Design Recruiter / Design Hiring Partner

Team: HireDesigners, India’s largest design recruitment agency, For Designers By Designers, small team, high ownership Role summary: You will run the full hiring cycle for design roles across disciplines. You will understand what the client truly needs, map the market, source and qualify talent, manage candidate experience, align stakeholders, drive negotiations, and close offers. What you will do: You will take a role brief, convert it into a clean success profile, build a target list, and activate sourcing across platforms, communities, referrals, and direct outreach. You will screen for skill, mindset, and culture fit, then present shortlists with sharp rationale. You will manage interview loops, feedback quality, offer alignment, counter offers, joining risk, and final closure. Stakeholder work: You will speak to founders, CXOs, HR heads, studio owners, and hiring managers. You will influence both sides with clarity, speed, and trust. What you must be good at: Structured thinking, sharp communication, negotiation, follow through, and high empathy without being soft. You should be comfortable chasing, nudging, and closing. Good to have: Prior design recruiting exposure, understanding of design portfolios, design roles, tools, and seniority mapping. What success looks like in 90 days: You are shipping consistent shortlists, reducing drop offs, improving offer acceptance, and building repeat business through clean execution and client confidence. Tools and working style: CRM discipline, clean notes, pipeline hygiene, fast turnarounds, and clear weekly reporting. Who will thrive here: High ownership people who like accountability, pace, and handling premium clients without getting intimidated. Work mode: In-office