Lead, Candidate Experience

At MongoDB, we're transforming industries and empowering developers to build the next generation of applications. As we continue to grow across APAC, we're seeking a Lead, Candidate Experience to lead and develop a high-performing team, drive operational excellence, and help scale world-class hiring experiences across the region.

This role is ideal for a people leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex challenges. You'll partner closely with recruiting and business leaders to optimize processes, improve efficiency, and ensure a seamless experience for candidates, interviewers, and hiring teams alike.

While focused on supporting hiring across APAC, you'll collaborate with stakeholders around the world, balancing regional needs with global priorities and contributing to the evolution of our Candidate Experience function.

This is an opportunity to influence how MongoDB scales across one of its fastest-growing regions while building the team, processes, and partnerships that support our continued growth.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of Candidate Experience Coordinators supporting hiring across APAC
• Own Candidate Experience operations across the region, ensuring a seamless, scalable, and consistent hiring process for candidates, recruiters, and hiring teams
• Drive operational excellence through resource management, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with Recruiting leaders, Hiring Managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to support hiring goals and deliver exceptional outcomes
• Champion a world-class candidate experience by identifying opportunities to improve communication, efficiency, and overall engagement throughout the hiring journey
• Lead regional and global projects that enhance recruiting operations, leverage data-driven insights, and drive consistency, scalability, and impact across the function

Requirements

• You have 1+ years of people leadership experience, with a track record of developing and leading high-performing teams
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate high-performing teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong operational mindset with experience improving processes, managing competing priorities, and driving scalable solutions
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across all levels of the organization
• Resourceful and proactive, with sound judgment and the ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a high level of service and attention to detail
• Experience with recruiting technologies and collaboration tools, including Greenhouse, Zendesk, Google Workspace, or similar platforms
• Passion for delivering exceptional experiences, supporting business growth, and contributing to MongoDB's mission and culture

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.<