About the role
Twelve-month recruitment coordinator contract supporting Silk Road's embedded hiring team for a major SaaS client in Hyderabad.
You'll join an embedded Silk Road hiring pod supporting a SaaS client's Hyderabad engineering hub. The role focuses on interview coordination, candidate experience and ATS hygiene, working with two recruiters and a hiring lead.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate technical interview panels across three time zones
- Own candidate experience touchpoints from screen to offer
- Maintain ATS data integrity (Greenhouse) and weekly funnel reports
- Support onboarding paperwork for successful hires
Requirements
- 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations
- Strong calendaring and email etiquette in English
- Working knowledge of Greenhouse, Lever or a similar ATS
- Available for the full 12-month contract on hybrid basis
How to apply — step by step
- 1
Review the role & check eligibility
5 minutesRead the responsibilities and requirements below. This position is entry level level, based in Hyderabad and works hybrid.
- 2
Prepare your documents
30–60 minutesAn updated CV (PDF, max 2 pages), a short cover note tailored to this role, and copies of qualifications or licences relevant to the position.
- 3
Submit the application form
10 minutesApply through JobOrbit and your profile is sent directly to the Silk Road People Group hiring team — no duplicate forms.
- 4
Screening call
Within 5 working daysA recruiter confirms your experience, notice period, salary expectation and relocation status. Usually a 20–30 minute call.
- 5
Interviews & assessment
1–3 weeksTwo to three conversations with the hiring manager and team, plus a practical task or scenario discussion relevant to the role.
- 6
Offer, contract & relocation
1–2 weeksOffer letter, reference checks, then visa and relocation paperwork handled with the employer's mobility team.
Documents you need ready
- Updated CV / résumé (PDF)
- Cover note referencing this role
- Two professional references
- Proof of highest qualification
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
Salary breakdown
Approximately $10,800 USD per year at the top of the band.
Benefits & perks
Visa & relocation
Indian nationals only; contract role via Silk Road payroll, with health cover included.
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Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) in Hyderabad: the complete guide
Everything below is written for this specific listing — the market it sits in, what the week really looks like, how the pay band works, how to prepare, and where the role leads afterwards.
Why this Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) role exists
Silk Road People Group is a Human Resources company of 1,400 people, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Silk Road provides embedded talent acquisition, global mobility and PEO services to fast-growing tech and life-sciences companies expanding across India, MENA and Southeast Asia. The team runs mobility for roughly 3,500 relocations annually and publishes an internal benchmark on visa turnaround times each quarter. The team hiring here is based in Hyderabad, and the post is contract on a hybrid basis.
A vacancy is never neutral: either the work grew past the current team, or someone left and the gap became visible. For this recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) opening in Hyderabad, the brief centres on coordinate technical interview panels across three time zones, which tells you where the pressure is. At entry level level you will be accountable for outcomes across several people or teams, with real influence on roadmap and hiring.
Employers in human resources are hiring for depth over breadth, and Hyderabad is one of the markets where that demand is concentrated. Hyderabad sits inside that picture: GCC roles often pay 25-40% above local service-company benchmarks for the same title, and give direct exposure to global product teams.
A week as a Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) at Silk Road People Group
The hybrid pattern shapes the week more than most candidates expect — office days fill with meetings and home days carry the output, so a recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) here needs both modes to work.
Expect the week to be shaped by 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations: it is the thread running through the responsibilities list. Around it sit reviews, handovers and the maintenance work that keeps a human resources operation of this size running. Ask in interview how much of the week is genuinely protected for deep work — the honest answer varies a lot between teams.
Your first ninety days are diagnosis, not delivery. From there you are measured on the performance of everything under you, not your personal output. Whatever the plan, the 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations expectation is the one that will be reviewed first.
Where the hours go in this Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) role
- Core delivery — coordinate technical interview panels across three time zones
- Applied 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations work and problem-solving alongside the wider team
- Review, handover and coordination with the people who depend on this role
- Maintenance, fixes and improving what already exists
- Planning, documentation and keeping current in human resources
What ₹7,20,000 – ₹9,60,000 (12-month contract) really means here
The advertised range is ₹7,20,000 – ₹9,60,000 (12-month contract), a spread of roughly 33% between floor and ceiling, with a midpoint near INR 840,000. In most structured pay systems the midpoint represents someone fully performing the role, the floor someone growing into it, and the ceiling a candidate who arrives with directly transferable, hard-to-hire experience — in this case, depth in 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations.
The national average across advertised India roles is ₹18,00,000. That number includes every city and every seniority, so treat it as a floor check rather than a benchmark — what matters is what recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) work pays in Hyderabad specifically, and what your cost of living there will be.
Let Silk Road People Group name the figure first where you can. If pressed, quote a range whose floor you would genuinely accept and whose ceiling you can justify with a specific 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations outcome you delivered.
Beyond base pay, always confirm
- Bonus or commission structure, and whether it is discretionary or formulaic
- Pension or retirement contribution and the employer match under India rules
- Health cover, including dependants
- Paid leave, public holidays and any carry-over policy
- Equity, if offered — the vesting schedule matters more than the headline value
- Commuting, parking or transit costs in Hyderabad
Who gets hired as a Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract)
By the time Silk Road People Group reaches interviews, everyone left can do the job on paper. What decides it is proof: a turnaround you led, including what the numbers looked like before you touched it. Write it the way you would explain it to a colleague, not the way you would write a personal statement.
Applications that describe duties instead of results rarely reach a second reader. Cut anything from your application that would still be true of a different job.
Be honest about the requirements list. Most employers treat it as a description of the ideal candidate, not a checklist of eliminations. Meet the majority — and the core one, 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations — and applying is rational. Meet a third of them and your time is better spent elsewhere.
Preparing for the Silk Road People Group interviews
Rehearse out loud, not in your head. A entry level-level recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) interview in Hyderabad is largely a test of whether you can explain a decision clearly to someone who was not there.
Research Silk Road People Group specifically. Client-embedded but people-first. Consultants rotate accounts every 12-18 months to prevent burnout, and internal promotions require a written case rather than tenure alone. Then connect it to Hyderabad — what the local team is likely dealing with day to day matters more than the corporate description.
Questions worth preparing for
- Why this Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) role at Silk Road People Group, and why now?
- Walk me through your experience with 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations.
- Tell me about a time coordinate technical interview panels across three time zones went wrong. What did you change?
- Tell me about a decision you got wrong and what you do differently now.
- How do you prioritise when everything is urgent?
- What would your first ninety days in Hyderabad look like?
Relocating to Hyderabad
If you are moving to Hyderabad for this recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) position, treat relocation as a project with its own timeline. Visa processing, housing, schooling and banking all run in parallel, and the one that slips is usually the one you started last.
Citizens need no visa. Global capability centres (GCCs) in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune hire directly onto international teams with local contracts.
For this specific listing: Indian nationals only; contract role via Silk Road payroll, with health cover included.
Ask which days are fixed, whether they are team-wide or personal choice, and how far the office is from the neighbourhoods you would realistically live in. A commute you can do twice a week is a very different decision from one you would do five times. Budget realistically for the first three months in India as well: deposits, documents and duplicated bills add up faster than people plan for.
Where a Recruitment Coordinator (12-Month Contract) role leads next
A entry level-level recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) in human resources typically has two credible paths after two to four years: deeper specialisation, where 1+ year in recruitment coordination or HR operations becomes the thing the organisation relies on you for, or breadth, where you take on scope across more people and more surface area.
Choose before you accept, because the first eighteen months in a recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) seat quietly decide it for you. A useful interview question for Silk Road People Group: what does someone need to demonstrate here to be promoted out of this role?
Silk Road People Group operates in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Dubai, Remote (India), which matters for a recruitment coordinator (12-month contract) if internal mobility or a future move out of Hyderabad is part of your plan. Ask how often people actually transfer between those offices — the honest number is usually lower than the brochure suggests.
Frequently asked questions
Does this role offer visa sponsorship?
Indian nationals only; contract role via Silk Road payroll, with health cover included.
Can I apply from outside India?
Yes. International applicants are considered; you would relocate to Hyderabad before or shortly after the start date.
How long does the hiring process take?
Typically three to six weeks from application to offer, depending on interview scheduling.
When does the listing close?
Applications close in 15 days. Early applications are reviewed first.
Is the salary negotiable?
The advertised band is ₹7,20,000 – ₹9,60,000 (12-month contract). Final placement inside the band depends on experience and interview outcome.