SOLARA is one of India's fastest-growing D2C kitchen and home appliance brands. The company is scaling rapidly and is looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to lead hiring strategy and build a high-performing talent acquisition function. This role reports directly to the founders and is responsible for managing end-to-end hiring while building scalable recruitment processes, talent pipelines, employer branding, and hiring operations for future growth. The company operates in the D2C kitchen and home appliance industry.
Key Responsibilities:
Own full-cycle hiring across the company including e-commerce business roles such as marketplace managers, category managers, growth and performance marketing, supply chain, customer experience, finance, and technical roles including engineering, data, ERP, and integrations. Partner with founders and function heads to define hiring requirements and improve role definitions. Build sourcing pipelines through referrals, professional communities, targeted outreach, and proactive sourcing for niche skills. Manage a structured and efficient candidate experience with timely communication and interview coordination. Handle offer negotiations, compensation benchmarking, and joining formalities in coordination with HR and operations teams. Build and strengthen the employer brand through LinkedIn and the Hyderabad startup ecosystem. Set up and maintain the Applicant Tracking System, recruitment metrics including turnaround time, funnel conversion, quality of hire, and conduct monthly hiring reviews.
Required Skills:
5β8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition with at least 3 years in a D2C, e-commerce company, or high-growth startup. Proven success in hiring e-commerce business talent and technical talent including engineering and data roles. Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment independently. Excellent written communication skills. Strong analytical mindset with experience tracking recruitment metrics and improving hiring performance.
Preferred Skills:
Experience hiring warehouse and operations roles at scale. Exposure to setting up Applicant Tracking Systems from scratch. Knowledge of compensation benchmarking tools. Strong professional network across Hyderabad startups and e-commerce companies.