Who You’ll Work With:
The People team is a global team that engages, supports, and cultivates our Firm’s greatest asset- our people. We are knowledgeable People practitioners, trusted advisors and partners, inclusive role models and we are strong problem solvers, focused on outcomes and results.
What You’ll Do:
We are seeking an AVP, Talent Acquisition Manager based in Pune, India, to join the People team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and results-driven organization. This role will manage a team of experienced recruiters and will provide vendor oversight of AB’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (PRO) partnership that provides sourcing, screening, and recruitment coordination support. The Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for partnering with hiring managers and key stakeholders across AB to ensure we identify, attract and hire the best talent across many areas of our firm in Pune, India.
Core Responsibilities:
Partner with local leadership and global Talent Acquisition team members to design and drive the professional talent acquisition strategy and process for AB, while maintaining responsibility for the execution of the strategy in India.
This role will require the ability to manage a team of recruiters and recruitment coordinators as well as relationships with external search partners in line with firm strategy and policy. The RPO partner provides recruitment, sourcing, screening, and recruitment coordination support to various business lines within AB. This role will serve as a key point of escalation for recruiting team members and clients on recruitment matters.
Responsible for vendor oversight, management, and evaluation of AB’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partnership in Pune, India. This includes review and management of RPO invoices, maintaining close oversight of associated costs, and tracking third party agency fees.
Closely track, analyze, and monitor recruiting team performance using data driven insights including recruitment metrics, KPIs and SLAs.
Develop sound reporting, metrics, and scorecards to calibrate success and progress of the recruitment function.
Run point on senior-level searches and work with team members to build key sourcing pipelines and candidate outreach campaigns for business units.
Oversee ad-hoc recruitment projects designed to enhance the experience of our candidates, hiring managers and new joiners in areas such as interview training, internal mobility and recruiting strategy, recruitment marketing, and process improvements.
Facilitate a disciplined, client and candidate focused approach to sourcing, screening, making offers, and on-boarding successful candidates, while upholding global policies and procedures.
Assess the opportunity for enhancing AB’s digital employment brand and recruitment marketing strategy for Pune, India; work across the firm to identify and execute against those opportunities to drive candidate engagement and interest.
Manage agency relationships - quality and preferred list oversight along with negotiation and contracts.
What We’re Looking For:
The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of experience managing recruiting teams, in financial or professional services, with a passion for innovative sourcing and talent acquisition strategies. Additionally, the candidate should possess:
Strong subject matter knowledge in talent acquisition strategies and processes for identifying, attracting and hiring high caliber talent across various business lines within financial services, banking, or professional services
Experience hiring for Asset and Wealth Management roles
Track record of managing high performing recruitment functions with dedicated focus on elevated client and candidate services and fast-paced delivery
Experienced with various sourcing strategies and processes including digital, video-based and/or AI based screening and search tools
Excellent client service focus and ability to develop effective partnerships inside and outside the organization
Experienced in managing a hybrid team and/or partnering with an RPO
Strong communication and influencing skills; demonstrated success in working with all levels of the firm and collaborating cross-functionally
Strong commercial awareness to drive quality, efficiency and cost savings
Broad knowledge and understanding of the People function
Knowledge and hands on experience with Workday Recruiting
Project management skills with track record of focusing on positive, high impact outcomes
Who We Are:
About AB
We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work.
Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!
Pune, India
