Senior Manager – Recruitment

About the Company

Maximus is a global leader in delivering transformative technology-enabled solutions and people services. As we continue expanding our India footprint, we seek a strategic and execution-focused recruitment leader to help us attract top talent, drive hiring innovation, and build a world-class talent engine.

Position Summary

As the Senior Manager – Recruitment, you will lead strategic and high-volume hiring across technology and corporate verticals. You will drive the full recruitment lifecycle, champion digital tools, manage a high-performing team, and provide business-aligned advisory rooted in market intelligence and data.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across India tech and business units, aligning closely with workforce plans.
• Drive sourcing and hiring strategy for niche, volume, and leadership roles.
• Partner with business and HR leadership on workforce trends, succession planning, and internal mobility.

People & Team Leadership

• Manage a high-performance team of recruiters, sourcers, and interview coordinators (8–10 team members).
• Develop capabilities through coaching, training, and talent reviews.
• Ensure performance tracking via structured KPIs and continuous feedback loops.

Stakeholder & Advisory Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers on recruiting strategy.
• Present hiring progress, candidate pipelines, and challenges using data-rich visuals and presentations.
• Influence senior stakeholders using talent insights and market benchmarks.

Technology, Innovation & Automation

• Drive adoption of talent tech tools including ATS, CRM, AI-sourcing platforms, and scheduling automation.
• Identify process automation and workflow optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with HR tech teams to enhance system capabilities and user experience.

Data Analytics & Compensation Trends

• Create and maintain recruitment dashboards using Excel, Power BI, or ATS analytics.
• Provide market salary data, competitor hiring benchmarks, and offer-to-join insights to hiring teams.
• Support total rewards by sharing candidate and industry compensation intelligence.

Employer Brand & Experience

• Champion employer branding initiatives through hiring campaigns, candidate events, and content partnerships.
• Oversee candidate experience metrics and implement improvement strategies.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all recruitment activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Business, or related discipline
• 12–15 years of talent acquisition experience, including 3–5 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated success in large-scale hiring in IT/product/services environments
• Expertise in ATS (Workday, Avature, Greenhouse, or similar), sourcing platforms, and Excel-based reporting
• Strong business acumen, presentation, and data storytelling skills
• Familiarity with compensation trends, total rewards, and benchmarking tools (e.g., Mercer, Aon, LinkedIn Salary)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in hiring for global capability centers or matrixed organizations
• Strong knowledge of India’s talent landscape and competitive hiring practices
• Passion for digital innovation in HR and AI-led hiring tools
• Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders

Work Environment

• Hybrid work model with flexible remote and onsite collaboration
• High-performance, inclusive, and feedback-driven culture
• Opportunity to contribute to building a world-class recruitment function for a global brand