Head - Talent Acquisition | GCC / IT Hiring

About the Role:

We are looking for a senior Talent Acquisition professional to lead hiring strategy and delivery for a business with approximately 500 hires annually, spanning campus, lateral and leadership recruitment.

The role requires strong experience in GCC environments and volume hiring for IT businesses, along with ownership of annual workforce planning, talent intelligence and recruitment governance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Formulate and execute the Talent Acquisition strategy in line with business growth and workforce requirements.

- Own recruitment planning and delivery for approximately 500 hires annually across campus, lateral and leadership positions.

- Partner with business and HR leaders on annual headcount plans, skill requirements, hiring priorities, recruitment budgets and timelines.

- Develop sourcing strategies for technology, specialist and leadership roles.

- Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, competitor hiring and emerging skills.

- Lead and develop an existing two-member TA team, including an experienced TA Partner.

- Strengthen hiring-manager partnerships, assessment practices, recruitment governance and candidate experience.

- Manage recruitment partners and optimise sourcing channels, hiring costs and agency dependency.

- Track hiring performance through recruitment dashboards and metrics covering speed, quality, productivity and offer-to-joining conversion.

- Drive campus engagement, employer branding and recruitment process improvements.

- Use ATS platforms, analytics and automation to improve hiring effectiveness.

Candidate Requirements:

- 17+ years of overall experience preferred, with substantial experience in core Talent Acquisition and TA leadership.

- Strong experience in GCCs with exposure to volume hiring for IT businesses.

- Demonstrated ownership of hiring volumes comparable to approximately 500 hires annually.

- Experience across campus, lateral and leadership recruitment.

- Proven ability to formulate TA strategy and translate annual workforce plans into recruitment execution.

- Strong market intelligence, talent mapping and recruitment analytics capabilities.

- Experience leading seasoned TA professionals and influencing senior business stakeholders.

- Exposure to recruitment technology and process improvements; Workday or equivalent ATS experience will be an advantage.