Talent Acquisition Specialist.

About Vahan

At Vahan we are building the first AI powered recruitment marketplace for India’s 300 million strong Blue Collar workforce, opening doors to economic opportunities and brighter futures. Already India’s largest recruitment platform, Vahan is supported by marquee investors like Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Airtel, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm), and leading executives from Google and Facebook. Our customers include names like Swiggy, Zomato, Rapido, Zepto, and many more. We leverage cutting-edge technology and AI to recruit for the workforces of some of the most recognized companies in the country.

Our vision is ambitious: to become the go-to platform for blue-collar professionals worldwide, empowering them with not just earning opportunities but also the tools, benefits, and support they need to thrive. We aim to impact over a billion lives worldwide, creating a future where everyone has access to economic prosperity.

If our vision excites you, Vahan might just be your next adventure. We’re on the hunt for driven individuals who love tackling big challenges. If this sounds like your kind of journey, dive into the details and see where you can make your mark.

Role Overview

We are looking for a high agency Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead hiring across Supply Acquisition and Business functions at Vahan.

This role will partner closely with business leaders hiring for operationally intensive and field-heavy teams including:

• Supply Acquisition
• GTM & Growth
• Sales Operations
• Field Operations
• Category & Expansion teams

The ideal candidate understands how to hire for ambiguity, speed, and ownership; especially in companies where execution matters more than pedigree.

What You’ll Do

End-to-End Hiring

• Own complete recruitment lifecycle from role briefing to offer closure.
• Drive hiring for critical business and supply acquisition roles across multiple geographies.
• Build strong candidate pipelines for field-heavy, operational, and growth-oriented functions.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner directly with hiring managers and business leaders to understand org structure, hiring priorities, and talent gaps.
• Influence hiring decisions using market intelligence and candidate insights.
• Drive hiring reviews and ensure strong hiring velocity against business goals.

Talent Mapping & Market Research

• Identify talent from relevant industries
• Build proactive pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles.

Process Excellence

• Ensure strong candidate experience and fast turnaround times.
• Maintain hiring hygiene, funnel tracking, and recruitment analytics.
• Continuously improve sourcing and assessment processes.

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have

• 4–6 years of recruiting experience in startups or high-growth environments.
• Strong sourcing capability across LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, and unconventional channels.
• Ability to use AI tools to improve efficiency of their work
• Ability to independently manage stakeholders and drive closures.
• Strong communication, screening, and candidate evaluation skills.
• High ownership and comfort working in fast-paced environments.
• Familiarity with hiring metrics and recruitment operations.

Good to Have

• Experience hiring for blue-collar, gig economy, fintech, logistics, or marketplace businesses.
• Experience hiring for channel partner ecosystems or distributed acquisition models.

What Success Looks Like

• 90%+ closure rates on business-critical roles.
• Strong hiring SLA adherence for priority roles.
• Ability to consistently identify high-quality execution-focused talent.
• Building repeatable pipelines for recurring business and supply hiring needs.
• Becoming a trusted hiring partner to business leaders.

Why Join Vahan

• Opportunity to build hiring for one of India’s most ambitious workforce-tech companies.
• Work closely with business leaders on high-impact org-building problems.
• Fast ownership, steep learning curve, and significant growth opportunities.
• Exposure to complex operational and GTM hiring challenges at scale.