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Senior Manager – Permanent Hiring | BU: upGrad RekrutupGrad Rekrut • Kochi, IN
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Senior Manager – Permanent Hiring | BU : upGrad Rekrut

Senior Manager – Permanent Hiring | BU : upGrad Rekrut

upGrad Rekrut • Kochi, IN
9 days ago
Job description

Designation : Senior Manager – Permanent Hiring CORE (Consumer, Oil & Gas, Retail, Engineering)

Location : Mumbai (Preferred) / Gurugram

Team Size : 7 senior recruiters (scaling to 12 by Mar 2026)

Reporting to : Vice President / President

Business Scope : Mid–Senior Perm Hiring across Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial, Pharma, Construction, Consumer, Durables, FMEG, Chemical and Oil & Gas

About the Role

Drive a high-performance permanent hiring engine across core sectors. Own team productivity,

strengthen client relationships, build a strong order book, and partner with Sales to grow sectoral

penetration and credibility through consistent closures and case studies.

Core Responsibilities

A. Delivery Leadership (Mid–Senior Roles)

  • Lead the execution of all mid–senior mandates across assigned sectors with zero slippage.
  • Translate client requirements into clear briefs, sourcing strategies, and recruiter workstreams.
  • Review submissions, calibrate profiles, and ensure high hit-ratio on every mandate.
  • Monitor TAT, interview strike rate, and closure velocity, enforce discipline and quality.

B. Client Relationship Management

  • Own and strengthen relationships with hiring managers, HRBPs, TA Heads across sectors.
  • Conduct regular review calls, expectation-setting, and feedback loops to drive repeat business.
  • Position Rekrut as a specialist partner through insights, benchmarking, and sector knowledge.
  • Manage escalations proactively and maintain trust, predictability, and delivery confidence.
  • C. Order Book Management

  • Maintain and grow a healthy, high-value order book with clear priority, ageing discipline, and fulfilment plans.
  • Ensure JDs are actionable, calibrated, and continuously advanced in the pipeline.
  • Build visibility on forecasted closures and quarterly achievement.
  • D. Team Leadership

  • Lead, coach, and scale a team of 7 senior recruiters (growing to 12 by Mar ’26).
  • Drive daily huddles, weekly reviews, performance rituals, and capability building.
  • Standardise sourcing playbooks, interview frameworks, and market mapping workflows.
  • Build a culture of ownership, speed, and professional maturity.
  • E. Sector Intelligence + Sales Collaboration

  • Work closely with Sales to : o Identify high-potential accounts in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial, Pharma, Construction, Consumer, FMEG, Durables. o Provide sectoral feedback, role insights, and hiring patterns to shape BD strategy. o Build and publish case studies, success stories, and sector capability decks.
  • Strengthen our positioning as a specialist partner in core sectors.
  • F. Governance & Process Excellence

  • Ensure CRM hygiene, mandate tracking, and data discipline.
  • Uphold compliance on documentation, contracts, and internal processes.
  • Drive continuous improvement in sourcing velocity, quality, and recruiter productivity.
  • Key KPIs

  • Order Book Value : Consistent growth with ageing discipline and forecast visibility
  • Closure Targets : Mandate completion velocity & quarterly closures
  • Interview-to-Offer Ratio : Minimum 1 : 5 for mid & senior roles
  • Recruiter Productivity : Submissions / day, calibrated profiles / week, closures / month
  • Client Satisfaction : Repeat mandates, NPS-style feedback, escalation-free delivery
  • Team Ramp-up : Expand to 12 senior recruiters by Mar 2026 with performance stability
  • Case Studies : 1–2 sectoral case studies / month in partnership with Sales
  • Ideal Profile

  • 8–12 years of experience in perm hiring with deep exposure to engineering, industrial, manufacturing or allied sectors.
  • Track record of closing mid & senior mandates across plant, projects, operations, quality, supply chain, R&D, commercial, and corporate roles.
  • Strong client-handling maturity — can engage CXOs / HO / TA heads with confidence.
  • Proven team leadership experience managing 5–12 recruiters.
  • Strong process orientation, market understanding, and delivery discipline
  • Competencies

  • Sector Knowledge (Engineering / Industrial / Pharma / Construction / Consumer / FMEG)
  • Leadership & People Development
  • Client Engagement & Expectation Management
  • Delivery Excellence & Role Decoding
  • Analytical & Process Orientation
  • High Accountability, Ownership, and Speed
  • Stakeholder Collaboration (Sales, CR, Leadership)
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