Job Summary: We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Team Leader—Recruitment & Vendor Management to lead and mentor a team of recruiters across the APAC & EMEA regions while managing vendor relationships. This role requires strong leadership, expertise in talent acquisition strategies, and the ability to optimize recruitment processes across multiple geographies.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, mentor, and support a team of Recruiters and Senior Recruiters.
Provide training, coaching, and performance feedback to enhance team effectiveness.
Set KPIs and performance goals, ensuring alignment with business hiring needs.
Oversee and streamline end-to-end recruitment processes of APAC and EMEA.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand workforce planning and hiring priorities.
Ensure efficient sourcing, screening, and selection of candidates for various roles.
Implement best practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of the hiring process.
Leverage data-driven insights to optimize recruitment strategies and team performance.
Ensure smooth onboarding of selected candidates, including document approvals and background verification.
Manage vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with SLAs and performance expectations.
Negotiate contracts and optimize vendor costs while maintaining hiring quality.
Align vendor hiring efforts with internal recruitment goals and company policies.
Track and evaluate vendor performance, ensuring continuous process improvements.
Ensure adherence to local labor laws, hiring regulations, and company policies in APAC & EMEA.
Maintain compliance with vendor agreements, data privacy standards, and documentation requirements.
Stay updated on market trends, salary benchmarks, and talent availability across both APAC/EMEA.
Implement primary and secondary vendor setups per IT asset product SKU and IT staffing requirements.
Ensure technicians are assigned jobs per SLA requirements.
Emphasis on filling backfill positions efficiently.
Monitor background verification and drug test requirements as per local regulations.
Collaborate with the legal team to ensure compliance with all regulations.
Need a data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze recruitment metrics and drive improvements.
Work across different time zones and manage remote teams effectively.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
8+ years of recruitment experience with a strong focus on vendor management.
Education:
Technical Degree- B.Tech, BCA, B.Sc (Science)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in EMEA region manpower hiring and IT services recruitment.
Strong negotiation skills on commercial and non-commercial vendor agreements.
Ability to drive performance through well-defined KPIs.
Ability to work in high-pressure environments and meet tight deadlines.
Hands-on experience with ATS, VMS platforms, and recruitment tools like ServiceNow, SFDC, Zendesk, Jira, etc.
Strong vendor relationship management and contract negotiation skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and client-handling skills.
Strong MS EXCEL and data management skills.
Mandatory Skills
End-to-end recruitment, vendor coordination, and self-sourcing.
