Senior Director, Talent Acquisition – EMEA
Posted 15hrs ago
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Lead Talent Acquisition efforts across EMEA for Otis, the world’s leading elevator company. Oversee a centralized team to ensure a robust talent pipeline and enhance recruitment processes.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the centralized talent acquisition team that supports sourcing, selection, and onboarding activity across EMEA, including annual budget ownership.
- Continually evaluate and improve team capability through targeted development and coaching.
- Participate in the global talent acquisition leadership team to lead cross-regional projects and initiatives.
- Partner with the global TA CoE to select, implement, and enhance the TA technology stack to improve the candidate and hiring manager experience, increase recruiter capacity through automation and best practice sharing, and deliver meaningful data insights.
- Manage vendor and agency contracts including evaluation, selection, and performance management.
- Ownership/creation of global and local policies and guidance related to the hiring process including referrals, internal talent movement, compliance, job posting requirements, interviewing expectations, offer creation/approval, and others.
- Own the employer value proposition strategy. Profile OTIS as an employer of choice on external communication channels/platforms to potential talents (social media platform, job board, career fair and etc).
- Ensure a cost-conscious recruitment model transformation, continually seek and develop creative approaches to enable business objectives.
- Benchmark, identify and implement creative avenues for sourcing high quality, diverse talent to support broader organizational talent initiatives.
- Provide consultative feedback about industry benchmark, external labor market conditions and candidate needs, to influence stakeholders and to drive hiring decisions.
- Leverage recruitment data to drive recruitment efficiency. Provide recruitment metrics to drive progress in the timeliness, quality, and candidate/hiring manager satisfaction.
- Advance the Otis brand across numerous markets and professional communities. Provide complete, accurate, and inspiring information to candidates about the company and position.
- Prepare field HR, Hiring Managers, and the TA team to identify the right candidates for the right positions by improving and implementing recruitment procedures as well as processes, including selection techniques, assessment, and guidance.
- Develop proactive candidate pools and sourcing techniques for frequently recruited and difficult to fill positions.
- Lead the local early career strategy including university selection and campus hiring ensuring a future-ready pipeline of talent for the business. Continually evaluate the ROI of these partnerships, outreach approaches, and help the organization right-size these programs based on entry-level hiring needs and skill gaps.
- Some travel may be required (<10%)
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required with 10+ years of experience in HR/Talent Acquisition or master’s degree with 7+ years of experience
- Deep understanding of interviewing methodologies and assessment techniques
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop TA teams
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, and a bias for action and results orientation
- Experience managing and enhancing applicant tracking systems
- Highly organized, disciplined, and detail oriented
- Must be able to manage and present data in a concise and compelling way
- Ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders from 360 standpoints including partners and customers quickly through an inclusive working approach
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee Scholar Program

















