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As we continue to scale rapidly, we are investing in building the talent function from the ground up and that starts with the right recruiter.\nThe RoleWe are looking for a hands-on, resourceful Talent Acquisition Manager / HR Manager to build and lead our talent function from scratch. This is a true 0-to-1 opportunity: you will design our hiring strategy, stand up scalable recruiting processes, and build a high-performing team, all while partnering directly with founders and senior leadership across India and the USA.\nYou will manage a growing team (including a Talent Sourcing Recruiter who supports pipelining across both markets) and own the end-to-end talent agenda, from workforce planning and bulk hiring to vendor management and employer branding. This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership without waiting to be told, and is excited to build something from the ground up rather than maintain something already built.\nKey ResponsibilitiesTeam Building & Leadership\nHire, build, and lead a talent acquisition/HR team (having previously managed a team of 6 to 10 people), setting goals, coaching performance, and developing future leaders within the function.\n\nAct as a mentor and manager to direct reports, including recruiters and sourcing specialists, ensuring they have clear priorities and support.\n\nProcess & Systems Design\nDesign and implement scalable recruiting processes, workflows, and playbooks that can grow with the company across both India and the USA.\n\nBuild and own the hiring pipeline strategy, from sourcing channels to interview loops to offer management, ensuring consistency and quality at scale.\n\nOwn the ATS and other HR tech tools, ensuring data hygiene, reporting accuracy, and process adoption across the team.\n\nBulk & Strategic Hiring\nLead high-volume/bulk hiring efforts across engineering, operations, and corporate functions, without compromising candidate experience or quality of hire.\n\nPartner with department heads to translate business goals into hiring plans, headcount forecasts, and role prioritization in real time.\n\nVendor & Stakeholder Management\nManage relationships with recruiting vendors, staffing agencies, job boards, and background verification partners across both markets, negotiating terms and holding them accountable to SLAs.\n\nServe as the primary point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders on all things hiring and people operations.\n\nEmployer Branding & Candidate Experience\nShape Cogniify's employer brand, including job descriptions, sourcing campaigns, and social presence, to attract top talent in both markets.\n\nSet the bar for candidate experience, guiding candidates clearly through each stage of the process, setting expectations, and ensuring every interaction reflects Cogniify's culture and values.\n\nHR Operations\nSupport broader HR functions including onboarding, compliance, and policy-building as the people function matures.\n\nBring structure to ambiguous, undefined problems; this role will regularly require building something where nothing currently exists.\n\nQualifications\nTeam Leadership: Proven experience managing a team of 6 to 10 people, including hiring, building, and scaling that team from the ground up.\n\nProcess Builder: Track record of designing recruiting processes and systems that scale with company growth, not just executing on an existing playbook.\n\nPipeline & Bulk Hiring: Demonstrated experience building talent pipelines and managing high-volume/bulk hiring across multiple functions.\n\nVendor Management: Experience managing external recruiting vendors, staffing agencies, and other third-party partners, including contract negotiation and performance management.\n\n0-to-1 Experience: Comfort operating in ambiguity, and a track record of building talent or HR functions from scratch, ideally at an early-stage or fast-scaling company.\n\nDual-Market Exposure: Experience (or strong familiarity) with hiring across both India and the USA is a plus, including compensation norms, sourcing channels, and compliance considerations in each market.\n\nATS & HRIS Proficiency: Hands-on experience with multiple ATS platforms, and working knowledge of Rippling (or similar HRIS/payroll systems) is required.\n\nCandidate Guidance: Ability to personally guide candidates through the hiring process, answering questions, setting expectations, and advising on offers, not just managing a pipeline from a distance.\n\nCommunication: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; able to represent Cogniify professionally to candidates, vendors, and leadership across geographies.\n\nOwnership Mindset: An \"owner's attitude,\" someone who takes initiative, doesn't wait for permission, and treats the function's success as personal success.\n\nTech Proficiency: Comfortable with LinkedIn Recruiter and standard productivity tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom).\n\nWhy Join Cogniify?At Cogniify, you won't be an invisible cog in a machine. As one of our first recruiters, you will have a real voice in shaping how we hire, who we hire, and what our candidate experience looks like across two continents. You'll work closely with our founders and HR Manager, and your work will have a direct, visible impact on the company every week.\n\nOwnership: Build sourcing strategies for two markets from scratch, your playbook, your results.\n\nAccess: Direct line to founders and senior leadership. No bureaucracy.\n\nGrowth: As Cogniify scales, so does this role. Opportunity to grow into a full-cycle or senior recruiting position.\n\nFlexibility: Fully remote with flexible working hours to accommodate cross-time-zone collaboration.\n\nPerks And Benefits Of Working With Us\nInternet allowance\n\nLaptop\n\nPF\n\nPaid PTO\n\nAnnual Bonus\n\nGraduity\n\nYearly Team building experiences\n\nMentorship and sponsorship opportunities\n\nManager resources and support\n\nLife & accidental insurance for additional protection.\n\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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