Description:
We’re looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader, EMEA to both directly deliver hiring requirements and lead a team in EMEA across multiple countries including Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Romania, UAE, Switzerland, Slovakia, UK, and other EMEA countries.
The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of expertise in leadership and niche hiring, team performance management, industrial and engineering recruitment, and spear-heading recruitment strategies. This role offers exciting opportunity to be part of a global talent acquisition leadership team and contribute to business growth and help drive best in class talent acquisition processes & strategies.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a Talent Acquisition Leader and Leadership TA business partner for EMEA Business Units & Manufacturing Operations
- Develop, implement, and execute & lead in recruitment strategies to meet hiring needs for the country market units, and manufacturing location in the region.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring candidates for niche and high-volume positions.
- Manage large-scale hiring campaigns for Services engineers, Technicians, Sales, Corporate Functions, manufacturing roles, including plant and factory positions, and implement strategies for attracting and retaining top talent in high-demand environments.
- Collaborate with hiring managers and business leaders to understand recruitment needs and deliver effective solutions.
- Occasional travel to other countries for recruitment activities, including attending job fairs, conducting on-site interviews, and meeting with business leaders to understand recruitment requirements in factory hiring and align efforts.
- Lead and manage the recruitment team responsible for hiring across multiple locations.
- Monitor and report on key recruitment metrics, ensuring continuous improvement and efficiency.
- Provide guidance and support to the recruitment team and even vendor partners and contractors, including performance management and development.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant labor laws and regulations in the recruitment process.
- Manage a talent acquisition team of bot less than 10 located across EMEA.
Must‑have Requirements (non‑negotiable)
- Minimum of 10 years of recruitment experience with a focus on manufacturing, technical services, engineering, Sales, volume hiring, and recruiting for niche roles
- Strong Recruiting experience across multiple EMEA countries including ability to manage recruitment campaigns across multiple countries in EMEA
- Experience with manufacturing and hourly hiring at scale
- Proven data-driven strategy, partnering and decision making ability relevant to TA team capacity, talent trends, TA resource and sourcing channels performance etc.
- A can-do attitude and Passionate about talent acquisition, strong leadership, directly leading a TA team of not less than 10 team members.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to interact with both internal teams and external stakeholders including executive level reporting and communication.
- Solid understanding of recruitment tools, applicant tracking systems (Oracle), and other HR software.
- Knowledge of local talent acquisition practices across EMEA Countries and applicable labor laws and regulations related to recruitment.
- Experience in collaborating & managing performance of external TA Partners including vendors, RPO’s and contractors.
- Willing and is able to perform occasional business travel mostly within EMEA region.
- The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
“Cherry on top” (highly desirable)
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma / Kaizen or equivalent process‑improvement methods—and the ability to apply that mindset to improve hiring flow, speed, and predictability.
- Experience improving end‑to‑end recruiting workflows through metrics, root cause analysis, and operational cadence.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- High-Performance Culture
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
OUR BEHAVIORS
- Own It
- Act With Urgency
- Foster a Customer-First Mindset
- Think Big and Execute
- Lead by Example
- Drive Continuous Improvement
- Learn and Seek Out Development