Global Senior Talent Acquisition Leader

AppDirect; Georgia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Factors is seeking a strategic talent acquisition leader to partner with executives across North America and international markets, guiding complex searches and workforce planning. You will drive market intelligence, advise on hiring strategies, and influence decisions with credibility and market insight.

You’ll lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialized roles, build regional sourcing strategies, and collaborate with HR, Legal, and Finance for international hiring.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including senior-level ownership of complex searches.
• Experience as a strategic Talent Acquisition advisor to business leaders, not solely requisition-based.
• Strong industry experience within software, SaaS, renewable energy, energy technology, industrial technology, engineering, or adjacent sectors.
• Significant experience recruiting across international markets and supporting globally distributed teams.
• Proven ability to advise leaders on talent market dynamics, workforce planning, hiring feasibility, and organizational capability needs.
• Strong direct sourcing expertise, including passive candidate engagement, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and pipeline development.
• Experience recruiting for technical, commercial, corporate, and leadership roles.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and provide credible recommendations grounded in business context and market insight.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or providing functional guidance to junior recruiters.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to operate comfortably in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent Partnership & Advisory: Develop understanding of business, products, markets, and growth strategy to advise leaders on talent strategy, workforce planning, and organizational capability.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, competitor hiring activity, salary expectations, and hiring risks; influence decisions through data and industry expertise.
• Partner with leaders to anticipate future talent needs and establish proactive recruiting strategies for critical roles, including skill gaps and workforce risks.
• Leverage external market knowledge from technology, SaaS, energy technology, or industrial sectors to identify trends and market risks.
• Complex Recruitment & International Search: Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior, specialized, technical, commercial, corporate, and leadership roles across NA, Europe, and international markets.
• Conduct strategic intake meetings and design search strategies for hard-to-fill roles, niche skill sets, competitive markets, and international hiring needs.
• Build sourcing strategies tailored to regional talent pools; manage sourcing, screening, candidate engagement, interview coordination, offer support, and close activities.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to support international hiring strategy, employment models, and market entry considerations.
• Represent Power Factors professionally and ensure a high-quality, evidence-based candidate experience.
• Team Leadership & Process Innovation: Provide guidance and mentoring to junior recruiters and recruiting coordinators as an IC6 member of the global TA team.
• Coach recruiters on strategic intake, talent mapping, candidate assessment, and market advisory conversations; act as escalation for complex searches.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, reduce administrative effort, and strengthen quality of hire; contribute to scalable playbooks and sourcing guides.
• Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools responsibly to improve sourcing, outreach, and productivity while keeping human judgment, fairness, and bias awareness central to hiring decisions.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Executive partnering

Sourcing & pipeline

International recruiting

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Workable

Job description

Power Factors is seeking a strategic talent acquisition leader to partner with executives across North America and international markets, guiding complex searches and workforce planning. You will drive market intelligence, advise on hiring strategies, and influence decisions with credibility and market insight.

You’ll lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialized roles, build regional sourcing strategies, and collaborate with HR, Legal, and Finance for international hiring.