Own end-to-end technology recruitment for AI, full-stack, QA, and engineering leadership roles across India and Japan. Responsibilities include sourcing, talent mapping, stakeholder partnership, interview coordination, offer negotiation, onboarding handoff, employer branding, AI-enabled recruiting, ATS administration, reporting, and process improvement. The role also supports building new engineering teams and hiring niche technical talent in competitive Chennai and Pune markets.
At Money Forward India, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to drive technology hiring for this growth. You will own the full recruitment lifecycle for AI, full stack, QA and engineering leadership roles, and you will work closely with Engineering Managers across India and Japan. You will also help build the employer brand of a young, ambitious India engineering center in a competitive Chennai and Pune talent market.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-end hiring: Manage the full lifecycle independently, from requirement intake and sourcing strategy to screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation and onboarding handover.
- AI and engineering hiring: Hire for roles such as AI-Integrated Full Stack Engineers, GenAI/LLM and RAG engineers, AI Agent Platform engineers, AI QA Engineers and AI QA Leads, and Engineering Managers, including niche and hard-to-fill positions.
- Building new teams: Support the build-out of new engineering teams (for example, ERP cross-functional AI teams) by planning hiring in phases, defining role profiles and creating pipelines for leadership and individual contributor roles together.
- Talent mapping and sourcing: Map talent across SaaS, fintech, product companies, AI startups and global capability centers in Chennai and Pune. Use LinkedIn Recruiter, communities, referrals and passive outreach, and track compensation benchmarks, competitor hiring and market trends.
- Stakeholder partnership: Work with Engineering Managers and Japan-based leaders to calibrate requirements, design interview plans and give regular, data-backed hiring updates.
- Candidate experience and closing: Explain Money Forward’s products, AI strategy, global engineering culture and career growth clearly to candidates, and close senior candidates professionally.
- Employer branding: Create LinkedIn content, referral campaigns and talent community initiatives that position Money Forward India as a strong choice for engineers who want to build AI products.
- AI-enabled recruitment: Use AI tools and generative AI to improve sourcing, screening and productivity, and automate repetitive recruitment work.
- ATS and reporting: Use Zoho Recruit to manage requisitions, pipelines and clean data. Handle everyday configuration such as job postings, email templates and Gmail-integrated interview scheduling, and report on time-to-hire, source effectiveness and offer acceptance.
- Process improvement: Suggest and implement improvements that make hiring faster and more consistent.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of hands-on end-to-end recruitment experience in a product-based, SaaS or fintech environment.
- Proven experience hiring for emerging AI roles (GenAI, LLM, RAG, AI frameworks or AI-integrated full stack) and for Engineering Managers and senior technical talent.
- Strong understanding of engineering skill sets and terminology, with the ability to assess and source relevant talent.
- Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals and passive channels.
- Working knowledge of Zoho Recruit or a comparable ATS.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple requisitions and own hiring outcomes.
- Analytical, adaptable and technology-oriented mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience hiring for a newly set up India center, GCC or captive development center, including building teams from scratch.
- Experience working with global or Japan-based stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with Zoho Recruit configuration, workflows or Gmail/Google Calendar integration.
- Experience with AI-powered recruitment tools and prompt engineering.
- Experience in employer branding, talent communities or referral programs.
- Experience hiring QA and testing automation talent, particularly AI QA.
Benefits
Why Join Us?
At Money Forward India, you'll be part of a dynamic, growth-oriented environment where innovation thrives. Our culture fosters collaboration, creativity, and professional development. Join us to be at the forefront of SaaS technology, with the security of an established corporate and the agility of a startup.
Startup-like Work Environment & Culture
Performance Review Twice a Year (Salary can be increased twice)
Global Work Environment
Flexible Work Hours & Hybrid Work Policy (WFH 2 days a week)
Leaves: Casual, Earned, and Sick leaves
Casual Dress Code (Shorts, Slippers, Sandals: All OK!)
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