Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Technology

Support Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Leiden; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Swift is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Technology to join our EMEA & Americas Talent Acquisition team. Based in the Netherlands, you will recruit technology and IT professionals across Europe, the Middle East & Africa and the Americas, collaborating with stakeholders worldwide.

You will lead end-to-end recruitment, advising stakeholders on talent availability, sourcing strategies and hiring decisions, while contributing to regional and global TA initiatives to

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of end-to-end recruitment experience.
• Experience recruiting Technology and IT profiles across multiple locations in EMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for technology roles across multiple locations in EMEA.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies and assess candidates.
• Conduct structured and competency-based interviews and manage offers and contracts.
• Analyze recruitment data and market insights to improve sourcing and efficiency.
• Partner with regional and global TA projects to share best practices.

Job description

ABOUT US

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy.

We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Ready to help build and shape the future of Talent Acquisition? Do you have extensive experience recruiting a broad range of technology and IT profiles across international markets? Are you comfortable partnering with stakeholders, navigating competitive talent markets and developing sourcing strategies for hard-to-find technical skills? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Technology to join our EMEA & Americas Talent Acquisition team.

Our team is based across Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, supporting recruitment across Europe, the Middle East & Africa and the Americas. As part of a global Talent Acquisition function, you will also collaborate with colleagues across regions, sharing expertise and contributing to initiatives that continuously strengthen how we attract and hire talent.

In this role, you will primarily focus on recruiting technology and IT professionals across a broad range of disciplines and levels. You will act as a trusted Talent Acquisition partner to the business, advising stakeholders on talent availability, sourcing strategies, market dynamics and hiring decisions.

Beyond recruitment delivery, you will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to regional and global Talent Acquisition projects, using data and process improvements to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our recruitment function.

What to expect

Partner with hiring managers across primarily Technology and IT functions, while retaining flexibility to support recruitment in other business areas when required.

Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from intake and sourcing strategy through interview, selection, offer and preboarding, while ensuring a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience.

Recruit across a broad spectrum of technology disciplines, which may include software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, data, DevOps, platforms, networks and other technology capabilities.

Develop tailored sourcing strategies for both active and passive talent, building sustainable pipelines for critical and hard-to-find technology skills.

Provide consultative advice to hiring managers, challenging requirements where appropriate and using external market insights to help shape realistic and effective hiring strategies.

Conduct structured and competency-based interviews and support hiring teams in making objective, evidence-based selection decisions.

Manage the offer process, including the development of compensation proposal, packages and employment contracts that meet both Swift and candidate needs

Use recruitment data, internal insights and external talent intelligence tools to monitor recruitment activity, identify trends and inform decision-making.

Lead and contribute to regional and global Talent Acquisition projects, with a particular focus on process improvement, data and operational efficiency.

Collaborate across Talent Acquisition and the broader HR function to share market knowledge, best practices and expertise.

Act as a senior member of the Talent Acquisition team, sharing expertise and helping strengthen recruitment capability across the team.

What will make you successful

At least seven years of end-to-end recruitment experience, gained within an in-house Talent Acquisition function or RPO.

Strong and demonstrable experience recruiting a broad range of Technology and IT profiles across multiple locations within EMEA, and engage credibly with technical candidates.

Proven expertise in direct sourcing and talent identification, including experience developing creative sourcing strategies for specialist and hard-to-find profiles.

Strong interviewing capabilities, including experience with structured and competency-based interviewing.

A data-driven approach to recruitment, with the ability to interpret recruitment and ma