- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Human Resources
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The Team
The People team, with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, takes on complex challenges; we continually test new approaches and embrace change where it will facilitate the best outcome. You'll work alongside a diverse group of HR professionals who are passionate about creating excellent employee experience, providing client-focused solutions, and implementing consistent and equitable people practices.Our Talent Acquisition team is responsible for partnering with leaders and managers to find the best global talent available to help the organization meet its diverse and important strategies and missions. We develop and execute effective and consistent talent sourcing and selection strategies to hire candidates for various positions ranging from leadership to entry level around the globe.
Your Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Global Recruiting Manager to lead a team of seasoned Global Recruiting Partners based in Abuja, London, and Nairobi, leading talent acquisition efforts across Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa), Asia (India, China, Korea and Singapore), and Europe, Middle East & East Asia (EMEEA) (Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the UK), as well as additional markets as required.
You will lead the development and execution of an end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across multiple divisions and geographies within the Foundation. Acting as a strategic talent advisor to regional leadership teams, you will partner closely with People colleagues and business leaders to anticipate talent needs and deliver against the Foundation’s strategic talent priorities.
In addition to leading the regional recruiting team, you will personally manage and deliver senior-level and strategically important searches. You will represent and articulate the Foundation’s value proposition to engage, attract, and hire exceptional and diverse talent from around the world who can contribute to our mission.
A critical component of the role will be developing and executing proactive sourcing, research, and talent-mapping strategies. You will identify, engage, and cultivate pipelines of senior leaders and individuals with highly specialized technical expertise, building talent pools that address both immediate and longer-term organizational needs.
As a Senior Global Recruiting Manager, you will be a performance-oriented, collaborative, and trusted advisor who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You will demonstrate sound judgment, operate effectively across complex and culturally diverse environments, and contribute to building and sustaining a high-performing, high-integrity culture.
This role reports to the Deputy Director, Talent Acquisition and will be based in New Delhi, India.
What You'll Do
Sustain a high-performing culture by leading a team of tenured Global Recruiters. Foster strong team connection, align individual goals with Foundation priorities, and build a resilient, adaptable team culture that effectively navigates change while delivering exceptional results.
Serve as a strategic talent advisor to regional leaders, and HR partners by understanding organizational priorities and developing talent acquisition strategies to meet the division talent priorities
Establish, cultivate, and maintain productive and strategic working relationships with the regional teams, hiring managers and other key collaborators
Develop, drive, and implement talent strategies designed to diversify and expand the talent pipeline
Engage key partners in talent strategy discussions, hiring meetings, headcount planning sessions, etc. to develop a deep understanding of each client’s position requirements to map role criteria, define position descriptions, and document specifications
Guide, advise and influence stakeholders regarding hiring decisions and organizational development by providing talent insights, landscape data, competitive intelligence, and strategic analysis of the recruiting landscape
Lead and creatively implement specific talent acquisition strategies as related to talent identification, candidate development, interviewing and selection, and offer negotiations at scale
Collaborate with HR partners to understand how talent gaps and succession planning fit into your overall talent acquisition strategy
Leverage data and analytics to build and execute against a rolling 12+ month hiring plan for executive and leadership roles
Effectively utilize tools like Talent Neuron, LinkedIn etc. to map, target, and build lists of specific organizations and talent. Actively and continually build and maintain market knowledge and data to help advise talent acquisition strategies
Share recruiting processes and best practices with the broader recruiting team
Participate in special projects both within TA and across operations teams. Actively represent regional voice in varied forums, as required. Additionally, partner as a project manager in identified projects, as required.
Your Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related discipline and/or equivalent experience
At least 10 years of talent acquisition (or relevant) experience, with minimum of 2-4 years of in-house experience in the private sector, consulting, or nonprofit organizations, with a proven track record of managing complex regional and global recruitment across a broad range of functions and seniority levels in a high-volume and fast-paced environment.
At least 2 years of experience leading executive-level searches, either in a search firm or in-house, coupled with deep sourcing expertise; preferably with a focus on identifying and attracting diverse talent
Focus on action and outcomes with an ability to generate high-quality pipeline of candidates
Experience identifying, defining, developing, and experimenting with innovative programs, tools, technologies, and processes in support of talent acquisition needs
Strong collaboration skills and an understanding of how to navigate and operate within a complex, matrixed environment with the ability to work independently and develop creative solutions to a wide-ranging set of talent acquisition and business opportunities
Experience using data and analytics to develop short and long-term hiring plans
Intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness, and resilience
Excellent judgment with a demonstrable track record to handle complex issues, multiple tasks, confidential information, and competing priorities with skill, discretion, a strong attention to detail, flexibility, and diplomacy
Exceptional capabilities in collaboration and critical thinking
Demonstrated project management skills in cross functional projects.
A track record of building trust across individuals, teams and leaders, bringing rigor and resourceful creativity to complex talent challenges, and successfully adapting to shifting priorities and navigating ambiguity
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Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Candidate Accommodations
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process—such as an ASL interpreter, alternative interview format, or physical accessibility support—we’re happy to help. Please contact [email protected] with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.
