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Lead Recruiter, India

Handshake· General & Administrative
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IndiaFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Lead Recruiter to support hiring across business, operations, and technical roles as Handshake scales its India presence. Based in Bangalore, this role requires 3 days onsite and involves partnering with stakeholders, building recruiting processes, and aligning hiring with regional and global needs.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across business, operations, and technical teams to understand hiring needs, shape role scope, and align on priorities
  • Own the end-to-end recruiting process for a diverse set of roles, from intake and sourcing through interviews, offers, and close
  • Lead candidate scheduling, interview ops, and candidate logistics for evening and overnight interviews
  • Build and maintain strong pipelines for hard-to-fill business, operations, and technical roles across India and other regions. Proactively engage passive talent and develop long-term candidate relationships
  • Provide insights on local and global talent markets, compensation expectations, and competitive dynamics to inform hiring decisions
  • Own interview scheduling, candidate logistics, and cross-time-zone coordination, ensuring a smooth, timely, and consistent candidate experience
  • Contribute to building recruiting processes, norms, and ways of working as the India office continues to grow
  • Deliver a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience that reflects Handshake AI’s values and standards

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience supporting business, operations, and/or technical roles
  • Experience recruiting in a startup or fast-scaling environment, with comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving processes
  • Strong experience partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, with the ability to set expectations and communicate clearly
  • Experience recruiting for technical or specialized roles, with the ability to assess skill requirements and partner effectively with technical interviewers
  • Hands-on experience sourcing across multiple role types using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, CRM tools, and referrals
  • Comfortable supporting recruiting operations and coordination while maintaining ownership of individual requisitions
  • Ability to track recruiting metrics, identify trends, and adjust approach as needed
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially across teams and time zones

Skills

Required:Full-cycle recruitingStakeholder managementSourcingInterview coordination
Nice to have:Talent market insights
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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