Director, Global Technology Recruiting

Wolters Kluwer N.V.; Kingston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a proven strategic, results-driven Head of Technology Recruitment to lead our global technology recruitment function. You will define and execute hiring strategy for technical talent at scale across regions and business units, partnering with executive leadership to align hiring with business goals.

You will scale high-performing, globally distributed recruiting teams, drive process improvements, employer branding and data-driven decisions, and operate hands-on when

Qualifications

• 10+ years in recruitment, with leadership experience.
• Experience building/global scale recruitment functions.
• Proven track record in SaaS/enterprise software environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global technology recruitment strategy.
• Lead a distributed team of recruitment managers and specialists.
• Partner with executives (Engineering, Product, HR, Finance) to forecast hiring needs.
• Own end-to-end hiring for technical roles and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Drive process improvements, employer branding, and analytics to improve metrics.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Global recruitment

Stakeholder management

People management

Tools

ATS

Sourcing tools

Recruitment analytics

Job description

Bethedifference

If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

About the Role

We are seeking a proven strategic, results-driven Head of Technology Recruitment to lead our global Technology Recruitment function. This role will define and execute the hiring strategy for technical talent at scale, supporting dynamic change across multiple regions and business units. As the Head of Technology Recruitment, you will lead and scale high-performing, globally distributed recruiting teams, ensuring consistent delivery of top-tier engineering and technical talent. You will partner closely with executive leadership, Engineering, Product, and HR to align hiring strategies with business objectives, while continuously improving processes, tools, and employer branding. This is a high-impact leadership role suited for someone with experience in large-scale, SaaS or enterprise environments, who can operate both strategically and hands‑on when required.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the global technology recruitment strategy aligned with company growth goals and workforce planning. Lead a substantial global organization of recruitment managers and individual contributors, ensuring alignment, performance, and capability development across all regions. Report directly to the VP of Talent Planning, Acquisition and Onboarding, providing regular updates on hiring performance, workforce planning, and strategic initiatives. Own end‑to‑end hiring performance for technical roles, including engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and security. Partner with senior stakeholders (Engineering, Product, HR, Finance) to forecast hiring needs and ensure timely, high-quality delivery. Design and implement scalable recruiting processes, frameworks, and best practices to support high-volume and specialized hiring. Drive continuous improvement in key recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, quality of hire, diversity representation, and candidate experience. Establish strong employer branding strategies to attract top technical talent in competitive global markets. Leverage data, analytics, and recruiting technologies to optimize sourcing effectiveness and decision‑making, quality and quantity of hires. Build and expand global talent pipelines, including passive candidate engagement. Ensure consistency, compliance, and excellence in recruitment practices across regions. Stay current with market trends in technical hiring, compensation, talent availability, and competitive intelligence.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in recruitment, with at least 5+ years leading global technical recruiting teams. Proven track record of building and scaling recruitment functions in large, complex organizations. Strong experience hiring for technical roles across engineering, product, and related domains. Background in SaaS or enterprise software environments strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to manage distributed teams across multiple geographies and cultures. Strong business acumen with the ability to align recruitment strategy to organizational priorities. Experience selecting, implementing and optimizing ATS, sourcing tools, and recruitment analytics platforms. Data‑driven mindset with strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities. Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills. Fluent English required; additional languages are a plus.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third‑party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us. Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day. We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world. You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.

Business and Impact

Wolters Kluwer reported 2025 annual revenues of €6.1 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs more than 21,000 people worldwide. Our customers work in industries that impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the AI‑powered solutions they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and increase productivity. We deliver trusted, AI‑powered expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge, proprietary content, and advanced technology to provide expert‑validated insights, automate workflows, and drive better outcomes. Today, nearly 70% of our digital revenues come from AI‑powered solutions, reflecting our strategic focus on embedding AI into professional workflows and delivering measurable productivity gains. We are committed to helping professionals navigate complexity, improve the way they work, and solve critical challenges through cloud‑based, AI‑powered platforms that integrate seamlessly into their workflows and ecosystems. Our solutions are designed to deliver impact when it matters most, especially in high‑stakes environments where accuracy and trust are essential. With a nearly 190‑year legacy, Wolters Kluwer continues to evolve its portfolio of digital solutions and services to meet the changing needs of professionals worldwide, enabling them to work faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better outcomes.

More Information

For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

Our Values and Culture

As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work. We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion. This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics. At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well‑being are important to us. Our well‑being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous. Our global Together we thrive well‑being program reflects our commitment to supporting colleagues across physical, mental, social, and financial well‑being. That commitment has been recognized externally through Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization in 2024. More recently, Wolters Kluwer was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Large Employers 2026 and America’s Best Employers for Engineers 2026. In 2025, Wolters Kluwer was also recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Women.

Equality and Inclusion

We are also committed to complying with laws requiring equal opportunity in hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, and we do not tolerate discrimination on any of these bases.

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