Lead, Talent Acquisition
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
The Lead, Talent Acquisition – EMEA leads a team of recruiters while directly managing strategic and complex recruitment activity across the region. You will balance people leadership, partner management and talent acquisition strategy with hands-on delivery of end-to-end recruitment.
You will help support business growth, workforce planning, diversity plans, process excellence and talent attraction across EMEA. You will have a hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office, working in Katowice. You will report to the Regional Talent Acquisition Manager, EMEA.
Your Responsibilities will include:
- Team Leadership (50%)
- Lead a team of Talent Acquisition professionals across EMEA.
- Coach, conduct performance reviews, regular one-to-ones, development planning and succession discussions.
- Set clear goals, monitor performance metrics and lead accountability.
- Support capability building through training, knowledge sharing and best-practice adoption.
- Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
- Champion diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the recruitment process.
- Improve recruitment processes and service delivery.
- Present recruitment performance, market insights and hiring trends
- Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Delivery (50%)
- Manage end-to-end recruitment for critical, senior-level and hard-to-fill positions across EMEA.
- Develop sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, networking and market research.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for all needs.
- Provide market intelligence, hiring trends and talent insights to support our decisions.
- Ensure a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Use recruitment technology and analytics to monitor performance, identify opportunities and improve results.
- Support TA projects, employer branding projects and regional talent attraction activities.
The Essentials - You Will Have:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of Talent Acquisition experience, including leadership responsibility.
- Experience leading end-to-end recruitment across multiple countries and departments.
- Experienced in management and coaching skills
- Experience using direct sourcing tools and recruitment technologies.
- Fluent in English and Polish, other languages are an advantage
The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
- Experience leading recruitment teams within a global matrix organization.
- Knowledge of EMEA labour markets and employment practices.
- Experience with workforce planning, talent mapping and succession planning.
- Experience implementing inclusive hiring practices and process improvements.
- Experience supporting transformation and change projects.
What We Offer:
Our benefits package includes …
- Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
- Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
- On-demand digital course library for professional development
- Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
- Employee Assistance Program
- Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
... and other local benefits!
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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.