Head of Global Talent Acquisition Operations & Enablement

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Job Description

We are seeking a Head of Global Talent Acquisition Operations & Enablement to join our team in Poland. This is a hybrid role with on-site presence of 5 days per month in our office in Łódź/Warsaw.

The Head of Global Talent Acquisition Operations & Enablement leads global Talent Acquisition Operations & Enablement strategy and execution, ensuring a consistent, efficient, and high-quality recruitment experience across Takeda.

This role oversees a globally distributed team of Enablement Leads, Operations Partners, and Talent Acquisition Coordinators, and is accountable for driving process excellence, capability building, and scalable operational delivery.

The role will harmonize global TA operations processes, optimize technology and vendor performance, and embed a data-driven approach to decision-making and prioritization.

Success in this role requires an exceptional people leader with deep expertise in TA Operations, strong analytical capability, and the ability to translate a broad, complex agenda into focused, high-impact outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end TA Operations delivery globally, including interview logistics, offer management, background checks, onboarding readiness, and coordination, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and a strong candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Establish, standardize, and continuously improve global TA processes, policies, and procedures, driving harmonization while accounting for regional and regulatory requirements.
• Enable success for recruiters across Takeda’s TA Delivery teams through training, communities of practice, and capability-building initiatives to improve recruiter effectiveness and hiring outcomes.
• Ensure effective adoption, optimization, and support of TA technologies (e.g., ATS and related tools), enabling seamless workflows and an improved user experience.
• Proactively identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and risks, and implement solutions that improve speed, quality, compliance, and overall operational performance.
• Establish and govern global standards for operational excellence, including audits, compliance controls, and adherence to internal policies and external labor laws.
• Oversee and optimize relationships with external vendors (e.g., RPO providers, background check providers, and technology partners), ensuring service quality, performance, and compliance.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Legal, Procurement, and Data, Digital & Technology teams to ensure alignment, mitigate risk, and enhance the overall hiring ecosystem.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing, globally distributed team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Create clarity across a broad portfolio by prioritizing initiatives that drive the greatest impact for TA and Takeda.
   

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Operations or a related field within a global, matrixed organization
• Proven experience leading globally distributed teams and driving performance across regions
• Deep expertise in TA Operations, including process design, governance, and execution
• Strong experience with TA technologies (e.g., Workday, HiredScore, Avature, Paradox)
• Exceptional prioritization and execution capabilities in complex, fast-paced environments
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organizational levels

What Takeda Offers

Your Wealth

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Referral bonus
• Social fund benefits (holiday allowance, Christmas bonus)
• Employee recognition programs

Your Health

• Private medical care (employee fully sponsored)
• Eyeglass reimbursement

Your Future

• Group life insurance
• Employee Capital Plans
• Access to learning platforms and professional development programs
• Mentoring opportunities and internal webinars

Your Well-Being

• Subsidized sport card
• Employee engagement initiatives
• One additional day off for volunteering
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• Employee assistance program

Diversity & Inclusion

At Takeda, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

Ready to join us?
Visit takedajobs.com and apply today.

Locations

Lodz, PolandPOL - Warsaw

Base Salary Range:

zł322,400.00 - zł443,300.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Employees may be eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits and incentives:

• short-term incentives

• Sport cards

• private medical care subscription

• group life and accidental death insurance

• participation in Employee Capital plans (PPK)

•  social found benefits

• Well-being benefits and others  

Pracownicy mogą być uprawnieni do szerokiego zakresu świadczeń i benefitów:

• system bonusowy

• karty sportowe

• opieka medyczna

• grupowe ubezpieczenie NŻ I NW

• udział w pracowniczych planach kapitałowych (PPK)

• benefity z ZFSS

• well-beingowe benefity oraz inne  

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time