About the role
Talent Acquisition Head
> Apna · Bengaluru, India · — · Posted 2026-06-19
Workplace: on_site
Department: Human Resources
Description
About Apna Company
Since 2019, apna has connected over 60 million jobseekers with more than 250,000 enterprises and small businesses across India. Founded by Nirmit Parikh, a Stanford graduate and serial entrepreneur who recognized the challenges in entry-level hiring, apna has rapidly grown to become India's fastest unicorn in 2021—achieving this milestone in just 21 months.
Backed by marquee global investors - Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital, and GSV, we're revolutionizing livelihood creation across India.
About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned Talent Acquisition Head to independently drive all hiring efforts for Apna’s. This role requires a strong recruiting leader with deep expertise in scaling talent acquisition strategies, building high-quality candidate pipelines, and partnering closely with business leaders to meet strategic hiring needs.
Title: Talent Acquisition Head
Requirement: 1
Location: Domlur, Bangalore (Work from Office)
Function: HR Team
Experience: 13-15 years
Requirements
Roles & responsibilities:
- Partner with the TA team on end-to-end hiring for Pan India.
- Run daily/weekly hiring funnels, walk-in drives & bulk interview processes.
- Build strong pipelines via sourcing, referrals, networks & local / global market intelligence.
- Conduct screening, shortlist management, interview coordination & offer closure.
- Partner with business / functional teams on workforce planning, hiring forecasts & SLA governance.
- Maintain accurate hiring dashboards, metrics & reporting for leadership reviews.
- Train new Manager's & interview panels for ICP, NMA & other best practices.
Who You Are (Ideal Profile)
- 13-15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition managing both Tech-Product & Business Hiring to build talent density in the org across the board.
- Strong exposure towards distribution org hiring.
- Ability to operate independently as the Business HR SPOC, with strong execution discipline.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management & problem-solving skills.
- High ownership mindset with comfort in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Proficiency in Google Sheets, dashboards & ATS - HR systems is a must have.
Benefits
- Why Join Us
- Take full ownership as the TA Head for a fast-growing business.
- Work closely with business leaders & central HR teams.
- Drive both people and hiring outcomes end-to-end.
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About Apna
Founded in 2019, Apna.co is India’s largest professional networking platform dedicated to helping India’s rising workforce unlock unique professional networking and skilling opportunities. The app is currently serving in 75 cities across India.
Having raised $190+ million from marquee investors like Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital India, Rocketship.vc, and Greenoaks Capital, Apna is on a mission to enable livelihoods for billions in India. With over 35 million users, present in 75 cities and counting, and over 2 million employers that trust the platform, India has a new destination to discover relevant opportunities.
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Job details
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Funding
Total raised
$194M
Last stage
Series C
Investors
Founders
Aryan Kenchin
ex-Co-Founder
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.