Talent Acquisition Team Lead

About this job

• Lead and develop a team of 5–8 recruiters, conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and individual development planning. • Drive team performance and engagement, managing workload, motivation, retention, and challenging performance situations. • Improve recruitment processes and practices, identifying bottlenecks, addressing recurring challenges, and implementing scalable solutions. • Monitor recruitment performance and quality, using data and metrics to identify improvement opportunities and ensure hiring goals are met. • Build a culture of continuous learning, organizing training, sharing best practices, and developing recruitment competencies across the team. • Drive recruitment initiatives, including process automation, new tools, analytics, and operational improvements. • Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners, People Partners, and leadership to align hiring priorities, team capacity, and business needs. • Support complex situations and escalations, balancing the needs of recruiters, hiring managers, and the business. • 6+ years of experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition, with strong hands-on full-cycle recruitment expertise. • 2+ years of direct people management experience, leading and developing a team of recruiters. • Experience working in fast-growing, scaling, or complex business environments. • Proven experience in people development, performance management, coaching, and handling challenging employee situations. • Strong understanding of recruitment operations and performance metrics, with hands-on experience driving improvements through process optimization, automation, new tools or AI solutions, or enhanced analytics and reporting. • Experience working with international and/or distributed teams, including managing or collaborating with colleagues across different locations, markets, or cultures. • Ability to identify root causes, think systematically, and implement sustainable solutions rather than relying on constant manual intervention. • Strong ownership, decision-making skills, and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment. • Confident English (B2+/C1), both written and spoken.