Head of Talent Acquisition

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Lead, coach, and cultivate a team of 8-10 Talent Acquisition Business Partners (TABPs) across various countries and time zones.

• Establish clear priorities, allocate workloads, and set performance expectations.

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, team discussions, and performance evaluations.

• Empower the team to collaborate effectively across different divisions, recognizing the unique needs and contexts of each stakeholder group.

• Assess development needs and create opportunities for growth within the team.

• Promote a collaborative, high-trust team culture that balances accountability with support.

• Manage a personal requisition load while fulfilling team leadership responsibilities.

• Ensure the team oversees the complete recruiting lifecycle: from intakes and candidate management to sourcing, assessment, offers, and onboarding handover.

• Maintain quality standards throughout all stages, including job intakes, candidate shortlists, and structured interviews.

• Serve as an escalation point for complex or sensitive hiring scenarios.

• Ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and proactively resolve bottlenecks in the recruitment pipeline.

• Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across various divisions.

• Grasp the unique hiring needs, business context, and culture of each division, translating that into clear guidance for the team.

• Act as the primary point of contact for divisional stakeholders, ensuring they feel well-supported by a centralized Talent Acquisition function.

• Promote hiring manager enablement: set expectations, share market insights, and assist in informed decision-making throughout the hiring process.

• Represent Talent Acquisition credibly in discussions with senior stakeholders.

• Ensure consistent application of Talent Acquisition methodologies and standards across all divisions.

• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of group-wide Talent Acquisition frameworks and best practices within the Center of Excellence (CoE).

• Share knowledge, tools, and process improvements across the CoE.

• Support the broader HR CoE by linking Talent Acquisition to workforce planning and people strategy.

• Own and perpetually refine Talent Acquisition processes, workflows, and working methods.

• Administer and optimize the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) TeamTailor, including workflows, templates, and reporting.

• Ensure precise and timely data capture across the team for reporting and analytics.

• Identify and implement efficiency enhancements throughout the recruitment funnel.

• Monitor and report on key Talent Acquisition metrics.

• Provide regular updates to HR leadership and relevant business stakeholders.

• Leverage data to inform team priorities and pinpoint areas for improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven end-to-end in-house recruiting experience, ideally in a high-volume, multi-country context.

• Comfortable managing roles across a variety of functions and seniority levels.

• Strong sourcing skills and understanding of effective candidate attraction strategies.

• Experience with structured interviewing and assessment design.

• Familiarity with ATS platforms; experience with TeamTailor is advantageous.

• Experience leading a Talent Acquisition team, either formally or in a senior individual contributor role with mentoring responsibilities.

• Capable of effectively managing a distributed, remote team across diverse cultures and time zones.

• Comfortable providing direct feedback and maintaining high standards while being supportive of the team.

• Brings energy and organization to a team operating at a fast pace.

• Demonstrated ability to build credible relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders.

• Capable of constructively challenging, managing expectations, and influencing without formal authority.

• Clear and confident communicator in both written and verbal contexts.

• Highly organized and adept at managing complexity across multiple brands, entities, and stakeholders simultaneously.

• Genuinely adaptable: able to shift focus and modify approach to meet the varying needs and rhythms of each division.

• Data-driven: utilizes metrics for prioritization, reporting, and improvement.

• Pragmatic and solution-oriented; finds ways to advance initiatives without waiting for ideal circumstances.

• Experience in technology, SaaS, or digital-first organizations is preferred.

• Right to Work: At any point in the process, be prepared to provide proof of eligibility to work in the country for which you are applying. Unfortunately, we cannot support relocation packages or visa sponsorships.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Global team events