Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA (9-Month Contract)
Posted 1 week ago by Travel Guard
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Talent Acquisition Partner for EMEA will lead the regional Talent Acquisition team, focusing on recruitment efforts across the region to meet organizational needs. This role involves managing a team while also handling personal recruitment responsibilities, collaborating with hiring managers, and improving recruitment processes. The position requires a data-driven approach and the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics, particularly in a multi-location or hybrid work environment. The contract is for a duration of 9 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the regional Talent Acquisition team and manage recruitment efforts across EMEA.
- Balance leadership responsibilities with personal recruitment portfolio management.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute recruitment strategies.
- Deliver exceptional recruitment experiences for stakeholders and candidates.
- Provide regular reporting and market insights as a trusted advisor.
- Continuously improve recruitment processes and introduce innovative sourcing strategies.
- Support the Global Talent Acquisition Lead in aligning recruitment processes post-acquisition.
- Take ownership of key recruitment projects and drive them forward.
- Collaborate with the global Talent Acquisition team to support other regions.
Key Skills:
- Prior experience managing full-cycle recruitment in a regional role.
- Experience leading a recruitment team in a multi-location or hybrid environment.
- Confidence in working with senior stakeholders and navigating complex dynamics.
- Data-driven approach with experience in recruitment metrics analysis.
- Proficiency in tools like Power BI or Excel.
- Passion for leveraging technology to enhance recruitment strategies.
- Ability to make independent decisions in an autonomous role.
- Experience leading a Talent Acquisition team through change is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hillingdon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Job Type: Contract
Location: Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Job Category: HR & Recruitment
Job Description
Let’s grow together!
About Zurich Cover-More
Zurich Cover-More is one of the world’s largest travel insurance and assistance providers and part of Zurich Insurance Group, a leading multi-line insurer. We stand for more care, more cover, for all, and we look after more than 20 million of the world’s travellers every year, making sure we are there every step of their journey. Our family of customer-facing brands include Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely and Blue Insurance. We are a connected and caring workforce of more than 2600 employees with teams in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Our global delivery platform provides a consistent multi-lingual service experience and ability to write insurance policies in more than 50 countries. Zurich Cover-More has more 200 distribution partners around the world including airlines, global travel companies, major banks and credit card providers and leading retailers.
What’s the job?
You’ll lead our regional Talent Acquisition team, driving recruitment efforts across EMEA to meet evolving organisational needs. You’ll manage the team while also managing your own recruitment portfolio, balancing leadership with hands-on recruiting. You’ll collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute national and international recruitment strategies that attract top-tier talent. You’ll deliver an exceptional recruitment experience for hiring managers, internal stakeholders, and candidates alike. You’ll act as a trusted advisor by providing regular reporting, sharing market insights, and promoting recruitment best practices. You’ll continuously improve recruitment processes across the region, introducing innovative strategies to source and engage future talent. You’ll support the Global Talent Acquisition Lead in aligning and integrating recruitment processes across two businesses following a recent acquisition. You’ll take ownership of key recruitment projects, driving them forward as needed. You’ll collaborate with the global Talent Acquisition team, providing support across other regions as required, and contributing to shared success.
What are we looking for?
You’ll have prior experience managing full-cycle recruitment, with experience in a regional role. You’ll have experience leading a recruitment team, ideally within a multi-location or hybrid work environment, while also balancing your own recruitment portfolio. You’ll be confident working with senior stakeholders and adept at navigating complex organisational dynamics. You’ll bring a data-driven approach, capable of developing and analysing recruitment metrics and making informed decisions, with experience using tools like Power BI or Excel. You’ll have a passion for leveraging existing and emerging technologies to enhance recruitment strategies. You’ll thrive in an autonomous role, making confident, independent decisions without the need for direct oversight. Prior experience leading a Talent Acquisition team through a period of change would be advantageous. You’ll be available for a 9-month contract role.
Why choose us?
We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, and determination. We have more than 2900 employees worldwide: we’re a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts and customer service professionals. We share a global mission to look after travellers, at every step of their journey.
Job flexibility . We understand the importance of making sure work fits into your life, not the other way around. We have a hybrid working policy that supports a combination of in office and work from home flexibility each week.
Career growth. We want you to continue to learn, develop and bring your ideas to the table. We want to hear what you think, and we want you to work with the business - not for the business!
Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need, when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.
Travel and work with us. We’ll help you keep travelling in your career, oh and quite literally with free travel insurance for you and your partner…so start planning for your next trip today!
Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. So whatever walk of life you wander, just be you and come as you are.
Apply today and let’s go great places together!