Talent Management Specialist

Sutherland is hiring a Talent Management Specialist in Chennai, a role centered on leading full Talent Management cycles rather than individual transactional HR work. You will oversee candidate screening and Background Verification workflows as part of the broader talent pipeline, ensuring quality control before candidates progress further in the process. Mentoring junior specialists is an explicit part of the role, positioning this as a semi-senior position with some people-development responsibility built in. Driving process improvements across Talent Management operations is expected, reflecting a role that goes beyond executing existing processes into actively refining how the function operates. Advanced expertise across Workday Talent, Performance, and Succession Planning modules is required.

This role requires 2-5 years of experience in Talent Management with advanced, hands-on expertise specifically in Workday Talent, Performance, and Succession Planning modules. Strong candidate screening and Background Verification workflow experience is essential given the recruitment-adjacent scope of this role. Mentoring experience is valued, since supporting junior specialists is an explicit responsibility. Familiarity with ATS and broader HRIS platforms is required alongside Workday. Strong data integrity and compliance awareness is needed, particularly regarding US employment laws given the cross-border nature of the work.