Talent Acquisition Specialist
Hitwicket (Metasports Interactive)
4 - 6 years
Hyderabad
Posted: 21/02/2026
Job Description
If youre someone whos constantly thinking about people, pipelines, and building A-teams this ones for you.
Your job? Find, attract, and close high-agency talent who dont just do the job they raise the bar. Youll be hiring across Tech, Product, Design, Art, Growth and more helping us build a championship-level team.
Your work will directly power how fast we ship, how well we execute, and how strong our culture becomes. This is a high-impact role where instinct meets structure, and speed meets quality.
At Hitwicket (stalk us @ hitwicket.com) we are on a mission to be THE game for Cricket. Think FIFA and Football.
In pursuance of our mission, we have secured a Series A funding of $3 Million from Prime Ventures (Investors in MyGate, Happay, HackerEarth, etc.)
PS - We are the only company in the world where creative problem-solving is actually fun & games.
Play Hitwicket: Android | iOS
Key Highlights:
Over 15 Million+ users play our games across India, UK, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and over 109 other countries.
1st Place in Prime Ministers AatmaNirbhar App Challenge
Inc42, moneycontrol, the mint etc. have vouched for us too ;)
Cherry on the cake? We recently onboarded Mr. Harsha Bhogle as our strategic investor.
What Youll Own
- End-to-end hiring across Tech, Product, Design, Art, Growth & more
- Building strong talent pipelines (campus + lateral + niche hiring)
- Partnering closely with founders & pod leads on workforce planning
- Driving structured interview processes & strong candidate experience
- Employer branding initiatives for Hitwicket & upcoming titles
- Maintaining sharp TAT (we move fast 2040 days is our average)
What Were Looking For
- 24 years of experience in startup or high-growth hiring
- Strong sourcing + stakeholder management skills
- High ownership mindset you dont wait to be told
- Ability to assess both skill and culture fit
- Comfort hiring for creative & technical roles
- Clear communication and sharp decision-making
Bonus if you:
- Have hired in gaming / tech / product-first startups
- Understand what high-agency talent looks like
Why Join Hitwicket?
- Youll work directly with founders
- Youll help scale a 75+ member young, ambitious team
- Youll build systems, not just close roles
- Youll shape culture at a company that operates like a sports team high ownership, high accountability, zero fluff
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