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Talent Acquisition Specialist Job Description

This talent acquisition specialist job description goes beyond filling vacancies to cover workforce pipeline strategy, employer branding and hiring analytics. It is suited to companies that hire niche or mid-to-senior talent and want a strategic TA partner.

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JOB DESCRIPTION – TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

Job Title:: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Department:: Human Resources – Talent Acquisition
Reports To:: Head of Talent Acquisition
Location:: [Work Location]
Employment Type:: Full-time, Permanent
Experience:: 4–8 years in recruitment, including niche or lateral hiring
Job Code:: [Reference Number]

About [Company Name]

[Company Name] is [one-line description of your business, products/services and team size]. Office address: [Company Address].

Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will design and execute hiring strategies for [Functions] at [Company Name], building proactive talent pipelines, strengthening the employer brand and using hiring data to improve speed, quality and cost of hire.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with leaders on quarterly hiring plans and role definitions
Develop sourcing strategies for niche and senior roles, including passive candidates
Build and nurture talent pools and alumni networks
Drive employer branding content on careers page and social channels
Design structured interview processes and train interview panels
Manage recruitment agencies, terms and performance
Track and report time to hire, cost per hire, source mix and quality of hire
Lead offer negotiation for senior roles within compensation bands
Improve candidate experience through timely communication and feedback
Coordinate campus and diversity hiring programmes

Required Skills

Advanced sourcing including LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search
Stakeholder consulting and influencing
Hiring analytics and reporting
Employer branding
Compensation benchmarking

Qualifications & Experience

MBA / PGDM (HR) or graduate with strong TA background
4–8 years in talent acquisition

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

Experience with ATS set-up
Diversity hiring programmes
Assessment tools knowledge

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

KPI	Target	Review Frequency
Time to hire	Under [Number] days	Monthly
Cost per hire	Below ₹[Amount]	Quarterly
Direct sourcing share	[Percentage]% of hires	Quarterly
90-day retention of hires	[Percentage]%	Quarterly

Salary Range

₹[Minimum CTC] – ₹[Maximum CTC] per annum (CTC), depending on experience and skills. Final offer will show the fixed and variable split and approximate in-hand salary.

Benefits

Provident Fund (EPF) and ESI as applicable, gratuity as per law
[Number] days of paid leave plus public holidays as per company policy
[Health insurance / group mediclaim cover]
Variable pay linked to hiring goals

How to Apply

Send your CV with two examples of difficult hires you closed and the sourcing approach used. Send your application to [HR Email] with the subject line "Application – Talent Acquisition Specialist – [Your Name]" or apply through [Application Link]. Last date to apply: [Date].

Prepared by
[HR Name]
Human Resources
Date: [Date]

Approved by
[Reporting Manager]
Human Resources – Talent Acquisition
Date: [Date]

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What this template includes

A job summary that explains why the talent acquisition specialist role exists and where it sits in Human Resources – Talent Acquisition
10 role-specific responsibilities, starting with partner with leaders on quarterly hiring plans and role definitions
Required skills such as advanced sourcing including linkedin recruiter and boolean search and stakeholder consulting and influencing, so screening criteria are clear
Qualifications and experience (4–8 years in recruitment, including niche or lateral hiring) stated up front to filter applications
A KPI table, e.g. time to hire, that later becomes the appraisal yardstick
Salary range, benefits and how-to-apply sections with placeholders ready to fill

When to use it

Hiring for hard-to-fill technical or leadership roles
Building employer branding and a talent community
Reducing agency spend by strengthening direct sourcing
Introducing structured interviews and hiring analytics

How to customise this template

1Replace [Company Name], [Work Location] and the reporting line (Head of Talent Acquisition) with your actual details
2Trim or reorder the responsibilities so the top three reflect what the talent acquisition specialist will spend most time on
3List the business functions and seniority bands the specialist will own, plus any agency management responsibility
4Fill in the salary range as annual CTC in ₹ and decide whether to show it publicly or only on request
5Set realistic targets in the KPI table with the hiring manager before the role goes live

HR tips

Make the JD strategic: include pipeline planning and employer branding, otherwise it reads like a recruiter role
Add cost per hire and source-mix metrics to the KPIs
Ask for a portfolio of hard roles closed during interviews

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Frequently asked questions

How is a talent acquisition specialist different from a recruiter?+

A recruiter mainly fills current openings, while a TA specialist also plans future talent needs, builds employer brand and pipelines and uses data to improve hiring.

What experience does a TA specialist need?+

Typically 4–8 years of recruitment experience with exposure to niche, lateral or leadership hiring and stakeholder management.

Which tools do TA specialists use?+

Job portals, LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, assessment platforms and Excel or BI dashboards for hiring metrics.

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