Director, Global Technology Recruiting

Jobtailor; Kingston; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Global Technology Recruitment Leader to shape and execute our tech hiring strategy, leading a distributed team across regions and reporting to the VP of Talent Planning, Acquisition and Onboarding. You will own end-to-end hiring for engineering, product, data, infra, and security, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to forecast needs and deliver top talent.

The role emphasizes scalable processes, data-driven decision making, and a strong employer brand to attract

Qualifications

• 10+ years in recruitment with 5+ years leading global technical teams.
• Proven track record building and scaling recruitment in large orgs.
• Experience hiring for engineering, product, data, infra, and security.
• Background in SaaS or enterprise software environments preferred.
• Distributed teams across geographies and cultures.
• Strong business acumen aligning strategy to priorities.
• Experience selecting, implementing, and optimizing ATS, sourcing tools, and analytics platforms.
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global technology recruitment strategy aligned with growth goals and workforce planning.
• Lead a substantial global organization of recruitment managers and individual contributors across regions.
• Own end-to-end hiring for engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and security roles.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, HR, and Finance to forecast hiring needs and deliver talent.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting processes, frameworks, and best practices.
• Drive improvements in time-to-hire, quality of hire, diversity representation, and candidate experience.
• Establish employer branding strategies to attract technical talent.
• Use data, analytics, and recruiting technologies to optimize sourcing and hiring decisions.
• Build and expand global talent pipelines, including passive candidate engagement.
• Ensure consistent, compliant, and high-quality recruitment practices across regions.
• Monitor technical hiring market trends, compensation, talent availability, and competitive intelligence.

Skills

Global Technical RecruitmentLeadership

Data-Driven Recruitment Strategy

SaaS/Enterprise Software Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Recruitment Analytics Optimization

Tools

ATS

Sourcing Tools

Recruitment Analytics Platforms

Recruiting Technologies

Job description

• 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 across all regions.
• Report directly to the VP of Talent Planning, Acquisition and Onboarding.
• Own end-to-end hiring performance for engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and security roles.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, HR, and Finance stakeholders to forecast hiring needs and deliver talent.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting processes, frameworks, and best practices.
• Drive improvements in time-to-hire, quality of hire, diversity representation, and candidate experience.
• Establish employer branding strategies to attract technical talent.
• Use data, analytics, and recruiting technologies to optimize sourcing and hiring decisions.
• Build and expand global talent pipelines, including passive candidate engagement.
• Ensure consistent, compliant, and high-quality recruitment practices across regions.
• Monitor technical hiring market trends, 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.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in defining and executing global technology recruitment strategies, optimizing hiring processes, and managing distributed teams. Proficient in leveraging data analytics and recruitment technologies to enhance talent acquisition and employer branding.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Global Technical Recruitment Leadership
• Data-Driven Recruitment Strategy
• Experience in SaaS or Enterprise Software
• Stakeholder Management
• Recruitment Analytics Optimization

Hard Skills

• Technical Recruitment
• Hiring for Engineering Roles
• Recruitment Process Design
• Talent Pipeline Development
• Diversity Recruitment Strategies
• Data Analysis
• Problem-Solving
• Recruitment Function Scaling
• Global Team Management
• Compliance in Recruitment

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Business Acumen
• Cultural Sensitivity

Industry Keywords

• Global Recruitment Strategy
• Employer Branding
• Candidate Experience
• Time-to-Hire
• Quality of Hire
• Technical Hiring Market Trends

Tools & Technologies

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Sourcing Tools
• Recruitment Analytics Platforms
• Recruiting Technologies