Europe Talent Architect for Growth & Leadership

XD Connects B.V.; Rijswijk; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chance to build across Europe

Impact at executive level

Growth opportunities

European cross-country work

Ambitious pace

Job summary

XD Connects B.V. is looking for a senior Talent Management leader to shape a future-ready organization across Europe. You will own performance management, talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development, and build functional academies that grow the business.

You will lead employer branding, campus recruitment, internships and trainee programs, partnering with the executive team to decide hiring priorities and how to hire, develop, automate or redesign as needed.

Qualifications

• Built talent management frameworks (performance, succession, leadership development) in multi-entity or post-merger environments.
• Owned recruitment at scale in growing or recently merged organizations.
• Able to start hands-on and later build/lead a team as the function grows.
• Collaborates effectively with executive leadership and aligns stakeholders.
• Uses AI tools as part of talent reviews, mapping succession, sourcing and screening candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the talent management engine across the organization.
• Own performance reviews, succession planning and leadership development; integrate into one strategy.
• Build functional academies to grow core business capability.
• Develop employer brand and drive campus recruitment, internships and trainee programs.

Skills

Talent management frameworks

Recruitment at scale

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

AI tools usage

Building employer brand

Campus recruitment & internships

Change management

Job description

XD Connects B.V. is looking for a senior Talent Management leader to shape a future-ready organization across Europe. You will own performance management, talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development, and build functional academies that grow the business.

You will lead employer branding, campus recruitment, internships and trainee programs, partnering with the executive team to decide hiring priorities and how to hire, develop, automate or redesign as needed.