Head of Talent Acquisition
The Head of Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading and executing the organization's talent acquisition strategy to attract, engage, and hire top talent across technical and non-technical functions.
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About This Role
Overview
The Head of Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading and executing the organization's talent acquisition strategy to attract, engage, and hire top talent across technical and non-technical functions.
The role oversees the full recruitment lifecycle, employer branding, workforce planning, talent pipelining, and recruitment operations to support the company's growth objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the overall talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth plans and workforce requirements
- Lead, mentor, and manage the Talent Acquisition team to ensure the achievement of hiring targets and recruitment KPIs
- Partner with executive leadership and business leaders to understand current and future talent needs
- Design and execute scalable recruitment processes to support rapid growth and organizational expansion
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities for technical and non-technical positions across all levels
- Develop sourcing strategies to attract high-caliber talent across software engineering, product, data, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, sales, and corporate functions
- Enhance employer branding initiatives to position the company as an employer of choice within the technology sector
- Leverage recruitment technologies, ATS platforms, data analytics, and AI-driven sourcing tools to improve hiring efficiency
- Monitor recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, source effectiveness, and candidate experience
- Collaborate with HR and business leaders on workforce planning, succession planning, and talent forecasting initiatives
- Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and internal recruitment policies
- Present regular talent acquisition reports, workforce insights, and hiring forecasts to executive leadership
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Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
- Master's degree or HR certification (CIPD, SHRM, PHR, SPHR, etc.) is preferred
- Minimum 10–15 years of talent acquisition experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience leading talent acquisition within a technology, software, digital, fintech, AI, SaaS, or high-growth environment.
- Demonstrated success in hiring technical talent across engineering, product, data, cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging technology functions.
- Experience managing recruitment teams across multiple locations and business units.
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