This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Min Experience: 8+ years
Location: Mumbai
JobType: full-time
Working Days: Monday to Saturday
We are looking for an experienced Team Lead – Talent Acquisition to lead a recruitment team supporting a leading wealth management and financial services organisation. The role involves managing end-to-end recruitment, driving hiring delivery, building strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring the timely closure of critical positions.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in BFSI recruitment , particularly in Wealth Management, Private Banking, Relationship Management, Sales, and Business Development hiring. The candidate should possess strong team leadership, stakeholder management, and recruitment delivery capabilities, along with a track record of meeting hiring targets and maintaining high standards of candidate experience.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
1. Team Leadership and Performance Management
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters to achieve recruitment targets and business hiring objectives.
Monitor recruiter productivity, hiring quality, and delivery performance.
Provide guidance, coaching, and regular feedback to improve team effectiveness.
Conduct periodic team reviews and proactively address recruitment challenges.
2. End-to-End Recruitment
Oversee the complete recruitment lifecycle, from understanding hiring requirements and sourcing candidates to screening, interview coordination, offer management, and successful closure.
Manage multiple hiring mandates simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery.
Establish effective recruitment strategies to improve turnaround time and quality of hire.
Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
3. BFSI and Wealth Management Hiring
Drive recruitment across Wealth Management, Private Banking, Relationship Management, Sales, Business Development, and other relevant financial services functions.
Build talent pipelines for Wealth Managers, Relationship Managers, Private Bankers, and other business-critical positions.
Develop a strong understanding of wealth management talent markets, competitor organisations, and industry hiring trends.
Support hiring for roles catering to High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNIs).
4. Sales and Business Development Recruitment
Lead hiring for revenue-generating positions, including client acquisition, relationship management, and wealth sales roles.
Understand the skills and experience required for professionals managing HNI/UHNI client relationships and Assets Under Management (AUM).
Build sustainable candidate pipelines for business-critical and niche sales positions.
Identify suitable talent from relevant financial institutions and competing organisations.
5. Stakeholder Management
Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and establish recruitment priorities.
Provide regular updates on hiring progress, candidate pipelines, and anticipated closure timelines.
Manage stakeholder expectations and recommend appropriate sourcing strategies based on market availability.
Build strong working relationships with business teams to improve hiring outcomes and satisfaction.
6. Sourcing Strategy and Market Mapping
Develop targeted sourcing strategies for niche, leadership, and business-critical roles.
Conduct competitor mapping and talent market research to identify relevant candidates.
Strengthen sourcing effectiveness through recruitment networks, referrals, databases, and other channels.
Maintain healthy candidate pipelines to support current and future hiring requirements.
7. Recruitment Metrics and Reporting
Track key recruitment metrics, including hiring targets, turnaround time, recruiter productivity, pipeline health, interview-to-offer ratios, and offer-to-joining conversions.
Prepare recruitment dashboards and provide regular reports to relevant…