Assistant Manager - IT Recruitment

Overview

Neilsoft is seeking an Assistant Manager for IT Recruitment to be based at their Pune SEZ Hinjewadi office. This position requires 6 to 10 years of recruitment experience, focusing on IT and technical roles, including niche and leadership positions. Candidates should hold an MBA in HR or a graduate degree.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment cycle for IT roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing vacancies across technologies such as CAD, PLM, Cloud, AI/ML, Full-Stack Development, DevOps, and Data Engineering.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies aligned with the current and anticipated hiring demands of various business units.
• Maintain and oversee recruitment databases, ATS, candidate pipelines, and trackers for accuracy and easy reporting.
• Carry out regular market research and talent mapping to benchmark salaries, assess competitor hiring patterns, and identify trends in technology hiring.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers, business heads, and leadership to comprehend recruitment requirements and manage the hiring process to completion.
• Establish a strong sourcing pipeline through utilization of job portals, LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referrals, and headhunting techniques.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment protocols and consistently meet agreed timelines for hiring processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior recruiters by sharing best practices in sourcing, screening, and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead salary negotiations, offer management, and candidate onboarding to ensure a seamless recruitment experience.
• Identify procedural gaps within recruitment operations and propose and implement process improvements.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• 6 to 10 years of experience in IT and technical recruitment, including hiring for niche and leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience in market analysis, talent mapping, and competitor salary benchmarking related to technology recruitment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven track record of working with senior leaders and business units.
• Advanced sourcing techniques, including proficiency with Boolean and X-ray search methods and niche hiring platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent hiring requirements and achieve specified hiring timelines and targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal abilities, and negotiation expertise.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for MIS reporting and leadership presentations.
• Experience hiring for engineering and technological skills such as AutoCAD, Autodesk products, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is advantageous.