About this Intern, Talent Acquisition role at Headout LI
🚀 Why Headout?
We’re a rocketship: 9-figure revenue, record growth, and profitable
With $200M+ in revenue, guests in 700+ cities, and 18 months of profitability, Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry, and we’re just getting started. We've raised $60M+ from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term — because that's what our mission needs and deserves. We’re growing, profitable and nowhere near done.
What we do is important
In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience — from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.
Why now?
The foundation is strong. The opportunity ahead is even bigger. We’ve hit profitability, built momentum, and proven the model — but there’s so much more to build. If you’re looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real, this is the moment.
Our culture
Reinventing the travel industry isn't easy, but that's the fun part.
We care deeply about ownership, craft, and impact, and we’re here to do the best work of our careers. We won’t pretend like it’s for everyone but if you’re a builder who loves solving tough problems, you’ll feel right at home.
👩💻The role
We’re hiring an Intern, Talent Acquisition to work closely with our TA team and own hiring processes end to end across multiple roles. You’ll get hands-on exposure to the entire recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening candidates to candidate communication, interview management, stakeholder coordination, and offer negotiation.
You’ll also work on improving how we hire by experimenting with AI tools, automations, and new ways of working.
If you want to build a strong foundation in Talent Acquisition while getting exposure to real hiring problems, fast-paced teams, and global talent, this is the role for you.
This role is based in Bengaluru, so we're looking for candidates who are either local or open to relocating.
🤩What makes this role special?
- Own hiring end to end: Take ownership of roles across the recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to candidate management, interviews, stakeholder coordination, and offers.
- Hands-on from day one: You’ll work directly with candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers rather than just supporting from the sidelines.
- Build with AI: Experiment with AI tools, automations, and new workflows to make recruiting faster, better, and more scalable.
- Solve real hiring problems: Work across different roles and teams, figure out what’s working and what isn’t, and find ways to improve the hiring process.
- Learn how great hiring decisions are made: Build an understanding of talent, role requirements, candidate assessment, hiring data, and stakeholder management.
💝What skills & experience do you need?
- 0–1 year of experience in recruiting, HR, operations, or a fast-paced startup environment is preferred. Relevant internships or project experience are a plus.
- High ownership: You take initiative, follow through, and are comfortable figuring things out without needing constant direction.
- Strong communication: You can communicate clearly and professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders.
- Comfort with data: You can work with spreadsheets, manage pipelines, track recruiting metrics, and use data to make decisions.
- Problem-solving mindset: You enjoy breaking down ambiguous problems and finding practical ways to solve them.
- Curiosity about AI and tools: You actively explore new tools and are excited about finding ways to automate or improve how work gets done.
- Adaptability: You’re comfortable switching between different roles, priorities, and problem statements in a fast-moving environment.
EEO statement
At Headout, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the community at large. Headout provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. During the interview process, if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at [email protected].
Privacy policy
Please note that once you apply for this job profile your personal data will be retained for a period of one (1) year. Headout shall process this data for recruitment purposes only. Once the relevant job profile is filled or once the time period of one (1) year from the date of the job application has passed, whichever is later, Headout shall either delete your data or inform you that it shall keep it in its database for future roles. In compliance with the relevant privacy laws, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have any concerns or questions about the way Headout handle your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer for more information.
