Talent Acquisition Leader Engineering APJ

You will translate business priorities into a focused engineering hiring strategy and personally lead complex senior engineering searches from market mapping through offer close. You will hire, coach, and lead an in-house talent acquisition team; manage vendors and RPO providers; build technical talent pipelines; improve assessment processes and candidate experience; and use hiring data to guide decisions. You will also incorporate confidentiality, security, and role-specific eligibility requirements into hiring plans.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into a focused hiring strategy
• Lead complex senior engineering searches from market mapping and outreach through assessment, offer, and close
• Partner with internal stakeholders to align priorities and resolve hiring challenges
• Define and manage the vendor and RPO partner model
• Hire, coach, and lead an in-house talent acquisition team
• Build relationships in specialist engineering communities
• Help hiring managers define effective interview processes
• Track pipeline health, hiring outcomes, capacity, and spend
• Incorporate confidentiality, security, and role-specific eligibility requirements into hiring plans

Requirements

• Operate independently as the regional face of Talent Acquisition
• 15+ years of experience building and leading technical recruiting teams at scale in high-growth aerospace, defence, robotics, or autonomous systems organizations
• Technical fluency in autonomy stacks, robotics systems, embedded software development, distributed systems, simulation environments, and machine learning
• Experience managing RPO providers and holding partners accountable for delivery and candidate quality
• Experience leading change management, process redesign, stakeholder adoption, and operational enablement for Talent Acquisition transformation
• Ability to navigate engineering talent markets and competitive compensation structures
• Experience using ATS systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics tools
• Experience in high-growth, transformation, and ambiguous environments
• Communication, data storytelling, and negotiation skills