HR Operational Effectiveness Director

Taboola; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Taboola as an HR Operational Effectiveness Director in London, where you will drive talent programs and workforce planning strategies. This role plays a vital part in enabling our growth, focusing on developing systems that foster employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Become a key player in shaping HR practices that support talent development at scale.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Hybrid working schedule

Wellness stipends

Fully stocked kitchen

Qualifications

• 8+ years in HR, Talent, or Organizational Effectiveness.
• Proven experience in performance and talent strategy design.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement global talent programs.
• Lead strategic workforce planning and change management initiatives.
• Partner with HR and business leaders for organizational strategies.

Skills

Global HR Experience

Talent Strategies

Workforce Planning

Data Orientation

Leadership

Job description

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Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company!

As an HR Operational Effectiveness Director on the Global People Team in our London office, you’ll play a vital role in designing and driving people-focused systems and tools that fuel Taboola’s growth. You’ll lead global talent programs, enable strategic workforce planning, and partner closely with HR and business leaders to future-proof our organisation. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape how we assess, develop, and retain top talent at scale.

To Thrive In This Role, You’ll Need

• 8+ years of experience in HR, Talent, or Organizational Effectiveness with a global scope
• Proven experience designing and implementing performance, talent, and engagement strategies
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on org design, change, and workforce planning
• Strong data orientation — able to design tools and processes that drive measurable value
• Experience leading HR or OD teams and managing cross-functional initiatives
  
  

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience supporting M&A, restructures, or enterprise-level change management
• Familiarity with DE&I learning or leadership development frameworks
  
  

How You’ll Make An Impact

As an HR Operational Effectiveness Director, you’ll bring value by:

• Developing and implementing tools and programs across the post-hire talent lifecycle (e.g. performance, engagement, talent planning, mobility)
• Leading strategic workforce planning and succession planning initiatives
• Partnering with HRBPs and senior leaders to guide org design, transformation, and change programs
• Championing career pathing and internal mobility through practical frameworks and visibility tools
• Supporting the L&D Director in aligning learning strategy to capability gaps and business value
• Embedding continuous improvement into HR delivery — auditing, evolving, and scaling best practices
  
  

Why Taboola?

About

If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about:

• Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO, says: “You can copy anything from another business but you can’t copy a company’s culture.”
• Well-being: Enjoy comprehensive benefits including private health insurance, hybrid working, wellness stipends, and a fully stocked kitchen in our London office.
• Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office, with the option to come in more often if preferred.
• Work with some of the biggest names: Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, and Expedia.
  
  

Ready to realize your potential?

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Learn more about #TaboolaLife on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and the Taboola Life Blog.

About Taboola

Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social to deliver measurable outcomes at scale.

We work with thousands of businesses that advertise directly on Realize — Taboola’s powerful ad platform — reaching approximately 600 million daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung and Xiaomi use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Software Development

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