Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

ABOUT LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR - AMI

Lattice Semiconductor is the low power FPGA leader with 8,000+ customers globally. We are transforming how the world processes data by delivering innovative semiconductor solutions that enable customers to differentiate their products and accelerate growth.

Our India team contributes to product development, design, verification, and customer support across multiple technical disciplines. We are building a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

The ROLE:

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for AMI's engineering organization, partnering with engineering leaders to attract, engage, and hire specialized engineering talent. Own recruitment strategy for niche technology domains including BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC, Embedded Linux, Firmware, Platform Software, Device Drivers, Hardware Engineering, Validation, Security, and Datacenter Technologies. 

The ideal candidate is a proven talent acquisition leader with deep expertise in identifying, engaging, and hiring passive engineering talent through direct sourcing and headhunting techniques rather than relying primarily on traditional job boards.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Own full-cycle recruitment from sourcing through offer closure for specialized engineering and technical roles.
• Develop and execute proactive talent acquisition strategies for niche engineering skill sets across BFG and MSG.
• Build talent pipelines through direct market mapping, competitive intelligence, networking, referrals, technical communities, open-source ecosystems, industry conferences, and targeted headhunting.
• Partner with engineering leaders to understand business priorities, product roadmaps, and workforce plans and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
• Provide leadership with market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and emerging skill requirements.
• Leverage modern sourcing technologies, AI-enabled recruiting platforms, and advanced search methodologies to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Drive hiring excellence through strong stakeholder management, candidate experience, and data-driven recruiting practices.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 12+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with substantial experience supporting engineering, product development, semiconductor, embedded systems, or infrastructure technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success hiring for relevant technology domains including:
  • BIOS / UEFI
  • BMC / OpenBMC
  • Embedded Linux
  • Firmware Engineering
  • Linux Device Drivers
  • Platform Software
  • Systems Software
  • Hardware Engineering
  • Hardware & Platform Validation
  • Product Security
  • Server and Datacenter Technologies
• Proven track record of recruiting specialized engineering talent within firmware, embedded systems, semiconductor, hardware, infrastructure software, or product engineering organizations.
• Strong expertise in direct sourcing, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and headhunting passive candidates in niche technical markets.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and engage talent through industry networks, referrals, technical communities, competitor mapping, and research-driven sourcing strategies rather than dependence on traditional job boards.
• Deep understanding of engineering talent ecosystems, competitor landscapes, and hiring markets relevant to the business.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence hiring decisions through talent insights and market intelligence.
• Experience leveraging recruiting technologies, AI-powered sourcing tools, and analytics to improve hiring quality and velocity.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

• Experience recruiting within Firmware, Embedded Systems, Semiconductor, Enterprise Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure, or Product Engineering organizations.
• Experience building talent pipelines across global talent markets.
• Strong network within engineering communities and technology organizations relevant to core business.

LOCATION

Chennai, India

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry. 

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 1,000 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.