Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering & Product

Sitecore; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sitecore in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead engineering, research and product recruitment. You will partner with senior leaders to shape talent strategies, build pipelines and influence hiring decisions in a fast-scaling, AI-focused tech environment.

Based in Dublin with a hybrid mix of office days, you will own end-to-end recruitment, drive sourcing innovation, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience while collaborating with our global Talent

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience recruiting Engineering/Technology and Product talent in a technology, SaaS or product-led organisation.
• Experience attracting and hiring specialist AI and emerging technology talent, alongside broader Engineering and Product recruitment.
• Experience recruiting across a broad range of technical disciplines and seniority levels.
• Excellent technical sourcing and talent-mapping capabilities, with a track record of engaging hard-to-reach talent.
• Credibility and confidence partnering with senior Engineering, R&D and Product leaders, influencing hiring strategies and constructively challenging requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Engineering, specialist technical and Product roles, from initial brief through to offer.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage exceptional talent, including senior, specialist and hard-to-reach candidates.
• Build talent communities and pipelines across critical and emerging skill areas, particularly as Sitecore continues its AI-first transformation.
• Lead candidate engagement and offer management, using market insight, strong relationships and effective negotiation to secure high-quality talent.
• Deliver an engaging, high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Skills

Engineering recruitment

Product recruitment

SaaS recruiting

Stakeholder management

Candidate sourcing

Job description

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering & Product

Location: Dublin, Ireland Hybrid: 2–3 days per week in the office, depending on commute distance

About Us:

At Sitecore, our mission is to simplify how brands reach, engage, and serve people by delivering intelligent, personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the world’s most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers-seamlessly, smartly, and at scale.

As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software, Sitecore brings together content, commerce, and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful, adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, and L'Oréal, Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.

Our foundation is our people—a diverse, passionate, and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters, and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead, innovate, and connect. They are the behaviors that bring our mission and vision to life, every day, in every interaction.

Learn more at Sitecore.com

About the Role

This is an opportunity to do more than fill vacancies. As Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering & Product, you'll help shape how Sitecore attracts and hires the talent that will drive our technology and product ambitions.

You’ll partner with leaders across Engineering, R&D and Product, bringing technical recruiting expertise, market intelligence and a strategic approach to hiring. You’ll influence talent strategies and build pipelines that give us access to the skills we need now and in the future.

Dublin is our primary hub for technical talent, and you’ll play an important role in growing our Engineering and R&D capabilities there. You’ll also work across our global Talent Acquisition team, with opportunities to support hiring in other markets as priorities evolve.

As Sitecore invests in AI and transforms how we build and deliver software, you’ll help attract exceptional talent across AI, Engineering and Product. Reporting to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, you’ll have the autonomy to make incredible impact and help shape the future of talent acquisition at Sitecore!

What You Will Do

Talent Acquisition & Sourcing

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Engineering, specialist technical and Product roles, from initial brief through to offer.

• Develop creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage exceptional talent, including senior, specialist and hard-to-reach candidates.

• Build talent communities and pipelines across critical and emerging skill areas, particularly as Sitecore continues its AI-first transformation.

• Lead candidate engagement and offer management, using market insight, strong relationships and effective negotiation to secure high-quality talent.

• Deliver an engaging, high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Strategic Partnership & Talent Strategy

• Build trusted partnerships with Engineering, R&D and Product leaders, translating business priorities and growth plans into effective talent strategies.

• Bring market intelligence and an external perspective to hiring decisions, constructively challenging assumptions and advising on talent availability, compensation and hiring approaches.

• Coach hiring managers on effective candidate assessment, interview design and decision-making, helping teams recognise technical capability and make consistent, evidence-based hiring decisions.

• Anticipate future skills and talent needs, building proactive strategies rather than simply responding to vacancies.

Talent Intelligence & Innovation

• Use market mapping, talent insights, recruitment metrics and pipeline conversion data to understand talent availability, market competitiveness and hiring effectiveness.

• Turn insights into practical recommendations that influence hiring decisions and improve recruitment outcomes.

• Explore and adopt AI-enabled tools and innovative approaches to improve sourcing, candidate engagement and recruitment effectiveness.

What You Need to Succeed

• 8+ years experience recruiting Engineering/Technology and Product talent within a technology, SaaS or product-led organisation.

• Demonstrable experience attracting and hiring specialist AI and emerging technology talent, alongside broader Engineering and Product recruitment. You understand the evolving technical skills landscape and know how to identify, engage and assess highly sought-after talent.

• Experience recruiting across a broad range of technical disciplines and seniority levels, from specialist individual contributors to senior technical and functional leadership.

• Excellent technical sourcing and talent-mapping capabilities, with a track record of engaging hard-to-reach talent.

• Credibility and confidence partnering with senior Engineering, R&D and Product leaders, influencing hiring strategies and constructively challenging requirements.

• Strong understanding of technical talent markets and emerging technologies, with the ability to translate market intelligence into actionable hiring recommendations.

• A data-led mindset, using recruitment insights and pipeline analytics to influence decisions and improve outcomes.

• The ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and contribute to a collaborative global team.

What Success Looks Like

• Hiring priorities are delivered effectively, with clear ownership of vacancies, timelines and recruitment outcomes.

• Strong talent pipelines are established for critical and specialist roles, reducing reliance on reactive recruitment.

• Recruitment performance is actively monitored, with a clear understanding of time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance and hiring outcomes.

• Recruitment data and market intelligence are translated into insights and recommendations that improve hiring strategies and delivery.

• Hiring managers are engaged, informed and accountable throughout the recruitment process, enabling timely decisions and a strong candidate experience.

Why Join Sitecore now?

You’ll join at a pivotal moment in Sitecore's evolution. AI is changing both what we build and how we build it, creating exciting opportunities to shape the talent and capabilities behind that transformation.

You’ll have the autonomy to influence senior leaders, shape hiring strategies and make a tangible impact on the future of a global technology business.

Equal Opportunities at Sitecore

Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other locally legally protected characteristic.

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