Talent Acquisition Lead

Contour Education

. Lead talent acquisition for Contour’s India platform, covering sourcing, screening and closing hires .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in talent acquisition strategies, including sourcing, screening, and closing hires across multiple functions. Proven ability to build talent pools, design assessment processes, and enhance employer branding to attract top candidates.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Talent Acquisition StrategyBuilding Talent PoolsCandidate Experience ManagementDirect People ManagementAssessment Process Design

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Hard Skills

SourcingScreeningClosing HiresRecruitment MarketingInterview CoachingVendor ManagementHeadhuntingAssessment DesignDiversity Data ReportingTalent Pool Development

Soft Skills

CommunicationCoachingEngagement

Tools & Technologies

NaukriLinkedIn RecruiterZoho RecruitATSVideoAsk

Industry Keywords

EdTechEducationStudent-FacingCreative RolesContent RolesOperations RolesAutomation Roles

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead talent acquisition for Contour’s India platform, covering sourcing, screening and closing hires
Turn rough hiring briefs into defined roles with appropriate levels, skills, titles and market-accepted packages
Choose sourcing channels and determine when to use direct outreach, referrals, communities or agencies
Agree quarterly vacancies with pod leads and the VP of Global Enablement and Support
Headhunt passive candidates on Naukri and LinkedIn Recruiter
Build talent pools and launch campus drives
Maintain consistent hiring scorecards and standards across Contour
Write the careers page and run recruitment marketing
Manage AmbitionBox and Glassdoor presence
Maintain the ATS and report funnel and diversity data
Manage external agencies
Design screening forms and VideoAsk and assessment stages
Coach pod leads on consistent and fair interviewing
Manage background checks and take candidates through offer within agreed bands
Keep candidates engaged through the notice period and brief the People team for onboarding
Determine when to add recruiting capacity, define the role and hire for it
Coach recruiters through structured 1:1s and performance conversations
Identify and advocate for better recruiting channels and tools
Work directly with pod leads, managers, the HR Business Partner and People and Culture in Australia

Requirements

What you’ll need

Recruiting ownership covering strategy, channel and tool choices, and results, as a lead, sole recruiter, or person trusted to work from no plan
Experience filling positions across more than one function, including senior hires
Experience taking a vague requirement through to a signed offer, with level, titles, skills and package aligned
Experience building talent pools from passive profiles beyond inbound applications
Experience designing an assessment process and defending a shortlist
Experience delivering a positive candidate hiring experience or building an employer brand that attracts strong profiles
Direct people-management experience, such as managing a recruiter, coordinator or sourcer, with coaching results
Written English that lands with applicants or pod leads as intended
Comfortable working across the India and Australia time difference
Nice to have: EdTech, education or student-facing background
Nice to have: Experience filling creative, content, operations or automation roles
Nice to have: Zoho Recruit or similar ATS
Nice to have: Vendor management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote, anywhere in India
Compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the role and your experience; discussed openly early in the process