Talent Acquisition Leader – Vendor Hiring (Vendor Management)

Experience: 8–12 Years

Function: Talent Acquisition / Recruitment Strategy

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader – Vendor Hiring to lead and scale our external recruitment partner ecosystem for lateral and leadership hiring. This role will own the strategy, governance, and performance of recruitment vendors to ensure high-quality talent delivery across business functions.

The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in vendor-driven hiring models, stakeholder management, and leadership hiring execution.

Key Responsibilities Vendor Strategy & Management

• Build and manage a high-performing ecosystem of recruitment vendors and search partners. • Define vendor selection criteria, onboarding frameworks, and engagement models. • Drive vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and periodic reviews. • Optimize vendor mix across contingency, RPO, and executive search partners.

Lateral & Leadership Hiring

• Lead vendor-led hiring strategy for mid-level to leadership roles across business units. • Partner with hiring leaders to understand business hiring priorities and critical talent needs. • Ensure strong candidate quality, diversity, and hiring velocity through vendor channels.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders and HRBPs on external hiring strategy. • Provide market intelligence, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability insights through vendor network.

Process & Governance

• Establish clear vendor governance frameworks, hiring workflows, and compliance standards. • Monitor time-to-hire, vendor submission quality, conversion ratios, and cost-per-hire. • Drive continuous improvements in vendor engagement and hiring efficiency.

Data & Reporting

• Track and report key recruitment KPIs and vendor performance metrics. • Leverage data insights to refine vendor allocation, hiring strategy, and talent pipelines.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 8–12 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with strong exposure to vendor-driven hiring models. • Proven experience managing multiple recruitment agencies or search firms. • Experience hiring for mid-to-senior level roles and leadership positions. • Strong understanding of talent markets, sourcing channels, and recruitment metrics. • Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

Key Skills

• Vendor Management • Leadership Hiring • Stakeholder Management • Recruitment Strategy • Talent Market Intelligence • Negotiation & Contract Management • Recruitment Analytics

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape and scale vendor-led hiring strategy. • Work closely with business leaders on critical talent mandates. • Play a key role in building high-impact leadership teams.

Skills: talent acquisition,leadership hiring,vendor hiring