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apna

Talent Acquisition Head

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About Apna Company

Since 2019, apna has connected over 60 million jobseekers with more than 250,000 enterprises and small businesses across India. Founded by Nirmit Parikh, a Stanford graduate and serial entrepreneur who recognized the challenges in entry-level hiring, apna has rapidly grown to become India's fastest unicorn in 2021—achieving this milestone in just 21 months.

Backed by marquee global investors - Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital, and GSV, we're revolutionizing livelihood creation across India.

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Talent Acquisition Head to independently drive all hiring efforts for Apna’s. This role requires a strong recruiting leader with deep expertise in scaling talent acquisition strategies, building high-quality candidate pipelines, and partnering closely with business leaders to meet strategic hiring needs.

Title: Talent Acquisition Head

Requirement: 1

Location: Domlur, Bangalore (Work from Office)

Function: HR Team

Experience: 13-15 years

Requirements

Roles & responsibilities:

  • Partner with the TA team on end-to-end hiring for Pan India.
  • Run daily/weekly hiring funnels, walk-in drives & bulk interview processes.
  • Build strong pipelines via sourcing, referrals, networks & local / global market intelligence.
  • Conduct screening, shortlist management, interview coordination & offer closure.
  • Partner with business / functional teams on workforce planning, hiring forecasts & SLA governance.
  • Maintain accurate hiring dashboards, metrics & reporting for leadership reviews.
  • Train new Manager's & interview panels for ICP, NMA & other best practices.

Who You Are (Ideal Profile)

  • 13-15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition managing both Tech-Product & Business Hiring to build talent density in the org across the board.
  • Strong exposure towards distribution org hiring.
  • Ability to operate independently as the Business HR SPOC, with strong execution discipline.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management & problem-solving skills.
  • High ownership mindset with comfort in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
  • Proficiency in Google Sheets, dashboards & ATS - HR systems is a must have.

Benefits

  • Why Join Us
  • Take full ownership as the TA Head for a fast-growing business.
  • Work closely with business leaders & central HR teams.
  • Drive both people and hiring outcomes end-to-end.