Talent Acquisition Partner

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive, execution-driven Talent Acquisition Partner to lead and own the full recruitment lifecycle across Gushwork. In this hands-on role, you will work closely with executive leadership, and hiring managers to define hiring strategies, build high-performing candidate pipelines, evaluate top talent, and close key offers.

Unlike traditional recruitment roles that are restricted to a single hiring silo, this position offers cross-functional breadth across technical, product, and business/GTM roles. As an early member of our talent team, you will leverage cutting-edge AI recruiting tools and recruitment analytics to drive speed, quality, and operational excellence while actively influencing company-wide hiring standards.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end talent acquisition across all functions, driving candidates from initial outreach through offer rollout and seamless onboarding handoff.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, specialized job boards, and creative/unconventional sourcing channels to map and engage top-tier passive candidates
• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand business needs, draft compelling position descriptions, and define targeted sourcing strategies.
• Oversee end-to-end interview scheduling,feedback collection, and candidate communication to deliver a good candidate experience.
• Lead compensation structuring, offer negotiations, and closing strategies to achieve high offer acceptance rates
• Actively integrate modern AI platforms and workflows into daily recruitment tasks to accelerate sourcing, candidate evaluation, role research, and operational output.
• Maintain meticulous pipeline hygiene and real-time updates within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Contribute to foundational talent initiatives, including employer branding campaigns, referral program design.
• Continuously refine internal hiring frameworks, rubric designs, and interviewing guidelines as Gushwork scales.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of core recruitment experience, ideally within fast-growing software, SaaS, or high-tech product companies.
• Deep hands-on expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub, and other modern sourcing platforms.
• Hands-on experience administering modern Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Lever, Greenhouse or similar).
• Passionate about adopting AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to optimize recruitment workflows and boost hiring efficiency.
• Solid proficiency in Google Sheets for pipeline tracking, metrics reporting, and funnel analysis.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities.
• High agency, bias for action, and comfort managing high-volume, multi-disciplinary hiring in a dynamic startup setup.
• Prior experience hiring across Go-To-Market (GTM) functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Business Development.
• Exposure to building recruitment operations, interview rubrics, or employer branding from early stages.

Why Join Gushwork?

• You'll be part of an early team at a fast-growing company, with a lot of impact
• You'll get to work with really smart and helpful people
• We constantly adopt the latest technologies and stay close to the latest ai innovations
• Opportunity to influence the direction of the product and engineering culture
• Flexible PTO policy
• Unlimited ai usage
• Plus cool swag, a stocked pantry, and other benefits