Talent Acquisition, Global Process Owner

CBRE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Global TA Process Owner to oversee the enterprise-wide talent acquisition lifecycle, from policy design to adoption. You will define the TOM, ensure compliance with GDPR and local labor laws, and drive process improvements across regions.

The role requires partnership with Legal, HR Compliance, and regional TA leaders to embed standards and governance. You will lead adoption efforts, maintain documentation, and build a cross-regional network of champions to sustain global

Qualifications

• Experience designing and governing enterprise-wide TA processes.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into process decisions.
• Strong collaboration with Legal, Compliance, and regional leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own the global TA process end-to-end, including requisition, sourcing, screening, selection, offer, and onboarding handoff.
• Define and maintain the global Target Operating Model for TA with RACI, controls, and compliance checks.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements (GDPR, pay transparency, local labor laws) into design decisions.
• Maintain a global process documentation library (SOPs, flows, SIPOC, work instructions).
• Lead continuous improvement with Kaizen/Lean Six Sigma approaches and manage a live CI backlog.
• Partner with Legal, HR Compliance and regional TA leaders for audits and readiness assessments.
• Drive adoption with training, communications, and regional enablement materials.
• Build a network of regional process champions and secure senior stakeholder buy-in.

Skills

Global HR processes

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder engagement

Process governance

Job description

About the Role

The Global TA Process Owner is the enterprise-wide authority on how talent acquisition gets done. Operating as a standalone process governor, this role owns the complete TA process lifecycle — from policy and standards design through to compliance, continuous improvement, and measurable adoption. It is both strategic and operational: setting the process direction the organisation builds against, while rolling up the sleeves to diagnose inefficiency, rewrite workflows, and enforce adherence to global standards.

What You’ll Do

Global Process Ownership & Design

• Own the global TA process end-to-end, maintaining an authoritative process map covering requisition creation, sourcing, screening, selection, offer, and onboarding handoff.
• Define and maintain the global Target Operating Model (TOM) for TA, including decision rights, RACI matrices, controls, and compliance checkpoints.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements — including EU Pay Transparency, data privacy obligations, and local labor laws — into process design decisions.
• Establish and maintain a global process documentation library: SOPs, process flows, SIPOC diagrams, and work instructions — accessible and kept current across all regions.

Continuous Improvement Governance

• Lead the global TA continuous improvement framework, institutionalizing a Kaizen operating model (Or similar): structured improvement cycles, visual management, and rapid-improvement events.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodology (Green Belt minimum; Black Belt preferred) to diagnose root causes of process failure, waste, and variability — driving DMAIC or PDCA cycles to resolution.
• Maintain a live CI backlog, prioritized by impact and effort, governed through a cross-regional process improvement board.
• Lead process re-engineering work streams supporting TA operating model, process improvement and technology change initiatives (EG CBRE People AI Transformation

Compliance, Governance & Process Adherence

• Embed compliance requirements (GDPR, EU Pay Transparency Directive, EEO, local data retention rules) into process design at source, rather than as bolt-on controls.
• Partner with Legal, HR Compliance, and regional TA leaders to conduct periodic process audits and readiness assessments and ensure recommendations are implemented

Adoption, Change & Stakeholder Engagement

• Own global adoption of new and redesigned processes — developing training, communications, and enablement materials that land effectively across regions and seniority levels.
• Build and maintain a network of regional process champions (TA Ops leads, Coordinators, COE leads) who act as local ambassadors for global standards.
• Engage senior HR and business stakeholders to secure buy-in for process change, translating process impact into business language.
• Monitor adoption through lagging and leading indicators; design and execute intervention plans where adherence falls short of target.