Talent Acquisition Specialist / Sr. Specialist

Company Background : Indus Insights is a cutting-edge Data Science and Advanced Analytics consulting firm. The firm focuses on the banking, fintech and Insurtech sectors, where it adds value in marketing, pricing, risk, valuations, collections, and loyalty analytics. Indus Insights has been in business for more than a decade and has clients across four continents. Clients include one of the top 3 consumer lenders in the US, a "Big Four" bank in Australia, two of the top 30 global banks, one of UK’s top 15 auto insurers, one of America’s largest fuel cards companies, a leading publicly-listed Australian fintech company, most of the large banks in Singapore, one of the top 5 US airlines, and a variety of other companies in the BFSI sector.

Indus Insights is led by seasoned veterans with decades of experience in blue chip companies such as Capital One, Bain, HSBC, Citibank, Mercer, etc. The firm has an all-star team of more than 150+ people, with nearly everyone being a graduate of one of the top IITs, IIMs, and similarly competitive programs. Indus Insights is headquartered in Gurgaon, with a satellite office in Philadelphia, US. The firm has been growing rapidly, with a six-year revenue CAGR of nearly 50%, while maintaining healthy profitability throughout. Indus Insights raised Rs. 50 Cr of growth capital funding in summer ’22, as it enters the next phase of its growth. Indus Insights is VC funded, profitable, and includes global business leaders among its Advisory Board members and Angel Investors.

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Why Indus Insights

Employees of Indus Insights describe two key features that make them most excited about Indus

• People & Culture : Employees love the experience of working with team members who are all exceptionally bright and fun at the same time;

Work culture is collegial, fast-moving, and non-bureaucratic

Professional Developmen t : The firm makes a priority of investing in the development of its people. This happens through formal training programs on hard skills (such as R, Python, Machine learning, etc.), external faculty led initiatives on soft skills such as communication, and on-the-job training in areas such as team leadership, stakeholder management, effective prioritization, etc.

Not surprisingly, employees give the company stellar scores in internal satisfaction surveys, with an average score of 4.4 or higher (on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best) on parameters such as ‘likelihood to recommend Indus’, trust in leadership’, excitement about being at Indus’ etc.

Purpose of your role

Identify and manage the sourcing and prescreening of qualified professionals with the goal of developing and maintaining a diversified team of candidates available for open positions across business functions and levels.

Key Responsibilities :

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist your roles and responsibilities will include (and will not be limited to) :

Ensure effective and efficient delivery of the recruitment process :

Manage end to end talent acquisition operations

Manage applicant tracking sources effectively to manage candidate pipeline

Effective management of recruitment database, mis, dashboard for the positions

Ensure accurate and up-to-date data entry in the recruitment database

Assist in the coordination of recruitment events, such as campus recruitment initiatives

Develop candidate talent pipelines :

Sourcing and screening prospective candidates from various job portals (like LinkedIn, IIM jobs etc.)

Engage with professional networks, referrals and construct of strong network of passive candidates through personalized outreach

Support in candidate management :

Conduct the pre-screening discussion with the prospective candidate to assess the skill level, interest and cultural fit

Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and interviewers

Build trust, rapport and ensure timely update on their candidature to facilitate a positive candidate experience

Provide support and assistance to candidates throughout the recruitment process