Talent Acquisition Lead

About Slikk

Slikk is India’s trendiest fashion quick-commerce marketplace built for Gen Z and young millennials, delivering the latest styles directly to doorsteps in 60 minutes. Backed by marquee investors like Nexus Venture Partners and Lightspeed, we are disrupting traditional retail by combining real-time inventory, dark store logistics, and feed-based AI personalization.

We are a high-ownership, 0-to-1 execution-driven team. As we scale our footprint across major urban centers, we are looking for a sharp, aggressive Talent Acquisition Lead who can build out our core teams across Tech, Product, Growth, Category Management, and Dark Store Operations.

Role Overview

As the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will own the end-to-end recruitment strategy and workforce execution. You will bridge the gap between aggressive business milestones and top-tier talent. This is not a reactive, resume-shuffling role—you will act as a talent partner to our founders and leadership team, defining our Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and hiring infrastructure from the ground up.

What You Will Do

• Execute full-cycle recruiting for critical business functions, spanning Tech (Search/ML, Frontend, Backend) and Business (Category Management, Merchandising, Supply Chain).
• Implement outbound headhunting practices using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Behance, and niche tech/fashion networks.
• Build predictive pipelines to anticipate fast-moving staffing requirements
• Collaborate with hiring managers to map job requirements, establish exact assessment parameters, and design interview panels.
• Provide macroeconomic talent insights, advising leadership teams on salary indexing, talent availability, and candidate expectations.
• Optimize candidate experience (CX) across all interview stages, ensuring fast turnaround times, transparent feedback, and a seamless onboarding bridge.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7- 9 years of recruitment experience, with at least 3-4 years leading internal hiring tracks inside a fast-paced product startup, e-commerce, or quick-commerce ecosystem is a must.
• Sourcing Craft: Mastery over advanced sourcing frameworks, boolean search techniques, and tech-talent screening.
• Communication & Negotiation: Elite conversational skills to pitch a high-velocity startup vision and manage complex offer closures/compensations.
• Startup Mindset: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, iterating quickly, and working in a high-ownership environment.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field.