Talent Acquisition Operation Regional Lead - TAO AMS

Responsibilities

About the Team
The Talent Acquisition Operations (TAO) team is dedicated to driving operational excellence in recruitment by optimizing processes, policies, and tools through innovation. We design scalable operation programs and enhance hiring effectiveness with data-driven insights, ensuring efficiency, quality, and a seamless candidate experience. By continuously improving our practices, we empower the organization to attract and secure top talent in a competitive landscape.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Operations Lead to oversee and optimize recruitment operations across the AMS region. In this role, you will lead a team to deliver end-to-end recruitment operation support, drive TA communications, and manage strategic projects to enhance hiring efficiency, compliance, and quality.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Recruitment Lifecycle Operations - Own and streamline regional recruitment operations & and implement improvements, including:
- Background Check Process: Ensure compliance with AMS regulations and SLA adherence.
- Job Posting Approval: Manage approvals and policy & process updates for job descriptions.
- Oncall Platform Implementation: Ensure efficient and high quality resolution for TA.
2. TA Communications & Engagement
- Organize and lead regional Talent Acquisition Leadership committees and TA community initiatives.
- Plan and execute TA-focused events (e.g., recruiter topic-based trainings, leadership roundtables).
3. Recruitment Project Management - Partner with HR and COE leaders to support company-wide strategic programs:
- Recruitment compliance & governance (e.g., Pay Transparency, audit readiness).
- Global TA system/tool implementations (e.g., ATS optimizations).
- Drive projects to improve organizational globalization and scalability.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition Operations, HR Operations, or Project Management within a multinational environment.
- Proven track record of leading teams and managing recruitment/HR processes.
- Strong understanding of AMS labor laws and recruitment compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with TA technology (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter).
- Background in program/project management (PMP or Agile certifications a plus).
- Ability to analyze data (Excel, Power BI) to drive operational decisions.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $124800 - $284000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​

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