Talent Acquisition Specialist - Executive and Leadership Hiring

 About Paytm: Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

 About the Team: The talent acquisition team is responsible for identifying, sourcing, and securing top talent for various businesses within Paytm. About the Role: We are seeking an accomplished Talent Acquisition for Executive and Leadership hiring function. This critical role will be responsible for defining and executing a robust talent acquisition strategy for senior leadership positions across Paytm. You will act as a strategic partner to our executive team, ensuring the attraction, assessment, and successful onboarding of top-tier leadership talent that aligns with our ambitious growth objectives.

● Draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition and the functional areas of the business, forging dynamic, trusted relationships with business leaders, CXOs, and HR business partners.

● Utilize analytics and market intelligence to anticipate roadblocks, identify talent trends, and strategically solve complex executive hiring challenges.

● Optimize operational process flows for executive search, identifying ways to deliver a consistent, scalable, and highly customer-obsessed recruitment experience to all senior stakeholders.

● Drive an exceptional candidate and referee experience for executive hires, delivering on key internal SLAs and maintaining confidentiality and discretion.

● Encourage employees, particularly senior leaders, to be brand ambassadors and strategically leverage professional networks for executive referrals.

● Create and present comprehensive KPI reports and manage strategic dashboards for executive hiring metrics.

● Manage and inspire a high-performing talent acquisition unit focused on executive search, ensuring the delivery of outstanding results while effectively maintaining SLAs like cost per hire, source mix, and offer-to-join ratio for senior leadership roles, and ensuring an unparalleled talent experience. Superpowers/Skills that will help you succeed in this role

● Extensive experience in Talent Acquisition with a significant focus on executive and leadership hiring, preferably within a fast-paced, high-growth technology

● Proven expertise in full-cycle executive recruiting (end-to-end recruitment), strategic global sourcing for leadership roles, and executive employment branding

● Familiarity with a variety of different executive selection methods, including assessment centers, psychometric testing, and leveraging executive search firms.

● Experience with advanced Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing tools, and strong proficiency with enterprise-level HRIS/ATS tools for executive pipelines.

● A strong sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its profound impact on the company's success and strategic direction.

● Graduation in any discipline; MBA in HR will be an added advantage.

 Why Join Us

Be part of a merit-based culture that thrives on self-motivated & driven individuals who are set out to make a successful career in India's fastest growing FinTech Organization. Our agile & democratic setup gives space to your creativity, offers opportunity to work at scale coupled with an environment that encourages diverse perspectives at all times. If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you. With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants - and we are committed to it. India's largest digital lending story is brewing here. It's your opportunity to be a part of the story!