Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

About the company

BharatPe is a fast-scaling fintech company in India serving merchants, kirana store owners, and end consumers with a broad set of financial products and services. In just over four years, it has grown into a multi-billion-dollar business focused on enabling small businesses through offerings such as QR and PoS payments, loans, and high-yield investment products. The organization places equal importance on business growth and a strong workplace culture, and it values diversity, collaboration, innovation, and execution.

The role offers the chance to help shape hiring for a business that is building for Bharat and operating in a fast-changing environment where new ideas and problem-solving matter. The company aims to create a workplace where people can succeed while contributing to meaningful impact.

Role overview

In this position, you will lead talent acquisition efforts with the goal of discovering strong talent, strengthening the employer brand, and building positive relationships with candidates, employees, and business stakeholders. The role requires ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle and a thoughtful, data-driven approach to hiring.

Key responsibilities

• Design and execute a talent acquisition plan that supports business objectives and fits the company culture.
• Partner with stakeholders to define hiring needs and align on role expectations.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, pipeline building, screening, assessments, interviews, compensation discussions, and offer closure.
• Identify prospective candidates, expand talent pools, and build networks across target organizations and markets.
• Use multiple sourcing channels such as social platforms, job boards, and professional networks while staying within assigned budgets.
• Track and evaluate hiring metrics such as conversion rates, turnaround times, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance.
• Keep improving sourcing and recruitment practices by following industry trends and best practices.
• Ensure a smooth candidate journey, including onboarding coordination and background verification, to support a strong new-hire experience and reduce risk.
• Develop a strong understanding of business and corporate functions to translate role needs into relevant technical, functional, and domain requirements.
• Address hiring challenges arising from changing internal demand and external market conditions.
• Create sustainable talent pipelines for current and future workforce needs.
• Benchmark talent availability and market competitiveness for niche and critical roles.
• Build and sustain relationships with internal teams, external talent sources, recruitment partners, and industry groups.
• Promote the organization as an employer of choice and support stronger offer acceptance through effective employer branding.
• Contribute to company visibility across careers channels and social platforms.
• Support business productivity by improving time-to-fill, quality of hire, and future leadership pipeline strength.
• Manage talent acquisition budgets with attention to hiring cost efficiency.

Challenges and decision areas

• Handle stakeholder alignment across fluctuating hiring needs in a dynamic business environment.
• Respond to sudden shifts in the talent market and changing industry conditions.
• Balance cost of hire against quality of hire and decide the best sourcing routes for different roles.

Qualification and experience

• A postgraduate degree in human resources, business administration, or a related discipline is required.
• 3 to 8 years of experience in talent acquisition, ideally for business or corporate functions.
• Experience in fintech or a growth-stage startup environment is preferred.

Skills and working style

• Strong track record in sourcing and hiring across junior, mid-level, and leadership roles in fast-moving environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and communicate effectively with candidates, hiring managers, business teams, and vendors.
• Strong planning, execution, and follow-through with a proactive mindset.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems, recruiting data, and sourcing tools.
• Ability to own talent acquisition processes for immediate hiring needs as well as long-term pipeline development.
• Exposure to working with senior leadership teams.
• Comfort working under pressure in a fast-paced and changing setting.
• A collaborative attitude, strong intent to create impact, and a can-do approach.

Culture and values

The company expects alignment with its core values and emphasizes collaboration, passion, adaptability, and a willingness to contribute meaningfully across teams.

Additional information

This is an onsite full-time position based in Gurugram, Haryana, India. No stipend, salary, vacancy count, start date, or application deadline was specified in the source.