Job Description:

The Opportunity

This is not a traditional Talent Acquisition role. This is a high‑impact, intervention role - focused on the most critical, ageing, complex, or “stuck” positions across EMEA. As part of a SWAT team, you will be deployed where the need is greatest:

- Roles withno pipeline

- Positions that have beenopen too long

- Hiring challenges requiringfresh thinking and pace

You will not inherit “easy” roles. You will be brought in to change trajectory. This role is for expert recruiters who see themselves as problem‑solvers first and process followers second.

This role is adecuado for recruiters who:

- Lovesourcing and market hunting

- Get energy fromturning around difficult searches

- Preferaction over process

- Are motivated byimpact and visibility

This role can be based anywhere in Europe.

Relocation and visa sponsorship are not available.

How You Will Make an Impact

- Take ownership ofhard‑to‑fill, ageing, and business‑critical roles , often requiring immediate intervention.

- Build pipelines from scratch throughproactive, targeted sourcing and direct search .

- Identifywhy roles are not moving (pipeline, role clarity, stakeholder alignment, market reality) and actively reset the approach.

- Work at pace tocreate momentum , driving roles from stagnation to shortlist.

- Partner with hiring managers and HR tochallenge assumptions , recalibrate expectations, and unblock decision‑making.

- Operate across multiple roles simultaneously, prioritisingimpact over activity .

- Leverage market intelligence toreshape search strategies and unlock previously inaccessible talent pools.

- Collaborate closely with sourcing teams to deliverhigh‑quality, ready‑to‑hire pipelines .

- Reduce reliance on agencies byowning and delivering sourcing outcomes internally , aligned with broader TA sourcing priorities.

- Drive visible progress on backlog and contribute to improvingspeed and effectiveness of hiring across the region .





- Act as a catalyst for change — influencing how we approach difficult hiring challenges in the future.

Your Background

- Strong experience acrossin agency (search/headhunting) and in‑house environments

- A proven track record of delivering onhard‑to‑fill or business‑critical roles , not just standard hiring

- A genuine passion forsourcing, headhunting, and building pipelines from zero

- The ability to operate at pace and managemultiple complex roles in parallel

- Confidence to engage and challenge stakeholders tounblock stalled processes

- Strong judgement in identifying when the issue istalent inflow vs expectations vs process

- A resilient, action‑oriented mindset — you do not wait for momentum, you create it

- Experience of hiring within the Energy/ Power / Transmission and Distribution sectors.

- Experience of hiring niche Engineering roles.

- Strong understanding of EMEA markets, with the ability to adapt sourcing strategies accordingly

- Fluency in English (additional European languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian or Swedish are advantageous)

What makes this role different

- You will focus on the rolesothers struggle to fill

- You will be measured onmovement, impact, and outcomes - not activity

- You will operate withpace, autonomy, and visibility

- You will be part of a team built tochange how hiring challenges are solved

What this role is not

- Not a steady‑state, requisition‑management role

- Not suited to recruiters who rely primarily on applicants

- Not for those who prefer clearly defined, low‑ambiguity environments

Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.

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📌 Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - EMEA (m/f/d) (12 month FTC)
🏢 Hitachi Vantara
📍 Barcelona