Head of Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

Head of Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

Role Purpose

Lead and scale a global Talent Acquisition function that enables business growth through fast, high-quality, and data-driven hiring.

Oversee Tech and Ops & Comms recruitment, Employer Branding & DEI, and Workforce Planning & TA Operations, building a cohesive, high-performing, and innovative TA organization that connects talent strategy with business impact.Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

• Own the global TA strategy — ensuring speed, quality, and scalability across all business areas and geographies.
• Partner with C-level and HR leadership to translate business growth plans into actionable, data-driven talent strategies.
• Build an integrated a global TA organization combining recruitment, employer branding, and workforce planning into one unified engine for business growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing workforce and talent-related decisions with market insights and data.

2. Workforce Planning & Data-Driven Execution

• Lead the company’s workforce planning process — aligning TA, HR, Finance and other important stakeholders around transparent, forward-looking headcount forecasting.
• Ensure hiring plans and financial projections are synchronized and proactively managed.
• Build a strong foundation of reporting, metrics, and dashboards that enable strategic decisions on capacity, performance, and investment.

3. Operational Excellence & Scalability

• Design efficient, repeatable, and scalable recruitment processes that ensure consistent quality across all teams and markets.
• Balance recruiter workload through smart capacity modeling, clear ownership, and effective use of sourcing and automation.
• Implement flexible hiring delivery models (internal, RPO, agency, consultancy partners) to meet evolving demand.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, AI, data analysis, feedback, and technology adoption.
• Ensure flexible, efficient external support aligned with workforce planning cycles.

4. Employer Branding & DEI Strategy

• Develop and own the global Employer Branding and DEI strategy, ensuring alignment with EVP, workforce needs, and business priorities.
• Lead the team in creating targeted, data-driven attraction strategies and strengthening our presence in key markets through authentic global and local storytelling.
• Embed DEI principles into hiring processes, content, and leadership communication, ensuring they shape how we attract and represent talent.
• Partner with Internal Communications and HR to maintain a consistent, cohesive employer narrative across all channels.

5. Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop TA Managers, Leads, and Specialists — fostering collaboration, accountability, and a high-performance, execution-driven culture that consistently delivers on commitments.
• Build leadership depth and succession pipelines within the TA function.
• Create an environment of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning across the team.
• Champion a culture of transparency, inclusion, and shared success.