Technical Recruiting Manager - India Lead

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Role Summary

We’re looking for a hands-on, results-driven Tech Recruiting Manager - Site Lead for our India Hub. You’ll manage a team of technical recruiters and coordinators to deliver high-quality, high-velocity technical hiring, supporting our rapid growth across Software Engineering, Test Engineering, Data, and Infrastructure.

This is a strategic and execution-heavy leadership role - perfect for someone who thrives on building from zero, managing recruiting sprints, and partnering closely with Engineering and Product leadership to attract top technical talent in India.

Your Impact

• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and develop a high-performing recruiting team, ensuring operational excellence, delivery focus, and a culture of ownership and collaboration.
• Build & Lead the Tech Recruiting Function: Lead the tech recruiting team in India and manage a team of 5-7 Recruiters and Coordinators. Define the hiring strategy, execution rhythm, processes, and metrics to deliver at scale.
• High-Volume Hiring Drives & Sprints: Plan and execute large-scale hiring drives, and recruiting sprints (onsite, virtual, or hybrid). Manage campaign logistics, panel alignment, and post-event conversion.
• Sourcing Strategy & Pipeline Ownership: Own broader sourcing strategy for Tech roles across India site - building deep talent pools, activating referrals, and running proactive market mapping for niche skills.
• Strategic Talent Partner: Act as a trusted advisor to Engineering and Product leadership, shaping headcount planning, talent availability assessments, and market insights.
• Operational Excellence: Run efficient, data-driven hiring processes from intake to offer, ensuring quick turnaround times, high quality, and an exceptional candidate experience.
• Data & Metrics-Driven Execution: Define, monitor, and report recruiting KPIs (source > screen > interview > offer > join). Use ATS data and dashboards to provide insights, identify bottlenecks, and drive improvements.
• Employer Brand & Candidate Experience: Partner with the People and Brand teams to run community engagement and employer-branding initiatives targeting India’s engineering talent market.

Your Experience

• 10 plus years of recruiting experience in high-growth Tech or GCC, IT Services, SaaS, Fintech and Scale-up environments with a strong focus on technical and volume hiring.
• Minimum 2-3 years of direct people management experience, leading teams of recruiters and/or coordinators. Proven record of coaching, mentoring, and developing recruiting talent.
• Proven success in organising and leading hiring drives, recruiting sprints, or high-volume campaigns, managing end-to-end coordination and conversion.
• Deep technical recruiting expertise across Software Engineering, Test, Data, and Infrastructure roles.
• Strong analytical and metrics orientation — comfortable with dashboards, funnel reporting, and performance optimization.
• Skilled stakeholder manager with the ability to influence engineering/product leaders and align recruiting execution with business goals.
• Proficiency with modern ATS/CRM systems (Greenhouse, Lever, etc.) and sourcing platforms.
• Process-driven, structured, and delivery-focused — thrives in fast-paced, scaling environments.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience leading TA for a Tech Site.
• Experience running employer-branding or community-building events for tech talent.
• Exposure to global recruiting operations and multi-site collaboration.

Why Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to build Tech recruiting engine from the ground up for a World Leader in AI infused Planning SAAS - Anaplan. You’ll have the autonomy to design the model, lead high-velocity hiring campaigns, and shape how our India tech hub becomes a world-class talent destination and be a part of this growth.

If you’re passionate about leading teams, scaling recruiting operations, and creating real business impact — this is your stage

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.  

Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer  

It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals.  

Anaplan does not:  

• Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.   
• Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication.  

All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to people@anaplan.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.