Head of Talent Acquisition, International

Anduril Anduril · Defense · London, United Kingdom · People : Talent Acquisition : ENG Recruiting

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition, International to design, lead, and scale the company’s end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across the EMEA region, with potential future expansion into APAC. The role involves direct leadership of recruiting resources, senior TA partnership with business leaders, and ownership of hiring governance, compliance, and workforce planning. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of progressive TA leadership experience, with a demonstrated success in leading international hiring at scale and a deep understanding of international labor markets and compliance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the foundation for a unified international TA strategy
  2. Ownership of EMEA talent acquisition strategy, execution, and delivery
  3. Direct leadership of EMEA recruiting resources
  4. Senior TA partnership for EMEA business leaders
  5. EMEA hiring governance, compliance, and workforce planning

Skills

Required

  • Progressive TA leadership experience
  • Leading EMEA hiring at scale
  • International labor markets and compliance
  • Scaling TA organizations across regions
  • Designing, implementing, and leading end-to-end international talent acquisition strategies
  • Leading diverse recruiting teams across international regions and time zones
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Single-threaded owner for international hiring

Nice to have

  • Managing or influencing APAC hiring
  • Developing and leveraging regional operating models for global expansion
  • Strategic foresight and planning for future talent acquisition expansion into new regions
  • Transitioning organizations from US-led to localized, globally scalable TA models

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of progressive TA leadership experience
  • Demonstrated success leading EMEA hiring at scale
  • Deep understanding of international labor markets and compliance
  • Proven ability to scale TA organizations across regions
  • Experience in designing, implementing, and leading end-to-end international talent acquisition strategies
  • Strong leadership and management skills, with experience leading diverse recruiting teams across international regions and time zones
  • Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvements through data-driven decision making
  • Ability to act as a single-threaded owner for international hiring, collaborating effectively with global leadership