People & Culture Lead – Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations

Company Overview

Duroflex is expanding its presence across retail, direct-to-consumer (D2C), and manufacturing sectors, establishing a modern and dynamic workplace culture focused on attracting and retaining great talent.

Job Summary

The People & Culture Lead – Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations is a high-impact builder role at the intersection of strategy and execution. This position plays a critical role in defining how Duroflex attracts and wins great talent, owning responsibilities from channel strategy and assessment design to onboarding and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Channel Strategy & Pipeline Development: Build sourcing pipelines across all levels including retail campuses, diploma/ITI institutes, and innovative channels for factory talent such as carpenters and skilled trades. Maintain a diverse sourcing mix involving direct, referral, agency, and campus sources.
• Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence: Develop ongoing competitor mapping mechanisms to benchmark skill versus cost for critical roles, particularly focusing on D2C capabilities like Performance Marketing, Category Management, Tech, and Social Media.
• Selection Architecture & Assessment Governance: Define selection principles for various role families, overseeing situational judgement and cognitive assessments as necessary. Manage assessment vendors and establish structured matrices and calibration sessions to enhance interviewer capabilities.
• Onboarding & Background Verification: Streamline the end-to-end onboarding experience to ensure new joiners are effectively supported from Day 1. Manage the background verification process, overseeing vendor selection, process standardization, SLAs, and handling adverse findings.
• Employer Branding & Campus Relations: Execute Duroflex’s employer branding strategy through digital and campus channels while identifying institutional partnerships that cater to both high-volume and niche hiring.
• TA Analytics & ATS Ownership: Own the applicant tracking system (ATS) completely. Design dashboards to track key performance indicators related to recruitment such as pipeline health, funnel velocity, source quality, and time-to-join metrics.
• Team Leadership: Manage and cultivate a team of 3-4 talent acquisition members. Set clear objectives, conduct structured reviews, provide coaching, and foster a culture of accountability and ongoing improvement.

Qualifications

• Education: MBA from any accredited institution.
• Experience: 4-6 years of post-MBA experience in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Business Partnering (HRBP), or consulting.
• Skills:
  • Strong analytical abilities with a knack for interpreting data patterns and deriving insights.
  • Excellent understanding of role contexts for making accurate assessments during candidate screening.
  • Capability to build systems and processes from the ground up instead of merely maintaining existing frameworks.
  • Proven leadership skills with a focus on coaching and setting high standards for team performance.
  • Familiarity with recruitment analytics and tools for measuring TA performance.

Preferred Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage effectively with various stakeholders.
• Experience with digital marketing strategies for employer branding is a plus.
• Familiarity with industry trends in talent acquisition and staffing.

Experience

• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of relevant experience post-MBA, preferably within Talent Acquisition, Human Resource Business Partnering, or a consulting background.

Environment

This role is intended to be based in Bangalore; however, adaptability to full-time or contract arrangements is encouraged.

Salary

Salary details have not been specified.

Growth Opportunities

Candidates may explore various career advancement opportunities within Duroflex as the company continues to grow and expand its talent acquisition efforts.

Benefits

Details regarding employee benefits are not specified in the job description.