HR Manager

HR Manager – Talent Acquisition

Location: Bengaluru

Work Mode: Work From Office

Experience: 2–3 years

Employment Type: Full-time

About Binocs

Binocs is an AI-powered investment research and underwriting platform helping investment teams, strategy consultants, and financial institutions accelerate due diligence and make better-informed decisions.

We are looking for a hands-on HR Manager with a strong focus on Talent Acquisition to help us build and scale our team.

About the Role

You will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment across Binocs, working closely with founders and hiring managers to identify, attract, assess, and close high-quality talent.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys recruitment, is comfortable with high-volume and niche hiring, and wants significant ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition – Primary Focus

Own the end-to-end recruitment process from requirement understanding to candidate onboarding.

Work closely with founders and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and define candidate profiles.

Create and manage effective sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, communities, and direct sourcing.

Source and screen candidates for AI/ML, Engineering, Product, Strategy, Investment Research, and GTM roles.

Conduct initial candidate screening and evaluate candidates against role requirements.

Coordinate interview processes and ensure a smooth candidate journey.

Manage candidate engagement, follow-ups, offer discussions, negotiations, and closures.

Build and maintain active talent pipelines for current and future requirements.

Track recruitment funnel metrics such as applications, screening, interviews, offers, closures, source effectiveness, and time-to-hire.

Proactively identify new sourcing channels and improve hiring conversion.

Build and strengthen the employee referral program and talent network.

Support employer branding and recruitment initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

Work closely with founders and hiring managers on critical and priority positions.

Maintain regular updates on hiring pipelines, challenges, and expected closures.

Help hiring managers improve interview processes and candidate evaluation.

Understand market availability and compensation trends for different roles.

HR Operations

Support onboarding and employee lifecycle processes.

Maintain employee documentation and HR records.

Support background verification, insurance, HR vendors, and employee benefits.

Assist with employee engagement, performance management, and HR initiatives.

Support HR policies and compliance-related activities.

What We're Looking For

2–3 years of experience in HR/Talent Acquisition, preferably in a startup or technology company.

Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment.

Excellent sourcing skills, especially through LinkedIn and other online channels.

Experience hiring for technical roles is highly preferred.

Strong candidate engagement and follow-up skills.

Good negotiation and offer-closing abilities.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.

Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Strong ownership and bias for action.

Data-oriented approach to tracking and improving recruitment performance.

Good to Have

Experience hiring for AI/ML, software engineering, product, consulting, finance, or strategy roles.

Experience in a B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, or investment-tech startup.

Strong LinkedIn sourcing and Boolean search skills.

Experience working directly with founders or senior leadership.

Exposure to employer branding and HR operations.

What You'll Get to Own

End-to-end recruitment for a growing AI startup.

Direct exposure to founders and senior leadership.

Hiring across diverse and challenging roles.

Opportunity to build talent pipelines and recruitment processes from the ground up.

Broader exposure to HR and People Operations as the organization scales.