Global Talent Acquisition, Executive Director

Synopsys; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 280,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. seeks a visionary leader to head Global Talent Acquisition, guiding 80+ recruiters and shared services across regions. You will shape hiring strategy, partner with executives to forecast workforce needs, and drive transformational initiatives leveraging AI and data-driven insights.

You will own the TA operating model and budget, optimize internal and external partnerships, and build scalable processes to attract top engineering and leadership talent worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global TA leadership team and 80+ recruiters and shared services professionals across regions.
• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce plans that anticipate hiring needs and growth.
• Own the global Talent Acquisition operating model and the mix of internal teams, shared services, technology, automation, and external partners.
• Own the global Talent Acquisition budget balancing investments in people, technology, branding, and partnerships.
• Lead enterprise-wide TA transformation initiatives including AI-enabled recruiting capabilities and scalable global hiring practices.
• Establish a data-driven TA strategy using workforce, hiring, productivity, and market intelligence.

Job description

You Are

You have built your career leading talent acquisition at scale in global technology companies. You know how to design hiring strategies that support business growth and build the teams and systems that execute them, from early career programs to executive hiring.

You are a trusted advisor, capable of influencing decisions and aligning talent strategies with business priorities. You do not just manage recruiters. You create the infrastructure, tools, vendor partnerships, and clarity that help them succeed.

You care about continuous improvement and keep refining how the team works, because better systems, stronger vendor partnerships, and smarter processes help you connect with top talent. You have a point of view on what great talent acquisition looks like at scale. You care deeply about data and tools, and you are curious to scale with AI and automation without losing quality or the human touch, recognizing that context is needed to ensure a fair and repeatable hiring process. You know that every candidate interaction shapes how engineers, leaders, and early career talent view Synopsys and its culture.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead a global TA leadership team and 80+ recruiters and shared services professionals across multiple regions, building capability, coaching leaders, and creating a high-performing organization.


• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce plans that anticipate hiring needs, support growth strategies, and respond to changing business priorities.


• Own the global Talent Acquisition operating model, continuously evaluating the optimal mix of internal teams, shared services, technology, automation, and external partners to meet evolving business needs.


• Own the global Talent Acquisition budget, balancing investments across people, technology, employer branding, and external partners to maximize business impact and hiring outcomes.


• Lead enterprise-wide talent acquisition transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, process redesign, AI-enabled recruiting capabilities, organizational integration, and scalable global hiring practices.


• Establish a data-driven talent acquisition strategy, leveraging workforce, hiring, productivity, and market intelligence to shape business decisions and measure organizational impact.


• Lead global vendor and RPO strategy, ensuring external partners deliver against quality, productivity, cost, and candidate experience expectations.


• Design and execute a global early career hiring strategy that scales university recruiting, internships, and rotational programs.


• Establish scalable recruiting practices that improve efficiency, candidate experience, and business outcomes globally.

The Impact You Will Have

• A global Talent Acquisition function that operates as a strategic business partner across Synopsys.


• Workforce plans that provide leaders with visibility into talent availability, hiring timelines, and organisational capacity.


• Faster, higher-quality hiring outcomes supported by the right people, processes, technology, and operating model.


• Candidates who experience a recruiting process that is professional, responsive, and reflective of the calibre of work happening at Synopsys.


• Recruiting technology and data capabilities that enable better decision-making, greater consistency, and a more scalable hiring organisation.


• Data and insights that influence business decisions and demonstrate the impact of talent acquisition on company performance.


• Early career talent pipelines that consistently deliver high-potential engineers and future leaders.


• A team of 80+ professionals who feel developed, supported, and connected to company priorities.


• Clear global TA KPIs that give leaders a shared view of hiring performance across region

What You'll Need

• 15+years’ experience leading talent acquisition organizations within large, global technology companies.Experience in semiconductor, IP or EDA is a plus.


• Proven experience leading recruiters, recruiting leaders, and shared services teams across multiple geographies and hiring functions.


• Strong track record partnering with executive business leaders to develop workforce plans and scale hiring in response to growth, organizational change, or market shifts.


• Build an organizational structure that maximizes agility, impact and influence


• Deep knowledge of talent acquisition technology platforms, ATS systems, CRM tools, sourcing automation, AI-enabled recruiting tools, and analytics.


• Strong vendor and RPO management experience, including contract negotiation, performance management, and strategic supplier partnerships.


• Experience designing and scaling global early career and university recruiting programs.


• Experience leading large-scale talent acquisition transformation initiatives, including technology implementations, process redesign, or organisational integrations.

Who You Are

• You can go into a room with a CFO, Chief People Officer, and VP of Engineering and speak their language, translating hiring challenges into business impact.


• You know how to diagnose whether a hiring challenge is rooted in sourcing, process, technology, market conditions, operating model design, or team capability.


• You manage globally distributed teams with clarity, trust, and accountability, and your leaders understand what great performance looks like.


• You are comfortable challenging assumptions when hiring plans do not align with market realities or when existing approaches are no longer effective.


• You are committed to delivering a strong candidate experience, ensuring candidates are treated with professionalism, respect, and care throughout the hiring process. You also know how important the hiring manager experience is, so you make sure hiring managers have a responsive, open, and reliable partner at every stage.

The Team You'll Be Part Of

You will join our global People and Places team and lead a Professional Talent Acquisition leadership team and 80+ recruiters and shared services professionals who support hiring across all functions and geographies at Synopsys. You will work closely with our Executive Talent Acquisition team to ensure appropriate handoffs and provide support as needed.