Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Technology Recruiter)

Mastercard; Clondalkin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard's European Technology Talent Acquisition team in Dublin is seeking a Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Technology Recruiter). You will lead end-to-end hiring for engineering and technical roles across Ireland and Europe, focusing on skill-based assessments and a strong candidate experience.

You’ll partner with hiring managers, build pipelines, and use data to drive decisions, while embracing AI-enabled tools to hire smarter and more inclusively.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for technology roles from start to finish.
• Ability to source candidates directly and build pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Irish/European tech talent markets.
• Comfort discussing technical skills with engineers and managers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hiring for job families across Dublin and Europe.
• Lead skills-focused kickoff meetings with hiring managers.
• Build and maintain ongoing talent pipelines.
• Source candidates via LinkedIn, networking, referrals and events.
• Write inclusive job postings focused on skills.
• Screen candidates with structured interviews and scorecards.
• Share market insights on compensation and talent availability.
• Track hiring data like pipeline health and time-to-fill.
• Keep all stakeholders updated with clear communication.
• Use AI-enabled recruiting tools to improve hiring.
• Promote inclusive and fair hiring processes.

Skills

Sourcing talent

Talent pipelines

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder communication

AI in recruiting

Tools

Workday

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Technology Recruiter)

Overview

Technology is at the heart of everything we do, and our European Tech Hub in Dublin is central to that. We're looking for a Technology Recruiter to join our European Technology Talent Acquisition team. You'll help us hire the engineers, product people and technical specialists who build Mastercard's future.

This isn't a generalist recruiting role. You'll focus on a group of related technology job families and become the go-to talent expert for them. You'll build deep knowledge of the skills, markets and people involved. You'll work with hiring managers across Europe and use a skills-based approach, modern tools and data to deliver great hiring outcomes and a candidate experience people remember for the right reasons.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end hiring for your job families, from intake to offer, across Dublin and our wider European locations.
• Lead skills-focused kick-off meetings with hiring managers to agree on role requirements, critical skills, level and how candidates will be assessed.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for your job families that stay open all the time, rather than filling one vacancy at a time.
• Source and engage talent directly through LinkedIn, networking, communities, referrals, events and social media.
• Write clear, inclusive job postings that describe roles in terms of skills.
• Screen and assess candidates against defined skills, using structured interviews, scorecards and technical assessment partners.
• Share market insight with stakeholders on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, competitor activity and emerging skills.
• Track your hiring data, including pipeline health, time-to-fill and diversity, and use it to spot risks and keep hiring moving.
• Keep candidates, hiring managers and your leader informed with clear, timely updates.
• Use AI-enabled recruiting tools and suggest new ways to make our hiring smarter and simpler.
• Take practical, deliberate steps to make our hiring process inclusive and fair.

About you

• Experience recruiting for technology roles from start to finish, whether in-house, in an agency or both.
• Confident sourcing people directly and building talent pipelines for technical roles.
• Good understanding of the Irish and European technology talent market.
• Comfortable talking about technical skills with engineers and hiring managers. You don't need to be technical, just curious.
• Organised and able to manage several open roles at once with pace, accuracy and follow-through.
• Comfortable using data to make decisions and share insights.
• Open to using AI and new technology in your work.
• Experience with Workday or a similar applicant tracking system is helpful but not essential.

Why join us

You'll join a supportive, high-performing team. You'll build real specialist expertise and work on some of the most interesting technology hiring in Europe. You'll also have room to grow your career, whether that means deeper specialism, leading a group of job families, or moving into a broader talent role.

We know great people don't always meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we'd love to hear from you.

Corporate Security Responsibility

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.