Assistant General Manager – Talent Acquisition

• Develop and execute the India TA strategy aligned with business growth and workforce priorities.
• Partner with senior business and HR leaders to understand current and future talent requirements.
• Build a proactive talent pipeline and hire-ahead-of-demand approach for critical and future capabilities.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor, providing insights on talent availability, market trends and compensation.
• Establish strong TA governance, processes and operating standards.

• Personally lead and drive senior, leadership and business-critical hiring mandates.
• Build strong pipelines for niche and hard-to-hire skill sets.
• Partner with hiring leaders to define role requirements, talent profiles and effective assessment approaches.
• Improve quality of hire, offer conversion and joining ratios.

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Set clear goals, KPIs and accountability aligned with business outcomes.
• Build recruiter capability across sourcing, stakeholder management, market intelligence and candidate engagement.
• Ensure effective deployment of TA resources based on business priorities.

• Partner with HR Marketing to strengthen the organization’s EVP and employer brand.
• Drive initiatives that improve talent attraction, candidate engagement and offer-to-join conversion.
• Strengthen candidate experience across the recruitment journey.
• Leverage employee advocacy, social platforms and talent communities to enhance the organization’s talent brand.

• Drive continuous improvement and transformation of TA processes and ways of working.
• Leverage ATS, recruitment technology, analytics and emerging AI capabilities to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• Establish a data-driven approach to recruitment and provide meaningful insights to leadership.
• Track key metrics including Time to Hire, Quality of Hire, Offer Acceptance, Source Effectiveness, Cost of Hire and Candidate Experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce hiring costs and increase direct sourcing.

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Partner closely with HRBPs and functional leaders to ensure effective workforce and hiring planning.
• Manage recruitment partners and ensure effective utilization of external agencies.

Drive vendor governance and cost optimization

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, with experience leading TA teams.
• Proven experience managing an end-to-end TA function and strategy for a sizeable organization.
• Strong experience in leadership, critical and volume hiring across multiple functions.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business and HR stakeholders.
• Experience in TA transformation, employer branding, recruitment analytics and technology.
• Experience managing recruitment partners, budgets and external vendors.
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see. 

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe - 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties).  

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future. 

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities. 

Applications close: 18 Sep 2026 India Standard Time

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