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Handshake is the career network for the AI economy, serving 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, and 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 50). The company tripled ARR at scale in 2025 and is rapidly expanding globally.
As Senior Recruiter for India, you will report to the Sr. Manager of Recruiting and play a foundational role in building Handshake's India office from zero to scale. Based in Bangalore with 3 days per week onsite, you'll work 11 AM–8 PM IST (with flexibility to 10 PM IST) to accommodate candidate schedules across time zones.
Key responsibilities:
- Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across business, operations, and technical teams to understand hiring needs, shape role scope, and align on priorities
- Own end-to-end recruiting for a diverse set of roles: intake, sourcing, interviews, offers, and close
- Lead candidate scheduling, interview operations, and logistics for evening and overnight interviews (core ownership 4 PM–4 AM)
- Build and maintain strong pipelines for hard-to-fill business, operations, and technical roles across India and other regions; proactively engage passive talent
- Provide insights on local and global talent markets, compensation expectations, and competitive dynamics
- Own interview scheduling, candidate logistics, and cross-time-zone coordination to ensure smooth, timely, consistent candidate experience
- Contribute to building recruiting processes, norms, and ways of working as the India office grows
- Deliver thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience reflecting Handshake's values
Requirements:
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience supporting business, operations, and/or technical roles
- Experience recruiting in a startup or fast-scaling environment; comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving processes
- Strong experience partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders; ability to set expectations and communicate clearly
- Experience recruiting for technical or specialized roles; ability to assess skill requirements and partner effectively with technical interviewers
- Hands-on sourcing experience across multiple role types using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, CRM tools, and referrals
- Comfortable supporting recruiting operations and coordination while maintaining ownership of individual requisitions
- Ability to track recruiting metrics, identify trends, and adjust approach
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially across teams and time zones
