Talent Acquisition Manager – Niche & Leadership Hiring

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager – Niche & Leadership Hiring

Location: Bengaluru (Whitefield)

Experience: 10–14 Years

Industry: IT Services / Software Services

Role Overview

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager who can lead from the front in a high-pressure, niche hiring environment. This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive aggressive hiring outcomes across Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, and Embedded Software.

You will be responsible for building a high-performing recruiting team, solving complex hiring challenges, and partnering with business leaders to deliver critical talent in competitive markets. This is not a reporting role — it is a delivery-focused leadership role with strong ownership of outcomes.

Job Description

• Lead and drive end-to-end hiring strategy and execution for niche and business-critical roles
• Manage, mentor, and push a team of recruiters to consistently meet aggressive hiring targets
• Personally intervene and close high-priority and hard-to-fill roles
• Build scalable sourcing strategies for: Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, Embedded Software
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership:
• Influence hiring decisions and timelines
• Provide market intelligence (talent supply, compensation, competition)
• Challenge hiring expectations when required
• Drive hiring velocity, pipeline strength, and conversion ratios across roles
• Anticipate hiring risks (drop-offs, offer declines, skill shortages) and implement mitigation plans
• Own stakeholder communication — especially during hiring challenges, delays, or escalations
• Optimize recruitment processes, tools, and metrics for speed and quality

Team Leadership Expectations:

• Build a strong “hunter” culture within the TA team
• Set clear performance metrics and hold the team accountable
• Coach recruiters on advanced sourcing, stakeholder management, and closing strategies
• Step in when needed — this role requires hands-on contribution, not just oversight

What We’re Looking For:

• 10–14 years of experience in technical recruitment, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role
• Strong track record of delivering on niche and complex hiring mandates
• Proven experience managing and scaling recruiting teams in a software services environment
• Deep understanding of at least two of the following domains: Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, Embedded Software
• Strong stakeholder management skills — ability to influence senior leaders and push back when needed
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills in high-pressure hiring situations
• Strong grasp of market intelligence, talent mapping, and compensation benchmarking

Key Differentiators

• You lead from the front — you can close roles, not just review dashboards
• You are comfortable operating in ambiguity and high-pressure environments
• You push both stakeholders and your team to deliver outcomes
• You treat hiring as a business-critical function, not a support activity

Key Success Metrics

• Hiring delivery against aggressive targets (especially niche roles)
• Team productivity and individual recruiter performance
• Offer-to-join ratio and candidate conversion rates
• Time-to-fill for critical roles
• Stakeholder satisfaction and trust
• Strength of passive talent pipelines

About Creative Synergies Group:

• Global technology services company
• 40+ Fortune 500 clients
• 95% revenue from US, Europe, Japan based customers.
• Current Verticals: Transportation, Energy/Process Industry, Industrial Products, Hi-Tech
• Product Engineering Services (PES): Digital, Embedded, Mechanical Services
• Plant Engineering Services (Oil & Gas/ Process / Chemical Industries)
• Manufacturing Engineering Services (Discrete Manufacturing Industries)
• Founded by former Michigan State University professor, former Wipro (NYSE: WIT) EDS Chief Executive and serial entrepreneur Dr. Mukesh Gandhi
• Locations: Headquartered in the U.S., multiple centers of delivery excellence in India (Bengaluru, Pune), branch offices in Germany, the U.K, the Netherlands, and Japan.
• Culture: Creative is run on a culture of positivity, entrepreneurial spirit, customer centricity, teamwork, and meritocracy