Position: Manager Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

Company: Abacus

Location: Lahore

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning

• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational priorities and HR roadmap.
• Forecast workforce requirements and translate them into actionable recruitment plans.
• Identify and prioritize critical roles, niche skills, and leadership positions.

Talent Sourcing & Employer Branding

• Design and execute sourcing strategies for technical, non-technical, and leadership roles.
• Build sustainable talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Lead employer branding campaigns to promote Abacus's Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
• Strengthen brand presence through campus engagements, digital campaigns, and professional networks.

Recruitment Operations

• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, from requisition to onboarding.
• Ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance in all hiring practices.
• Enhance candidate experience with clear communication and timely feedback.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to define role requirements and selection frameworks.

Recruitment Analytics & Process Excellence

• Leverage analytics to track key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, sourcing ROI).
• Provide insights to improve hiring efficiency, quality, and effectiveness.
• Maintain recruitment policies, procedures, and systems in compliance with labor laws and organizational standards.

Stakeholder & External Relations

• Collaborate with senior leadership and HR teams to align recruitment with workforce needs.
• Manage relationships with agencies, universities, and professional networks.
• Represent Abacus at career fairs, industry forums, and employer branding events.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of recruiters to achieve hiring and branding goals.
• Drive performance management, career development, and engagement within the team.
• Build a collaborative and high-performing recruitment culture.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field (Masters preferred).

• 5-8 years of HR experience, with at least 3-5 years in Talent Acquisition roles (supervisory/team lead experience preferred).

• Strong knowledge of recruitment strategies, talent sourcing, assessment methods, and employer branding.

• Expertise in candidate experience management and EVP development.

• Advanced knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment analytics, and employment laws.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver on large-scale hiring objectives.