Non Tech Lead Recruiter

As a Lead Recruiter at Booking Holdings, you will play a crucial role in shaping experiences, building trust, and enabling growth through talent acquisition. This senior individual contributor position requires you to be a strategist and hands-on leader who excels in a global, cross-cultural environment, connecting talent to opportunities at all levels. Your key responsibilities will include: - Lead senior searches end-to-end, designing and executing complex hiring processes with independence, creativity, and speed. - Shape seamless, inclusive, and respectful experiences for candidates and hiring managers. - Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders through insight, delivery, and credibility. - Mentor recruiters to elevate the capability of the wider team. - Partner with colleagues globally, bringing cultural sensitivity and cross-cultural intelligence to every interaction. - Utilize technology effectively, leveraging AI tools, sourcing platforms, and data insights to enhance decision-making and accelerate results. - Proactively map markets and talent pools to build pipelines for future business needs. - Analyze trends and translate insights into action for business leaders. To excel in this role, you should bring: - 8+ years of recruiting experience in global organisations, with a track record of delivering senior-level hires. - Experience in complex, cross-cultural environments, adapting to different contexts and leadership styles. - Strong communication skills and the ability to influence senior leaders effectively. - Proficiency in Google Suite for presentations, reporting, and data analysis. - Demonstrated ability to build and execute recruiting strategies. - Tech-savviness and a curiosity for using AI and new tools in recruiting. - Focus on candidate and hiring manager experience, building trust and credibility. - Comfort in managing ambiguity and delivering results in dynamic environments. - Ability to mentor recruiters and elevate team capability. - Strong commercial acumen, connecting talent conversations to business impact. As a Lead Recruiter at Booking Holdings, you will be a strategic operator with a people-first approach, capable of executing flawlessly while keeping the bigger picture in sight. You will be a storyteller with data, using insights to influence decisions and driving innovation in hiring practices. Your agility, adaptability, and resilience will be essential in thriving within a fast-changing environment. This is an exciting opportunity to redefine hiring practices at one of the world's most global, tech-forward companies, where inclusion, innovation, and impact converge.,