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we've partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face: Where should we invest? How do we scale globally? What capabilities will win in the next decade? Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We're known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven - not opinion-heavy slideware. At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity. Zinnov isn't for everyone. It's for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions - not just presentations. Why Globalisation Excellence (GE) Zinnov's Globalisation Excellence (GE) practice helps enterprises build and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) end-to-end - from Design & Discovery to Build, Scale, and Run . In GE, you don't work in silos. You: Own complex, end-to-end client journeys Work across GCC advisory, managed services, and BOT / outsourcing models Influence leadership decisions that shape long-term talent and operating strategies This is where strategy meets execution - and where talent plays a defining role.

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