Talent Acquisition Specialist – Contract & Temp Staffing

About Kimbal

Kimbal Technologies is a fast-emerging Indian startup building breakthrough technologies for utilities. Today it functions as a trusted technology partner to the largest DISCOMS of India with '100% Made in India' end-to-end solutions for their AMI Projects. The company's AI-enabled meter reading application - Samaksha, workforce management application - Yukti, and Harmonics analyzer - Tarang, are rising as groundbreaking technologies for utilities worldwide.

At the core, Kimbal Technologies is essentially an innovation lab championed by driven technocrats, with raw entrepreneurship as our central pillar. The company leverages emerging technologies, data, and exhaustive research to design proven engineering solutions to empower utilities to distribute reliable, secure, and sustainable energy to their end customers with more confidence and control.

About Role

We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist who will lead hiring efforts for our software engineering teams - managing end-to-end recruitment, from early-career engineers to senior technical leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and functional leaders to define workforce plans and hiring strategies for firmware and embedded roles.
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to attract top embedded software, hardware, and systems talent.
• Translate hiring needs into clear, compelling job descriptions that reflect Kimbal's technical depth and innovation culture.
• Build and manage strong talent pipelines through proactive mapping, networking, and direct sourcing.
• Drive full-cycle recruitment - from outreach and screening to coordination, feedback management, and offer closure.
• Maintain long-term relationships with high-potential candidates for future roles.
• Continuously refine recruitment processes to enhance speed, quality, and candidate experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on employer branding initiatives to strengthen Kimbal's visibility in the firmware, embedded, and energy-tech ecosystems.
• Manage and onboard recruitment partners specializing in hardware and embedded systems talent.
• Track, measure, and analyze recruitment metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Preferred Background & Experience 

• 6-10 years of experience in technology recruitment, with a strong focus on software engineering.
• Proven ability to hire for diverse engineering profiles - including backend, frontend, devops and data engineering.
• Deep understanding of the talent landscape across India.
• Strong stakeholder management and consultative partnership with engineering leaders.
• Passion for building technical teams that contribute to the clean energy and smart grid revolution.