Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition

About the role

The Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition manages the full recruitment lifecycle for professional, technical and leadership positions across assigned business units and regions. The role partners with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to attract, assess and hire top talent, acting as a trusted advisor who uses market intelligence, sourcing strategies, employer branding and recruitment technology to support workforce growth.

Key responsibilities

• Talent acquisition: manage end-to-end recruitment, partner with hiring managers on workforce planning, develop strategies for critical roles, screen applications, run interviews, coordinate assessments, prepare offers and support onboarding
• Strategic sourcing: build talent pipelines, use direct sourcing, social media, networking, referrals and talent communities, map talent and competitors, and source niche engineering and technical roles
• Stakeholder management: advise hiring managers and business leaders on market trends and best practices, manage expectations and ensure timely decisions
• Employer branding: promote the employer value proposition, support branding campaigns, represent the company at career fairs and events, and strengthen talent communities
• Systems and compliance: keep candidate data accurate, comply with local labour laws and GDPR, and use ATS, CRM and other recruitment tools
• Reporting: monitor KPIs such as time-to-fill, quality-of-hire and source effectiveness, and give insights to support workforce planning

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, HR, Psychology or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• 5-10 years of experience
• Extensive talent acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruitment, sourcing, workforce planning and stakeholder management in a complex international organisation, especially in the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) market
• Fluent English; additional regional languages are an advantage

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, labour market trends, talent attraction and employer branding
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrix organisation
• Tracking systems (ATS), HRIS platforms and recruitment technologies

Applications must be submitted through the company's application portal; email applications will not be considered.