Talent Acquisition & Development Leader

ALTEN; Porto; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN is expanding its presence in Porto with a dedicated Shared Service Center, seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition & Development Lead to drive recruitment and learning initiatives within ALTEN Service Center.

You will lead a four-person team, combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution to attract the right talent, develop people, and continually improve how we hire and learn across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition and exposure to Learning & Development.
• Experience recruiting in structured organisations, ideally within Shared Services/SSC, Technology, Engineering and/or multinational environments.
• Experience recruiting Tech/Engineering, HR and Finance profiles.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team.
• Experience designing and implementing training/development plans.
• Strong track record in designing, implementing and improving HR processes, particularly Recruitment and Learning & Development.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with a data-driven approach.
• Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic, hands-on attitude.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Talent Acquisition & Development team, setting clear priorities, objectives and standards.
• Own and continuously improve our recruitment strategy and processes, ensuring quality, efficiency and strong candidate experience.
• Manage and support recruitment across different functions, including Tech/Engineering, HR and Finance, remaining hands-on on senior or critical positions.
• Partner with managers to understand and challenge hiring needs, define recruitment strategies and support workforce planning.
• Identify development needs and design, implement and follow up on learning and training plans aligned with business priorities.
• Build and improve hiring and training processes, tools, methodologies and KPIs.
• Use data and market insights to identify trends, challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Act as a trusted partner to management on talent acquisition, development and capability-building topics.

Job description

ALTEN is a multinational group founded over 30 years ago, specializing in Engineering, Information Technology, and Consulting services for leading companies worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a turnover of more than €4.14 billion and now employs 57,700 people, 88% of whom are engineers and consultants.

ABOUT PORTO & THE POSITION

To support our continued European growth, ALTEN has established a Shared Service Center in Porto to provide operational support to its European subsidiaries.

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition & Development Lead to lead our Recruitment and Learning & Development activities within ALTEN Service Center.

Leading a team of four people, you will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, ensuring we attract the right talent, develop our people and continuously improve the way we hire and learn.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building structure, challenging existing ways of working and turning ideas into effective processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach and develop the Talent Acquisition & Development team, setting clear priorities, objectives and standards.
• Own and continuously improve our recruitment strategy and processes, ensuring quality, efficiency and strong candidate experience.
• Manage and support recruitment across different functions, including Tech/Engineering, HR and Finance, remaining hands-on on senior or critical positions.
• Partner with managers to understand and challenge hiring needs, define recruitment strategies and support workforce planning.
• Identify development needs and design, implement and follow up on learning and training plans aligned with business priorities.
• Build and improve hiring and training processes, tools, methodologies and KPIs.
• Use data and market insights to identify trends, challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Act as a trusted partner to management on talent acquisition, development and capability-building topics.

PROFILE

• 8+ years of relevant experience, with strong expertise in Talent Acquisition and exposure to Learning & Development.
• Proven experience recruiting in structured organisations, ideally within Shared Services/SSC, Technology, Engineering and/or multinational environments.
• Experience recruiting a variety of profiles, particularly Tech/Engineering, HR and Finance.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team.
• Experience designing and implementing training/development plans.
• Strong track record in designing, implementing and improving HR processes, particularly Recruitment and Learning & Development.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with a data-driven approach.
• Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic, hands-on attitude.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.

More than a manager, we are looking for a builder and enabler: someone who can define where we need to go, create the processes to get there, develop the team along the way and remain close enough to the operation to make things happen.