Director, Talent Scouting – International

Jobtailor; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced executive talent acquisition professional to build and sustain pipelines for international leadership roles. You will develop trusted relationships with senior executives and deliver a highly personalized candidate experience.

You will partner with business leaders to forecast leadership needs, address strategic gaps, and leverage market intelligence to strengthen succession planning.

Qualifications

• Proven extensive experience in executive talent acquisition, talent management, or executive search.
• Proven success identifying and engaging C-suite leadership in global commercial environments.
• Strong relationship-building with influence over senior stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate matrix environments and deliver outcomes without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pipelines of external leaders for international leadership roles.
• Develop trusted relationships with senior executives and deliver personalized candidate experiences.
• Partner with business leaders to identify future leadership needs and talent gaps.
• Leverage market insights to strengthen succession planning and leadership strategy.
• Benchmark leadership talent across industries to inform the pipeline.
• Drive innovative scouting approaches using data and market intelligence.
• Collaborate across Talent teams to ensure seamless recruitment execution.

Skills

executive talent acquisition

talent management

executive search

executive talent scouting

pipeline development

succession planning

market intelligence

data analysis

relationship-building

influencing

communication

collaboration

navigating complex environments

driving outcomes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pipelines of exceptional external leaders for critical International leadership roles.
• Develop trusted relationships with senior executive talent and deliver a highly personalized candidate experience.
• Partner with business leaders to identify future leadership needs and address strategic talent gaps.
• Leverage external market insights to strengthen succession planning and inform leadership talent strategies.
• Benchmark leadership talent across industries to future-proof Novartis’ executive talent pipeline.
• Drive innovative scouting approaches using data, insights, and market intelligence to identify hidden talent.
• Collaborate across Talent & Development, Talent Management, and Recruitment Solutions to ensure seamless execution.

Qualifications

• Proven extensive experience in executive talent acquisition, talent management, or executive search.
• Proven success identifying and engaging c suite leadership talent within global organizations ideally in a commercial environment
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and executives.
• Experience in executive talent scouting building external pipelines and proactively addressing future talent gaps
• Ability to navigate complex matrix environments and drive outcomes without formal authority.
• Fluent English with exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Hard Skills

• executive talent acquisition
• talent management
• executive search
• executive talent scouting
• pipeline development
• succession planning
• market intelligence
• data analysis

Soft Skills

• relationship-building
• influencing
• communication
• collaboration
• navigating complex environments
• driving outcomes