Senior Talent Partner (Technology)

About the Role

This position is for a Senior Talent Partner specializing in technology who will spearhead the hiring strategies and execution for key organizational teams. This role extends beyond traditional recruitment; it is a critical business collaboration involving close partnership with leadership to define hiring objectives, enhance recruitment quality, and develop scalable talent acquisition frameworks. The incumbent will manage the entire hiring process — identifying workforce gaps, creating talent pipelines, influencing recruitment decisions, and ensuring the consistent hiring of superior talent while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of hiring outcomes for Engineering, Product, and Design departments, encompassing roles like Backend, Frontend, Mobile, SDET, and Security across various seniority levels.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers and executives, guiding recruitment planning and decisions.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates for diverse positions.
• Develop and implement long-term talent acquisition strategies that align with business objectives.
• Enhance hiring standards through improving interview quality, training panelists, and ensuring uniform evaluation criteria.
• Create and execute structured and scalable hiring workflows for continual organizational growth.
• Monitor and analyze recruitment metrics such as funnel conversion rates, turnaround time, sourcing effectiveness, and quality of hires, transforming insights into actionable strategies.
• Address talent pipeline shortages with innovative sourcing techniques and market research.
• Provide candidates with a personalized, engaging recruitment experience to boost conversion rates.
• Minimize reliance on external recruitment vendors by strengthening internal sourcing capabilities.
• Coach and mentor interviewers to ensure alignment in hiring standards and quality decisions.
• Constantly enhance recruitment practices via experimentation, feedback, and data analytics.
• Maintain awareness of market trends and integrate industry best practices to improve talent acquisition.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• At least four years of experience recruiting tech talent in fast-paced startup or product company environments.
• Comprehensive understanding of technology roles recruitment, inclusive of senior and leadership positions.
• Proven competency in collaborating with senior leadership and influencing critical hiring decisions.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategizing recruitment processes beyond mere execution.
• Strong analytical skills with comfort handling recruitment metrics, dashboards, and deriving insights.
• Experience in enhancing interview quality and calibrating panels for consistent evaluation.
• Hands-on knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.
• Excellent skills in managing stakeholders and communicating effectively.
• Capability to thrive in high-ownership, dynamic, and fast-moving environments.
• A proactive mindset focused on problem-solving and raising recruitment standards.

About the Company

Slice is reimagining banking for a new India by providing fast, transparent, and user-friendly financial products that focus on consumer benefits. Its core offerings include savings accounts, UPI credit cards, UPI services, and businesses designed to be simple and rewarding. Supported by leading global investors, Slice emphasizes creating working experiences centered on collective happiness and success, striving to shape the future of banking in India with innovative solutions.