Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – EMEA

Jobtailor; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced talent sourcer to own hard‑to‑fill and business‑critical roles in Europe, with a focus on the Energy/Power sectors. You will build pipelines from zero, directly search, and partner with hiring managers to reset approaches and accelerate progress across multiple roles.

You will operate at pace, challenge assumptions, and leverage market intelligence to unlock new talent pools while collaborating with sourcing teams to deliver high‑quality pipelines.

Formación

• Proven track record delivering hard‑to‑fill or business‑critical roles.
• Passion for sourcing, headhunting, and building pipelines from zero.
• Ability to operate at pace and manage multiple complex roles in parallel.
• Confidence to engage and challenge stakeholders to unblock processes.
• Strong judgement in distinguishing talent inflow issues, expectations, and process.

Responsabilidades

• Take ownership of hard‑to‑fill and business‑critical roles requiring immediate intervention.
• Build pipelines from scratch through proactive sourcing and direct search.
• Identify why roles are not moving and reset the approach.

Conocimientos

Sourcing

Head hunting

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of hard‑to‑fill, ageing, and business‑critical roles, often requiring immediate intervention.
• Build pipelines from scratch through proactive, targeted sourcing and direct search.
• Identify why roles are not moving (pipeline, role clarity, stakeholder alignment, market reality) and actively reset the approach.
• Work at pace to create momentum, driving roles from stagnation to shortlist.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR to challenge assumptions, recalibrate expectations, and unblock decision‑making.
• Operate across multiple roles simultaneously, prioritising impact over activity.
• Leverage market intelligence to reshape search strategies and unlock previously inaccessible talent pools.
• Collaborate closely with sourcing teams to deliver high‑quality, ready‑to‑hire pipelines.
• Reduce reliance on agencies by owning and delivering sourcing outcomes internally, aligned with broader TA sourcing priorities.
• Drive visible progress on backlog and contribute to improving speed and effectiveness of hiring across the region.
• Act as a catalyst for change — influencing how we approach difficult hiring challenges in the future.

Requirements

• Strong experience across in agency (search/headhunting) and in‑house environments
• A proven track record of delivering on hard‑to‑fill or business‑critical roles, not just standard hiring
• A genuine passion for sourcing, headhunting, and building pipelines from zero
• The ability to operate at pace and manage multiple complex roles in parallel
• Confidence to engage and challenge stakeholders to unblock stalled processes
• Strong judgement in identifying when the issue is talent inflow vs expectations vs process
• A resilient, action‑oriented mindset — you do not wait for momentum, you create it
• Experience of hiring within the Energy/ Power / Transmission and Distribution sectors
• Experience of hiring niche Engineering roles.
• Strong understanding of EMEA markets, with the ability to adapt sourcing strategies accordingly
• Fluency in English (additional European languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian or Swedish are advantageous).