Head Talent Acquisition

Head Talent Acquisition

About the role

Job Description: Head Talent Acquisition

Company: Cipla Limited Location: Mumbai Experience: 5–8 years (candidates with 4–5 years of relevant experience may also be considered)

About Cipla

Cipla is a leading global pharmaceutical company established in 1935, with a strong presence across healthcare markets worldwide. The company is committed to making high-quality, affordable medicines accessible to patients and is guided by its purpose of Caring for Life. With a diverse portfolio of pharmaceutical products and a global presence, Cipla continues to contribute to healthcare through innovation, quality, and patient-centric solutions.

Website: www.cipla.com

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Corporate Talent Acquisition professional who can independently manage end-to-end hiring mandates, including leadership and critical positions. The ideal candidate should have strong business understanding, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to attract and close high-quality talent.

The role requires experience working in a structured corporate environment, with a good understanding of recruitment governance, compensation benchmarking, internal parity, and offer approval processes.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment: Independently manage corporate hiring mandates, from understanding business requirements and sourcing candidates to offer management and closure.

• Leadership and critical hiring: Drive leadership, niche, and business-critical hiring mandates with a focus on quality and timely closures.

• Stakeholder management: Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce requirements, role expectations, and talent priorities.

• Candidate engagement: Build strong candidate relationships, effectively communicate the organisation's value proposition, and demonstrate excellent candidate-selling and negotiation skills.

• Recruitment governance: Manage structured hiring processes, including position approvals, Delegation of Authority (DOA), compensation benchmarking, internal parity checks, and offer approvals.

• Business understanding: Develop a clear understanding of business functions and talent requirements to ensure relevant candidate mapping and effective hiring decisions.

• Metrics and reporting: Track recruitment performance through key metrics such as time-to-hire, offer-to-joining ratio, hiring turnaround time, and mandate closure rates.

• Process excellence: Ensure adherence to recruitment policies, approval workflows, and internal hiring standards while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

• Candidate Requirements

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Corporate Talent Acquisition, with flexibility to consider strong candidates with 4–5 years of experience.

• Experience in large, structured organisations, preferably across FMCG, consumer goods, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or allied industries.

• Strong hands-on experience in corporate recruitment, including leadership and critical hiring mandates.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage hiring requirements and deliver quality talent within agreed timelines.

• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand hiring needs beyond the job description.

• Excellent candidate engagement, selling, negotiation, and offer-closure skills.

• Working knowledge of structured recruitment processes, including position approvals, DOA, compensation benchmarking, internal parity, and offer approvals.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior business leaders and hiring managers.

• A metrics-driven approach, with clear examples of recruitment performance, hiring outcomes, and process improvements.

• Preferred Candidate Profile

• Candidates from established FMCG, consumer, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or similar large organisations.

• Professionals with a strong foundation in core Corporate Talent Acquisition and experience managing end-to-end hiring independently.

• Candidates who can demonstrate ownership of critical mandates, strong stakeholder relationships, and measurable recruitment outcomes.

• Important: This role is best suited for core Talent Acquisition professionals. Candidates whose experience is predominantly in HR generalist, HR Business Partner, or broader HR operations responsibilities, with limited hands-on exposure to structured corporate recruitment, may not be the right fit.

• Must-have skills

• Corporate Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringConsumer Internet