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.
Skills Required
- 13-15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition managing Tech-Product and Business hiring
- Proven experience running end-to-end hiring across India including walk-in drives and bulk interview processes
- Strong exposure to distribution organization hiring
- Ability to operate independently as the Business HR single point of contact with strong execution discipline
- Experience in workforce planning, hiring forecasts, and SLA governance
- Maintain and report accurate hiring dashboards, metrics and leadership reviews
- Train managers and interview panels on ICP, NMA and hiring best practices
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
- High ownership mindset and comfort working in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Proficiency in Google Sheets, dashboards and ATS/HR systems
What We Do
Apna is India's largest professional networking and jobs platform, connecting job seekers, particularly blue and grey-collar workers, with employers. It facilitates job discovery, skill development, and professional networking.
