Talent Acquisition Manager

About Summit Consulting Services

Summit Consulting Services helps multinational companies establish and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India. We're seeking a Manager, Talent Acquisition to lead high-volume, complex hiring for our client accounts across IT, engineering, and business operations roles.

Role Summary

The Manager Talent Acquisition will lead end-to-end recruitment for a business consulting firm, supporting hiring across consulting, technology, analytics, and corporate functions. This role is responsible for building scalable hiring strategies, managing stakeholders, leading recruiters, and ensuring a high-quality candidate experience while meeting business growth plans.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Hiring & Workforce Planning

• Partner closely with business leaders and practice heads to understand workforce plans and hiring priorities
• Translate business growth plans into effective hiring strategies and execution roadmaps
• Drive hiring for multiple roles across levels including Consultants, Managers, Senior Managers, and Leadership roles

End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage full-cycle recruitment from intake, sourcing, interviewing, offer management, to onboarding support
• Ensure adherence to hiring timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks
• Handle senior-level and niche hiring directly as required

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility
• Influence and align stakeholders on realistic hiring plans, interview processes, and offer decisions
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams on approvals, offers, and compliance

Team Leadership & Vendor Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters
• Set clear goals, KPIs, and performance metrics for the TA team
• Manage external recruitment vendors, search firms, and RPO partners to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality

Process Excellence & Employer Branding

• Drive continuous improvement in recruitment processes, tools, and candidate experience
• Ensure data-driven decision-making using recruitment metrics and dashboards
• Partner with marketing and HR to strengthen employer branding initiatives, referrals, and campus hiring programs

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure recruitment practices comply with internal policies and applicable labor laws
• Maintain documentation, audit readiness, and adherence to diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong experience in consulting or professional services hiring
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to manage high-volume and specialized hiring simultaneously
• Strong understanding of talent markets, compensation trends, and hiring best practices
• Data-driven mindset with experience in recruitment metrics and ATS tools
• Proven people management and coaching skills

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA preferred)
• 812 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 35 years in a managerial role
• Prior experience hiring for business consulting firms, Big 4, IT consulting, or strategy consulting organizations preferred
• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for multiple client accounts, managing pipeline development, offer negotiation, and onboarding for GCC roles.
• Develop hiring strategies and forecasts aligned with client business goals, optimizing yield ratios and time-to-fill metrics.
• Collaborate with hiring managers, recruiters, and clients to define requirements, conduct screenings, and drive interview processes.
• Oversee team performance, mentor recruiters, and implement process improvements using ATS platforms like Canvas and Keka.
• Analyze recruitment data (sourcing channels, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire) and produce weekly decks for leadership review.
• Ensure compliance in BGV processes, offer management, and confidential handling of compensation data across clients.