Location
Chennai, IN, 600113
Requisition ID: 19030
- **IGT****, where innovation meets entertainment on a global scale!* *From the casino floor to your mobile screen,* ***we deliver thrilling, responsible, and unforgettable gaming experiences****—powered by world‑class* ***content****, strong technical and* ***commercial capabilities*** *and nurtured by a* ***culture*** *of collaboration, accountability, and ownership.*
- Whether it’s spinning reels, placing bets, or enabling secure payments, we turn innovation into impact through disciplined execution and long‑term value creation. With a team of over* ***6,000 employees across 30\+ countries*** *and products delivered in* ***more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide****, we operate at scale while staying closely connected to costumers we serve. If you’re ready to bring your talent to a team shaping the future of entertainment, your next big move starts here \-* ***www.igt.com****.***Overview**
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We are seeking an experienced Manager, Talent Acquisition to lead recruiting efforts across the APAC region while managing and developing a team of Talent Acquisition professionals. This role will serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders, responsible for delivering hiring outcomes, driving recruiting excellence, and supporting workforce planning across multiple countries and business functions. The role balances people leadership, strategic partnership, operational execution, and hands\-on recruiting support for critical and business\-impacting positions. Success will be measured through hiring results, stakeholder satisfaction, team performance, recruiting effectiveness, and operational excellence.
Work Location: This is a flex role based in Chennai, India.
- *What You'll Do**
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Lead, coach, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition professionals, driving performance, accountability, capability building, and career development.
- Partner closely with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners to understand workforce priorities, hiring plans, and talent acquisition strategies across the APAC region.
- Own and deliver against regional hiring goals across multiple countries, business functions, and talent segments.
- Establish recruiting priorities, allocate team resources, and manage recruiting capacity to support evolving business demands.
- Serve as a trusted advisor regarding labor market trends, talent availability, workforce planning, competitive intelligence, and recruiting best practices.
- Manage and support full\-cycle recruitment activities for critical, complex, technical, leadership, and business\-impacting positions as needed.
- Drive sourcing strategies utilizing talent pipelines, networking, referrals, social media, market mapping, and direct sourcing techniques.
- Lead intake meetings, hiring discussions, offer negotiations, and candidate engagement strategies for key hiring initiatives.
- Monitor recruiting metrics, pipeline health, hiring progress, recruiter productivity, and operational performance.
- Promote consistent recruiting processes and high\-quality candidate experiences.
- Support employer branding, recruitment marketing, networking events, and talent community development efforts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Liberal Arts/Social Sciences, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8–12 years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including full\-cycle recruitment across professional, technical, and leadership\-level positions.
- Prior experience leading, coaching, mentoring, or managing recruiting teams.
- Demonstrated ability to influence hiring leaders and provide consultative talent acquisition guidance.
- Strong understanding of recruiting strategies, workforce planning, talent pipelining, labor market dynamics, and sourcing methodologies.
- Experience operating within complex, matrixed, multinational organizations.
- Strong business acumen, communication, relationship\-building, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, sourcing technologies, recruitment analytics, and reporting tools.
- Ability to balance strategic initiatives with hands\-on recruiting execution.
- Strong organizational, analytical, problem\-solving, and decision\-making skills.
- *What's in it For You**
- Opportunity to lead talent acquisition efforts across a diverse and growing region within a global organization.
- Exposure to senior business leaders and strategic workforce planning initiatives.
- Collaborative and innovative environment focused on talent excellence and continuous improvement.
- Career development and growth opportunities within a global Talent Acquisition and People organization.
- IGT is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that reflects the global communities and customers we serve. We strive to create an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered.*
- IGT is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This commitment applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and termination.*
- We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.*