Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology

Swift; Leiden; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Swift is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology to join our EMEA & Americas Talent Acquisition team. You will recruit technology and IT professionals across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, advising stakeholders on talent availability and market dynamics.

You will lead end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, build sustainable talent pipelines for hard-to-find tech skills, and contribute to regional and global TA projects to improve efficiency and

Qualifications

• Seven years of end-to-end recruitment experience.
• Experience recruiting across multiple locations in EMEA.
• Proven ability to develop creative sourcing strategies for tech profiles.
• Structured and competency-based interviewing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment lifecycle with stakeholders.
• Recruit across Technology and IT disciplines in EMEA.
• Develop regional/global TA projects and process improvements.
• Provide data-driven insights to hiring decisions.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Tech & IT recruitment

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Interviewing skills

English communication

Tools

ATS systems

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 market data and translate insights into recommendations for the business.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to operate as a trusted advisor and constructively challenge stakeholders when needed.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• A collaborative and flexible approach, combined with the ability to work autonomously and take ownership.
• A continuous-improvement mindset and an interest in improving recruitment processes, tools and ways of working.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to quality.

What We Offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact accessibility‑[e-mail] or indicate this in your application. Please note that this mailbox is not monitored for general recruitment enquiries and should only be used for accessibility or accommodation-related requests (for example related to vision, hearing or neurodiversity). All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.