Talent Acquisition Associate (Junior Recruiter) | Tech and Non-Tech Startup Hiring | EdTech and FinTech | Work From Home | Full Time

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Savanna HR is hiring a Talent Acquisition Associate to recruit for high-growth EdTech and FinTech startups across tech and non-tech roles. This is a 100% remote, full-time recruiter role for someone with 1-2 years of end-to-end recruitment experience who enjoys fast-paced startup hiring, sourcing on LinkedIn and Naukri, and closing positions quickly.

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Budget: INR 20,000 – 25,000 per month | Location: Work From Home (Remote, India) | Experience: 1-2 years

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ABOUT SAVANNA HR

Savanna HR is a leadership hiring and recruitment firm headquartered in Gurugram, working with startups, unicorns and established enterprises since 2014. We have supported 100+ clients and delivered 3,500+ joinings across Technology, AI, SaaS, EdTech, FinTech and BFSI, Manufacturing, Logistics and Retail, with placements in India, APAC, Europe and the US. We are tech-first: our recruiters work on HireXL, our own AI-powered ATS and Recruitment OS, which makes sourcing, screening and pipeline tracking faster than at a traditional agency.

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POSITION SNAPSHOT

- Role: Talent Acquisition Associate / Junior Recruiter
- Work mode: Work From Home (fully remote)
- Employment type: Full time
- Experience: 1-2 years in recruitment
- Salary: INR 20,000 – 25,000 per month
- Hiring focus: Startups in EdTech, FinTech, SaaS and consumer tech
- Role mix: Tech hiring (engineering, product, data) and non-tech hiring (sales, marketing, operations, finance, HR)

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Own the full recruitment cycle for 4-6 open mandates at a time, from job brief to candidate joining
- Understand hiring requirements with the account lead and build clear role briefs and screening criteria
- Source candidates on LinkedIn, Naukri Resdex, job portals, referrals and our HireXL talent pool
- Write Boolean search strings to find tech talent (developers, QA, data, product) and non-tech talent (inside sales, business development, operations, finance)
- Screen candidates over phone and video calls for skills, experience, CTC, notice period and intent to move
- Share shortlisted profiles with crisp screening notes and schedule interviews
- Coordinate interviews, collect feedback and keep candidates engaged through every stage
- Support offer discussions, salary negotiation and follow-ups until the candidate joins
- Keep the ATS pipeline, stages and candidate notes updated daily on HireXL
- Hit weekly targets for profiles shared, interviews scheduled and closures

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REQUIRED SKILLS

- 1-2 years of end-to-end recruitment experience at a recruitment agency, staffing firm or startup in-house team
- Hands-on startup hiring experience in EdTech, FinTech or both
- Experience hiring for both tech and non-tech roles
- Strong sourcing skills on LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri and other job portals
- Working knowledge of Boolean search and basic understanding of tech stacks and job roles
- Excellent spoken and written English, confident on candidate calls
- Comfortable working independently from home with a stable internet connection and a laptop

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GOOD TO HAVE

- Experience with an ATS (HireXL, Zoho Recruit, Keka, Darwinbox or similar)
- Exposure to volume hiring for sales and customer success teams
- Familiarity with AI sourcing and screening tools
- Graduate or MBA in HR

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TOOLS YOU WILL USE

- HireXL ATS
- LinkedIn and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Naukri Resdex and other job portals
- Google Workspace (Sheets, Meet, Gmail)

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WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

- Exposure to fast-growing EdTech, FinTech and technology startups and their founders and hiring managers
- Hands-on training in AI-enabled recruitment on our own ATS, HireXL
- Mentorship from a leadership hiring team with 12+ years of experience
- Clear growth path from Talent Acquisition Associate to Senior Recruiter and Account Manager
- Work From Home flexibility

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COMPENSATION

- Fixed salary: INR 20,000 – 25,000 per month, based on experience and interview performance
- Location: Work From Home (Remote, India)

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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

A driven, organised recruiter with 1-2 years of startup hiring experience in EdTech or FinTech, who has closed both tech and non-tech roles, loves talking to candidates and wants to grow fast in a tech-first recruitment firm. If you have closed startup positions and want to build your recruitment career remotely with Savanna HR, apply now.