Marks & Spencer - Chief Manager - Talent Acquisition (17-25 yrs)

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading large teams and successfully managing bulk, volume and corporate function hiring across India.

Key Deliverables (Essential functions & Responsibilities of the Job):

- Driving the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities

- Creating and implementing talent acquisition strategies for hiring across India

- Designing and driving the adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing, and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience

- Identifying and partnering with external providers as required to ensure hiring needs are met

- Defining and leading projects focused on continuous improvement

- Help ensure the team is structured and aligned to adequately meet changing business priorities.

- Sourcing and managing a consistent and high-quality talent pool of candidates to support the business delivery.

- Participate in special projects/recruiting initiatives including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent

- Driving the recruitment process within designated departments and ensuring that recruitment processes are completed within the stipulated time and budget.

- Coordinating with business heads to ensure recruitment efforts are in sync with the business needs, leveraging new technology and channels in the recruitment space in coordination with stakeholders.

- Reviewing market data periodically to benchmark compensation across new roles and positions in assigned departments to bring market-wide parity for those positions

Key Skills:

- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills, strong negotiation skills.

- Ability to build relationships & influence stakeholders, with emphasis on establishing trust, through proactive solutions, delivery against commitments, and honest, transparent communication.

- Deep knowledge across the entire candidate lifecycle, from talent mapping, research, sourcing, interviewing, to closing.

- Ability to drive compliance & process adherence

- Proficient in working on Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint Presentation)