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Paytm, India's leading mobile payments and financial services company, is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join its Talent Acquisition team in Noida. You will own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for engineering and technology roles across Paytm's core business units, partnering closely with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and HR Business Partners to source, attract, and hire high-caliber technical talent in a fast-paced, high-growth fintech environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the full recruitment lifecycle for software engineering, backend, frontend, infrastructure, data, and mobile engineering roles
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, tech communities, employee referrals, specialized job portals) to build a robust candidate pipeline for critical engineering demands
- Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to understand technical requirements, define candidate personas, and align on hiring timelines and assessment criteria
- Ensure a transparent, engaging, and professional candidate journey from initial outreach through technical rounds to offer acceptance and onboarding
- Conduct salary fitment assessments, negotiate offer packages, and manage post-offer engagement to ensure high offer conversion rates and low drop-outs
- Track key recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, channel mix, and pass-through ratios to continuously optimize hiring efficiency
- Utilize AI tools for job description generation, candidate matching, Boolean string building, resume parsing, market mapping, competitive talent research, and personalizing candidate outreach at scale
- Leverage AI-driven scheduling tools, automated interview updates, and automated reporting to reduce recruitment cycle times
Required Qualifications:
- 2–4 years of core hands-on experience in IT/Technical recruitment within a fast-paced Internet, Fintech, Product, or High-Growth Tech ecosystem
- Demonstrated track record of closing niche and complex engineering roles (e.g., Java, Microservices, React, Node.js, Cloud/DevOps, Data Engineering)
- Strong understanding of modern technology stacks, engineering designations, and technical skill matrices
- Excellent candidate assessment, stakeholder management, and salary negotiation skills
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience recruiting within product-based tech companies or fast-scaling fintech startups
- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Lever, Greenhouse, or Darwinbox
- Proven exposure to high-volume recruitment drives, hackathons, and tech community engagement
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Demonstrates high ownership, bias for action, and a result-oriented approach to closing open mandates
- Possesses strong learning agility and keeps pace with evolving technology trends and tech-hiring practices
- Brings a young, dynamic, and modern mindset, adapting rapidly to shifting business priorities
- Values candidate experience, diversity, and candidate-first communication
