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Talent Acquisition Lead - India

Hotel Brand:
Location: India, Gurgaon

Hotel: Corp India GSC Delivery Centre, 11th Floor, Building No. 10, Tower C, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase II, 122002

Job number: 138158

Role Purpose


We are seeking an experienced and strategic Talent Acquisition Leader to be part of our Global Talent Acquisition Function. This role will Lead our Growth in TA in India, reporting to the Head of TA, EMEAA. The successful candidate will be instrumental in building a recruiting team that attracts, engages, and retains top-tier talent, positioning the centre as a destination of choice for skilled professionals across a variety of core functions.

This person will be responsible for leading the recruitment delivery teams for GBSC (volume hiring team in the India office) & further delivery teams we grow across 2025.

With a key focus of shifting away from transactional recruiting services to strategic end to end Talent Acquisition, from point of attraction and through to day 1 hiring, key will be to deliver brilliance with a sharp eye for operational efficiency, effectiveness and  experience throughout.  
 

Key Accountabilities

  • Key focus will be forming the TA operational team to support the growth of our presence in India whilst evolving the delivery across the wider Business Unit. 
  • Collaborate with the global Employer Brand and Attraction CoE to define local market attraction strategies and enhanced employer brand presence. 
  • Partner with senior stakeholders in across IMEA BU around senior level hiring, ensuing a signature candidate and hiring leader experience is provided throughout.
  • Identify, where appropriate, nuances and local attraction channels and platforms that will support workforce hiring requirements
  • Ensure global recruitment processes and guidelines are adopted regionally and made locally relevant.
  • Drive IHG Academy requirements around early careers in market – matching need to demand with local colleagues, University's and external partnerships
  • Provide strong leadership of the team and drive performance and operational excellence throughout
     

Key Skills & Experiences

  • Experience of setting up Talent Acquisition teams & recruitment delivery models in market.
  • Experience of building ‘talent before need’ talent pipelines against the business workforce plan
  • Proven leadership experience in talent acquisition, managing diverse teams to deliver recruitment in a pro-active manner.
  • Proven success in driving improved delivery capability and optimizing recruitment processes.
  • Ability to lead and develop people with evidence of fostering a strong and inclusive team environment
  • Proven ability to support the delivery of senior level hiring 
  • Data led & detail orientated in approach.
  • Experience of building out Recruitment Shared Service centre operations in India would be beneficial
     

Closing date: Friday 3rd January 2025

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Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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