PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology for over four decades, empowering brands worldwide to create meaningful connections with their guests. The company provides innovative software and hardware solutions that enable seamless experiences and business growth for more than 100,000 restaurants across over 110 countries.
PAR Technology follows a "Better Together" approach and offers Unified Customer Experience solutions including point-of-sale systems, digital ordering, loyalty platforms, back-office software solutions, industry-leading hardware and drive-thru technology offerings.
The Regional Talent Partner role is a technical recruiting position responsible for supporting hiring and talent development outcomes across India. The role combines hands-on recruitment for technical and engineering talent with local execution of talent programs and manager enablement initiatives.
The primary focus of this role will be Talent Acquisition, approximately 70%, where the candidate will act as a trusted recruitment partner to hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle for technical, professional and leadership roles. The remaining 30% will focus on supporting managers in attracting, developing and retaining talent through onboarding, internal mobility, career development, learning programs and other talent initiatives.
The ideal candidate should have a strong technical recruiting background along with experience beyond recruitment including interviewer training, onboarding, internal mobility, career development, learning programs or manager enablement initiatives.
The primary focus of this role will be Talent Acquisition, approximately 70%, where the candidate will act as a trusted recruitment partner to hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle for technical, professional and leadership roles. The remaining 30% will focus on supporting managers in attracting, developing and retaining talent through onboarding, internal mobility, career development, learning programs and other talent initiatives.
The ideal candidate should have a strong technical recruiting background along with experience beyond recruitment including interviewer training, onboarding, internal mobility, career development, learning programs or manager enablement initiatives.
Position Location: Jaipur or Gurugram, India
The role will support India operations and work closely with global Talent teams, People Operations and business leaders across multiple time zones.
Reports To: Global Head of Talent Strategy
Key Responsibilities:
Lead full-cycle technical recruitment for engineering, product and other technical roles across the region while also supporting professional and leadership hiring requirements.
Manage active recruitment portfolios and deliver high-quality hiring outcomes.
Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements, define hiring strategies and drive effective selection decisions.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and difficult-to-fill positions.
Coach hiring managers on interviewing best practices, candidate assessment and effective hiring decisions.
Conduct interviewer training and hiring process education to improve recruitment quality and consistency.
Coordinate recruitment activities across contractors, agencies and business stakeholders.
Ensure consistent adoption of recruitment systems, processes and standards.
Monitor recruitment pipelines, hiring metrics and overall recruitment effectiveness while identifying improvement opportunities.
Maintain accurate recruitment data, dashboards and reporting.
Share labor market insights, hiring trends and talent availability information with business leaders.
Deliver exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process.
Partner with People Operations and Global Talent teams to support implementation of talent programs and initiatives.
Support managers in identifying and developing internal talent through employee growth and mobility opportunities.
Support career pathing, career frameworks and competency initiatives by helping managers understand and apply available tools.
Coordinate and support local execution of learning and development programs.
Deliver and facilitate manager enablement sessions related to interviewing, hiring, career development and employee growth.
Drive adoption of talent tools, frameworks and processes introduced by the Global Talent team.
Collect feedback from managers and employees to identify opportunities for improving talent programs and development experiences.
Track participation and adoption of talent initiatives and share insights with People Operations and Global Talent teams.
AI Integration:
Identify opportunities to use AI tools to improve recruitment processes and talent program delivery.
Leverage AI for sourcing, candidate screening, recruitment communication and process efficiency.
Support employees and teams in building AI skills that improve productivity and effectiveness.
What Weโre Looking For:
7+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition with strong experience recruiting technical and engineering roles including software engineering, product, data or IT positions.
Proven experience managing full-cycle technical recruitment including sourcing, technical screening and candidate closure in competitive talent markets.
Strong understanding of technical roles, skill sets and hiring markets with the ability to partner effectively with engineering and technology leaders.
Experience recruiting professional and leadership roles within technology organizations.
Experience working directly with business leaders and hiring managers.
Strong stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.
Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
Experience using recruitment systems, talent analytics and reporting tools.
Experience using AI tools to improve recruitment efficiency.
Ability to influence outcomes and collaborate effectively within a matrix organization.
Experience with learning, employee development, internal mobility, onboarding or related talent programs will be an added advantage.
Interview Process:
Interview Round 1: Phone or Video Screen with Talent Acquisition Team.
Interview Round 2: Video Interview with Hiring Manager through MS Teams.
Interview Round 3: Video Interview with Team through MS Teams.
Industry: Restaurant Technology and Software Solutions