Manager - Talent Acquisition (Non-Tech)

We are Licious - a Bengaluru-based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our Founders, Foodies and Friends.

Today, we are proud to be one of India’s most successful D2C food-tech brands, operating across

20 cities

and serving over

3\.2 million customers

with fresh, high-quality products and a best-in-class de-licious consumer experience.

As we enter our next phase of growth, we are building the foundations of a future-ready, institution-grade company - with strong governance, robust systems, and the ambition to operate at public-market standards.

If you have what it takes to be the

magic ingredient

in the recipe that is Licious...Read on

What makes the role meaty?

• Lead and coach a team of recruiters across corporate and retail hiring, enable them to become trusted partners to business
• Build and own hiring strategies for multiple business units, align with leadership on priorities, forecaste needs, and translate company goals into actionable hiring plans
• Drive consistency and excellence by implementing structured interview frameworks, scalable processes and tools that balance speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Influence and partner with leaders to shape hiring planning, role design, and talent decisions
• Strengthen Licious’ employer brand by embedding storytelling, impact and our People Code into every stage of the candidate journey
• Use data and insights to track performance, identify bottlenecks and continuously improve outcomes: whether it’s time-to-hire, offer acceptance, or pipeline diversity
• Scale for the future by building robust talent pipelines, referral programs, and creative sourcing strategies across functions
• Champion candidate experience by ensuring every interaction reflects our culture of respect, ownership and aspiration

We hope that you have...

• 4 -10 years’ full-time experience in hiring preferably in start-ups / FMCG companies / FoodTech domain with at least 3 years in a people management role
• Strong track record of leading hiring across multiple functions
• Ability to balance hands-on problem solving with long-term strategy building
• Comfort with data and tools, using insights to influence and drive better decisions
• Strong stakeholder management skills; influencing leaders while also being a coach for your team.
• A self-starter mindset with the resilience to grow
• Willingness to work in a 5 day work from office environment