Lead Recruiter

About the Job

We are looking for a Recruitment Lead with strong experience in executive, corporate, shared services, banking, or financial services hiring. This role is ideal for a recruitment professional who can lead a team, manage end-to-end hiring requirements, drive recruitment performance, and partner closely with stakeholders to deliver quality hires on time.

The successful candidate will play a key role in leading recruiters, monitoring hiring metrics, supporting complex recruitment requirements, and ensuring a positive candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the hiring process.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage a team of recruiters to achieve hiring goals, service levels, and recruitment KPIs.
• Handle end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles while consistently meeting individual hiring targets.
• Manage volume and niche hiring requirements across different business units, with focus on shared services, banking, and financial roles.
• Monitor recruitment performance, including recruiter productivity, turnaround time, aging requisitions, and quality of hires.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with hiring managers, stakeholders, and business partners.
• Conduct role calibration meetings to align on hiring requirements, candidate profiles, timelines, and sourcing strategies.
• Provide market insights, talent availability updates, and hiring recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, recruitment standards, and hiring procedures.
• Prepare, analyze, and present recruitment reports, dashboards, and hiring metrics.
• Support team development through coaching, mentoring, training, and performance management.
• Drive process improvements and recruitment initiatives to improve hiring efficiency and overall recruitment delivery.
• Handle escalations related to candidates, clients, stakeholders, or recruitment concerns.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• At least 4 to 5 years of recruitment experience in executive, corporate, shared services, banking, or financial services hiring.
• At least 2 years of experience in a lead or team management role.
• Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment, stakeholder management, and recruitment operations.
• Experience managing both volume and niche hiring requirements.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics such as turnaround time, aging, productivity, and hiring quality.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead, coach, and motivate recruiters in a fast-paced hiring environment.
• Proficient in recruitment tools, applicant tracking systems, and reporting dashboards.

Why Join Us

This is a great opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional to step into a leadership role where you can drive hiring results, support team growth, and make a direct impact on recruitment delivery across key business functions.