Senior Recruiter

About Target

Target is a Fortune 50 company recognized as one of America’s foremost retailers, employing over 400,000 people globally. We are dedicated to enriching family life through our core values, vibrant culture, and commitment to customers, communities, and employees alike.

Joining Target signifies becoming part of a nurturing culture focused on growth, collaboration, and shared success. We cherish diverse viewpoints, foster authentic connections, and provide a platform where each team member can contribute meaningfully and advance their career.

Target Operations in India

With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 in Bengaluru, Target's Indian operations are critical to its worldwide activities, supporting areas such as strategy, technology, data analytics, product development, operations, and business functions.

Our Indian teams collaborate extensively across the company, tackling complex challenges, innovating capabilities, and creating impactful experiences that forward Target's strategic goals in an inclusive and growth-oriented work environment.

About the Human Resources Team

The HR division at Target plays a vital role in fostering diverse, engaged teams that drive the company’s strategic vision and enhance guest experiences. Partnering globally across stores, supply chains, and corporate headquarters, HR acts as a strategic business ally focused on building organizational strength, leadership enhancement, and nurturing employee growth.

The Talent Acquisition unit specifically is responsible for sourcing and securing outstanding talent. Our recruiters blend deep business insight, an understanding of talent markets, and recruiting skill to aid leadership in making strategic hiring choices. They manage the end-to-end candidate journey, championing Target’s employer branding to position the company as an exceptional career destination.

Role Overview

As a Senior Recruiter, the primary responsibility is overseeing comprehensive talent acquisition initiatives for critical and complex roles across specific business sectors. This role acts as a reliable advisor to business leaders and HR partners, converting business needs and staffing plans into actionable recruitment strategies.

The role requires familiarity with external talent markets, sourcing methods, and candidate behavior to attract high-quality applicants. Utilizing recruitment data, market intelligence, and talent insights, the recruiter will influence hiring decisions, forecast staffing needs, and enhance recruitment outcomes continuously.

Success depends on strategic thinking, strong partnership skills, meticulous execution, and advocating for an excellent candidate experience. Effective management of multiple simultaneous priorities in a fast-paced setting is also essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment from position intake through sourcing, candidate evaluation, selection, offer negotiation, and onboarding for challenging and vital roles.
• Work closely with hiring managers and HR teams to interpret business goals, organizational structures, capability specifications, and workforce strategies into recruiting tactics.
• Provide strategic talent advice offering market insights, competitor intelligence, talent availability, and analytics that impact recruitment approaches.
• Lead offer strategy and negotiation processes, balancing candidate desires with market standards, internal fairness, and budget considerations.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and data such as pipeline status, sourcing success, conversion statistics, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance rates to refine recruitment processes and performance.
• Build and maintain professional networks through industry events and communities to secure access to key talent groups.
• Identify and drive improvements to recruitment operations, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency, scalability, and candidate satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HR colleagues by sharing market data and sourcing techniques to elevate the company-wide recruitment capability.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate shows a blend of recruitment proficiency, business insight, and strategic partnership abilities. Comfort with ambiguity, stakeholder influence, and data-driven decision-making is essential. They must be self-motivated with a strong dedication to delivering superior candidate experiences and recruitment excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant practical experience.
• Minimum of six years in progressive full-cycle recruitment, ideally servicing technology, product, enterprise, or comparably scaled organizations.
• Proven success creating and deploying proactive sourcing and engagement plans for difficult or high-competition roles.
• Strong advisory and influencing skills with the ability to challenge and guide leadership towards sound hiring decisions.
• Experience in applying recruitment metrics and market knowledge to diagnose issues and improve hiring effectiveness.
• Proficiency in managing several complex recruitment projects simultaneously without compromising on quality or responsiveness.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship management, and storytelling capabilities.
• Strategic thinker with an analytical approach and the ability to convert strategy into practical recruitment actions.