Senior Talent Acquisition Lead – BIM & Projects

Maersk; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager for the Business Implementation portfolio, based in The Hague. The role combines hands-on delivery with people management, partnering with BIM senior management and Project Directors to ensure workforce plans and budgets are confirmed before requisitions open.

You will drive proactive talent mapping, coach hiring managers on interview methodologies, and manage a small senior team.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior and executive-level recruitment experience in a global matrix organisation.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders including Project Directors and leaders.
• Experience recruiting for ports, terminals, infrastructure, or heavy industry.
• Experience coaching recruiters or leading a recruitment team.
• Advanced knowledge of Workday Recruiting with reporting and dashboards.
• Able to deliver against tight timelines and plan ahead.
• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s preferred in HR/Business.
• Fluency in English; other languages advantageous.
• Willingness to travel across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of senior and specialist BIM hiring - typically JL3-JL6, including Director and Senior Manager profiles - across Asset & Engineering, Operations Technology, Automation and project-leadership job families.
• Partner hands-on with BIM senior management, Project Directors and People Business Partners at project kick-off, making sure the workforce plan, budget, job profiles and staffing plan are confirmed before requisitions open.
• Run kick-off and intake calls, calibrate shortlists and coach hiring managers on interview methodology, assessment tooling, Employee and Leadership Expectations and approval matrices.
• Drive proactive talent mapping and pipelining for recurring senior-management and niche technical profiles, reducing agency dependence and shortening time to hire for hard-to-fill roles.
• Own portfolio reporting through the bi-weekly BIM Hiring Dashboard (time to accept, time to fill, ageing, Red/Amber/Green status by job level and source mix) and represent BIM delivery in TA&A and COO governance reviews.
• Manage, coach and develop a small, senior team of Talent Acquisition Specialists and Recruitment Partners dedicated to the BIM portfolio, allocating capacity against the forward pipeline and balancing workload across regions and projects.
• Manage executive search and Preferred Supplier List providers where engaged - briefing, calibration, cost control and invoice reconciliation.
• Safeguard data hygiene and process discipline in Workday across all requisition stages.
• Embed continuous improvement - Kaizen and Lean countermeasures - to standardise and improve the quality, speed and diversity of BIM hiring.
• Build inclusive shortlists and diverse senior pipelines for growth roles, advancing our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals.

Skills

Senior recruitment

Executive hiring

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Workday Recruiting

Global matrix experience

Talent mapping

Project staffing

Lean/Kaizen

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's in HR/BA or related field

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Job description

Maersk is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager for the Business Implementation portfolio, based in The Hague. The role combines hands-on delivery with people management, partnering with BIM senior management and Project Directors to ensure workforce plans and budgets are confirmed before requisitions open.

You will drive proactive talent mapping, coach hiring managers on interview methodologies, and manage a small senior team.