Associate Manager

Wenger & Watson

Bengaluru

Description

Key Responsibilities

● Team Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters, setting clear

targets, tracking performance, and driving accountability to achieve hiring goals.

● Own and Oversee Recruitment Cycle: Oversee and drive end-to-end hiring operations —from

defining job descriptions and sourcing strategies to conducting interviews, facilitating debriefs,

and managing complex offer negotiations. Work as Individual contributor and drive outcomes as

and when required

● Advanced Sourcing & Pipeline Building: Guide and support the team in proactive, high-quality

talent sourcing using job portals, LinkedIn, networking, referrals, and headhunting. Build robust

talent pipelines for critical and future roles.

● Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted recruitment partner and consultant for business and

functional leaders. Work closely with them to understand workforce needs, advise on strategic

hiring, and ensure close alignment with business goals

● Candidate Experience Leadership: Champion a seamless, transparent, and engaging experience

for candidates, establishing best-in-class candidate interaction standards across the team

● Recruitment Analytics & Reporting: Monitor team performance via ATS and recruitment trackers,

generate comprehensive performance dashboards, and provide data-driven insights to leadership

to improve team sourcing effectiveness and reduce Turnaround Time (TAT).

● Market Intelligence: Stay deeply updated with industry talent trends, competitor hiring

strategies, and compensation benchmarks to provide strategic data-driven insights to

stakeholders.

● Onboarding Oversight: Oversee pre-joining formalities, background verification, and ensure a

smooth, seamless transition and onboarding experience for new hires.

● Process Improvement & Capability Building: Standardize and enhance recruitment processes,

employer branding, and candidate engagement initiatives. Formally coach and develop junior

recruiters to build capability within the TA organization

Must Haves

● Education: Graduate or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a

related field.

● Technical Skills: Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), advanced sourcing

strategies, recruitment analytics, and candidate data management.

● Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, strong capability to build

trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, a consultative and problem-solving approach,

excellent organizational abilities, and a track record of managing multiple priorities.

● Mindset: Proactive, leadership-oriented, and ownership-driven; data-informed and adaptable

to changing business needs, with a high work ethic and eagerness to stay updated with

evolving talent trends.

● Experience: 4+ years of proven experience in managing end-to-end recruitment, with

demonstrated experience in leading, coaching, or mentoring a recruitment team, ideally in

high-growth environments such as startups, e-commerce, or BFSI.