Job Description

The Head of Talent Acquisition will lead the end-to-end recruitment strategy and execution for India across all business units, plants, engineering centers, shared services, and corporate functions. The role is responsible for developing and implementing a robust talent acquisition strategy that supports business growth, strengthens employer branding, enhances candidate experience, and ensures the timely hiring of high-quality talent.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Develop and execute the India Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with business objectives and workforce planning.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and leadership positions.
• Drive innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent across manufacturing, engineering, digital, finance, and corporate functions.
• Partner with business leaders to anticipate future talent requirements.

Recruitment Operations

• Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery across all India locations.
• Ensure achievement of hiring targets, time-to-fill, quality of hire, and cost-per-hire metrics.
• Drive recruitment process standardization and continuous improvement.
• Monitor recruitment effectiveness through dashboards and analytics.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic talent advisor to business and HR leadership teams.
• Collaborate with plant leadership, functional leaders, and global talent acquisition teams.
• Ensure strong partnership with hiring managers to improve hiring outcomes and candidate experience.

Employer Branding & Talent Marketing

• Strengthen Tenneco's employer brand in the market.
• Lead campus hiring, apprenticeship, diversity hiring, and leadership hiring initiatives.
• Build partnerships with universities, technical institutes, and industry forums.

Leadership Hiring & Succession Support

• Lead recruitment for senior leadership and critical positions.
• Support succession planning by creating external talent pipelines for key roles.
• Ensure robust assessment and selection methodologies.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the India Talent Acquisition team.
• Establish performance standards and capability-building initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with company policies, labor regulations, and recruitment governance standards.
• Maintain recruitment data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Manage recruitment vendors, agencies, and outsourcing partners.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Time to Fill
• Quality of Hire
• Offer Acceptance Rate
• Diversity Hiring Metrics
• Recruitment Cost Efficiency
• Hiring Manager Satisfaction
• Candidate Experience Scores
• Leadership Position Closure Rate
• Campus Hiring Effectiveness
• Talent Pipeline Readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred.
• 12–18 years of progressive HR/Talent Acquisition experience.
• Experience leading Talent Acquisition for a large manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or engineering organization.
• Proven track record in leadership hiring, plant hiring, campus recruitment, and talent strategy.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.

Critical Competencies

• Strategic Talent Planning
• Leadership & Team Management
• Business Acumen
• Workforce Planning
• Executive Hiring
• Talent Market Intelligence
• Data & Analytics
• Change Management
• Influencing & Stakeholder Management
• Employer Branding