Talent Acquisition Team Lead

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Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Sofico

Ghent, Belgium

About the job

The Team Lead Talent Acquisition drives the global recruitment and leads the TA team to deliver high-quality, timely and data-driven hiring. This role ensures that Sofico attracts, engages and selects the best talent across all regions, while continuously improving processes, tools and candidate experience, if needed.

In this role you will report directly to our Global Head of HR.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

  • Lead, coach and develop an international team of Talent Acquisition Specialists.
  • Define clear responsibilities, KPIs and development plans.
  • Foster a high-performance, collaborative and feedback-oriented culture.

Recruitment Delivery

  • Translate business needs into concrete recruitment strategies per region and domain.
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of end-to-end recruitment processes.
  • Drive hiring excellence for critical roles in Product, Tech, Customer Facing and other Delivery functions.

Market Insights

  • Build competitor insights and market analyses to anticipate hiring needs.
  • Advise hiring managers on talent availability and sourcing strategies.
  • Use data (time-to-hire, funnel metrics, …) to steer actions.

Process Optimization & Tools

  • Improve the intake process, interview structure and selection guidelines where needed.
  • Collaborate with the HR Ops Specialist to optimize ATS workflows (Greenhouse) and identify other opportunities for automation.

Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience

  • Guarantee a consistent, transparent and positive candidate experience.
  • Train hiring managers in selection excellence, interviewing and decision-making.
  • Act as escalation point for complex or senior-level hires.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with other colleagues in the HR Team (HRBP’s, L&D, Empl.Ex., …).
  • Contribute to key HR programs (Talent Boards, Career Architecture, Skills Framework).

Your Profile

  • 5–8+ years of experience in recruitment (of which at least 2 in a TeamLeader role).
  • Proven track record in hiring for international and technical environments.
  • Strong expertise in sourcing, talent intelligence and modern assessment methods.
  • Experience with ATS tools (Greenhouse is a plus).
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
  • Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.

Key Competencies

  • Strategic thinking & business focus.
  • Leadership & coaching ability.
  • Analytical and data-driven.
  • Strong communication & influencing.
  • Process discipline.
  • Proactive, solution-oriented and resilient.

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