Position Overview We are seeking a transformative Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the overall recruiting function and deliver a high-impact, modern, and scalable hiring experience across the organization. In this role, the successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders and HR stakeholders to align hiring priorities, shape workforce plans, and support business growth through innovative, data-driven talent strategies. This leader will oversee end-to-end recruitment strategy and operations, guide team performance, and drive process improvements that strengthen hiring outcomes, scalability, speed, and quality of hire. A key focus of the role will be leading the successful implementation and optimization of Workday Recruiting and related processes, while advancing the use of AI-enabled recruiting tools, automation, talent intelligence, and analytics to improve sourcing effectiveness, decision quality, operational efficiency, and candidate experience. The ideal candidate is an AI-forward talent acquisition leader who brings strong leadership, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and communication skills, along with deep expertise in recruiting operations, team development, talent analytics, recruiting technology, and enterprise process transformation. They will bring experience leading large-scale systems and process change, including Workday implementation or optimization, as well as a thoughtful approach to the responsible use of AI and technology across the hiring lifecycle. They will also bring a fresh and creative approach to attracting top talent and play a key role in advancing and strengthening our employer brand in the market. Key Responsibilities Lead the global Talent Acquisition function across a broad team or portfolio, with accountability for recruiting strategy, delivery, team capability, technology adoption, and performance against hiring goals. Partner closely with senior business leaders, HR
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Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. As a Senior Manager, Solution Engineering, you will: Hire, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of Solution Engineers, driving career development, performance management, and continuous skill enablement. Support and coach your SEs as they partner with Account Executives to discover customer pain points, develop opportunities, and secure the technical win. Partner directly with senior customer technical leaders on strategic opportunities to articulate Okta’s platform value and secure technical buying decisions. Build deep relationships with key partner technical sales leaders to establish Okta as their preferred identity security standard. Partner with aligned Area Sales Directors to design, execute, and scale Go-To-Market strategies that consistently exceed regional booking targets. Align with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and peer SE managers to share best practices, track market trends, and support organizational scaling. Present on key Identity & Access Management (IAM) and cybersecurity topics at Okta events and industry conferences. Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Operations on workforce planning, budget alignment, and talent acquisition strategies. Serve as an ambassador between the field and headquarters, funneling critical customer feedback and product requirements directly to Okta's Product and Engineering teams. We are looking for demonstrable experience in: A proven track record of managing and scaling high-performing Solution or
Who Are We? Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman. P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman. The Opportunity The purpose of this role is to deliver an employee experience that continually raises the bar. You will also partner seamlessly across functional lines with our Recruiting, Legal, Finance, and IT teams to spot & solve issues and build out processes and policies that scale. What You’ll Do Run the day-to-day HR operations function in the EMEA (including HR systems, immigration, global mobility, and policies) and help scale existing processes for growth and innovation based on business needs Manage compliance of UKVI programme and other statutory reporting requirements. Maintain our HRIS system (Workday) and keep other HR tools and systems up-to-date, ensuring a high level of data integrity. Participate in system updates and enhancement projects. Oversee the Benefits Programs across EMEA countries. Maintain relationships with third party pay and benefits brokers General Business Reporting (e.g., New Hires, Terminations, etc.) Document Management / Retrieval Respond to Compliance and Legal Inquiries Foster strong cross-functional relationships with Payroll, Talent Acquisition and other stakeholders to dr
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Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow. About the role Lead the delivery of complex engineering projects focused on driving user acquisition, activation, and revenue growth. Break down initiatives into manageable stages with predictable timelines, making clear trade-offs between speed, experimentation, and long-term scalability. Partner closely with product and data to prioritize high-impact work and maximize business outcomes. Understand engineering levelling and scale the team by identifying and filling skill gaps, particularly in areas like experimentation, performance, and conversion optimization. Collaborate with recruiting to attract and retain top talent aligned with Growth’s fast-paced, outcome-driven environment. Monitor team performance proactively, ensuring strong execution and continuous improvement. Support engineers in delivering measurable impact and developing their careers through ownership of key growth metrics. Navigate difficult conversations with clarity and empathy, especially when balancing business urgency with technical quality. Foster a collaborative, high-velocity team culture aligned with company goals. Team you would be leading – Growth The Growth team is dedicated to driving high NDR and sustainable revenue growth through
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role As a Talent Coordinator at Palantir, you will work closely with our hiring managers and recruiters to ensure a positive interview experience for all candidates. We’re looking for someone who is positive, resourceful, and who thrives under pressure. This position will rely heavily on your superb ability to manage multiple and competing priorities in a fast moving environment. You will be part of a team that is responsible for developing, implementing, and executing on a broad recruiting strategy, with an emphasis on efficiency and overall value generation (i.e. hiring awesome people!).
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role Talent Strategists work directly for one of our business or product development teams. We work to achieve the same mission using a different and complementary set of tools. We internalise the gravity, urgency, and meaning of our company’s work, inspiring us to find the exceptional individuals we know our teams need to win. We innovate constantly to achieve these ends. We design creative and effective hiring operations in response to the demands our teams face. We embrace breaking these apart and evolving when the terrain beneath us shifts. We scan constantly for what’s working and what’s failing, leveraging data and our keen intuition. Your ability to source uniquely excellent candidates and ascertain team fit is critical in this role. This requires embedding, not merely engaging, with a range of counterparts at the company, from the C-suite to Forward Deployed Engineering. The demands are intense, meaningful, and ever-changing. If this sounds as enticing as it does challenging, you’ll thrive here.
About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing the world’s most exceptional talent under one roof to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our Research Recruiting team plays a critical role in this effort. We are an embedded part of the research organization, working side by side with our research staff to deeply understand evolving priorities, build trust, and strategically shape the future of OpenAI’s talent. About the Role You will own and execute long-term talent strategies to identify, engage, and recruit many of the world’s leading and emerging AI researchers, research engineers, and technical scientists working at the frontier of machine learning. This is not a traditional execution-focused recruiting role. You will operate as a strategic partner to OpenAI’s research staff, helping define hiring priorities, shape search strategy, influence candidate evaluation, and guide hiring decisions that directly impact the direction and quality of our frontier-model research and fulfillment of our mission. In this role, you will: Partner directly with research and technical staff to define hiring priorities, shape search strategies, and anticipate future talent needs as technical roadmaps evolve. Proactively identify and cultivate exceptional AI/ML research talent across industry, academia, and emerging labs, often before formal hiring needs exist. Use market insights and candidate signals to influence hiring decisions, leveling, and compensation strategy for highly specialized research roles. Serve as a trusted advisor throughout candidate evaluation and closing — helping leaders calibrate for research excellence, long-term potential, and organizational fit. Collaborate closely with your sourcing partner to execute complex, high-impact searches in ambiguous or rapidly evolving technical domains. You might thrive in this role if you: Significant experience recruitin
As a Senior Sales Engineer , you will be the primary technical resource for our Account Executive team. You will share your product and technical expertise through presentations, product demonstrations, and technical evaluations (Proof Of Values). As the technical expert, you will work with clients to understand their requirements and pain points, then design the right solution for their business needs. During the sales cycle you will guide clients through trials and POVs, demonstrating Sumo Logic’s ability to meet and exceed their requirements and building a positive relationship that will provide continuous value to our customers. Finally, you will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with our Product Management and Engineering teams to share your knowledge and experiences to ultimately improve our business and our customers’ success. We seek talent who wants to leverage their technical and people skills to help deliver solutions to clients directly and become a trusted advisor in the process. Above all else, you should be highly self-motivated and extremely curious to learn more about Sumo Logic and the vast problems that it can solve. Responsibilities Partner with the Account Executives to understand customer challenges and mains, and articulate Sumo Logic’s value proposition, vision, and strategy to customers Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility Understand and help orchestrate all phases of the sales cycle, including leading technical validations during the Proof of Value phase Be successful working with all levels of an organization, from executives down to individual developers and Site Reliability Engineers Deliver product and technical demonstrations of the Sumo Logic service Work cross functionally with Product Management and Engineering to improve the Sumo Logic service based on your experience with customers Requirements B.S. in Computer Science, Engineerin
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: *Please note this role is a 1 year fixed term contract* The Cyber Risk and Compliance team ensures that WPP Media are adhering to internal policies and procedures so that WPP Media meets regulatory, client and external audit requirements. The role is pivotal to embed robust Data & Technology controls, driving compliance with our policies, and ensuring audit readiness for obligations such as SOX 404 IO. As a key member of the Media compliance team, you will deliver control assurance and actively coach project teams, while also playing a strategic role in shaping the group’s compliance and controls posture to be more consistent, standardised, and repeatable. You will work closely with colleagues in Financial Risk and Control to ensure IT controls are fully aligned and integrated with financial controls. This role ensures project and delivery teams are equipped to demonstrate control performance clearly and consistently. The focus is on guiding teams to meet their obligations and targeting assurance activity where it adds the greatest value. What you'll be doing: Be a key liaison wi
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP. We are looking for a Workday Global HCM Support Lead with strong experience in leading a global technology support function. The purpose of the role is to deliver a high-quality support service to our key s
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. About Data & Technology Solutions WPP’s Data & Technology Solutions is the WPP’s unified global data products and technology team. We work with our agencies and clients to build data-driven solutions and technology product to power marketing transformation. WPP Open is our AI platform for marketing, it connects marketing professionals, data, tools and AI in a single place. WPP Open is the simplest, safest and fastest way to realize the benefits of scaled AI – delivering better-informed creative ideas faster, at scale and at lower cost. We’re endlessly curious and our team of thinkers, builders, creators and problem solvers are over 2,000 strong, across 20 markets around the world. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are seeking a strategic and commercially driven leader to define and execute WPP’s data partnership strategy within EMEA. This role will be critical in sourcing, integrating, and scaling data partnerships to support local market growth whi
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: WPP Media, as part of WPP ET, is undergoing a significant transformation, modernising our ways of working, adopting cloud-native architectures, and prioritising AI and data-driven insights. This role is crucial for infusing AI-first thinking at every level. You will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and hands-on technological exploration, acting as a catalyst for innovation. We need someone who can work closely with our teams to discover, design, and help deliver a truly reimagined future powered by AI, ensuring solutions align with our enterprise architectural principles and standards. Are you a hands-on technologist with a solid understanding of the media or advertising business, eager to explore and apply cutting-edge AI? This isn't a traditional Enterprise Architect role focused purely on mapping and integration. Instead, we're seeking an aspiring architect who thrives on discovery and practical application. You will be instrumental in exploring how emerging technologies, especially agentic AI, can fundamentally reimagine our business operati
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: We're looking for an Application & Development Security Lead to help shape and strengthen secure software development governance across one of the world's largest technology and creative ecosystems. Working within WPP's Digital Security & Risk Management team, you'll partner with engineering, product and platform teams to govern secure-by-design ways of working, improve software security governance, and provide oversight across modern development environments. This role isn't about writing code day-to-day. Instead, you'll influence governance of how secure software is built, deployed and maintained across cloud-native platforms, APIs, AI-enabled applications and global engineering teams. This is an opportunity to influence software security governance at global scale, helping shape how security supports innovation across one of the world's largest and most diverse technology environments. You'll work alongside talented security and engineering professionals while helping build secure, resilient products and platforms for the future. What you'll be doing: Define an
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: We are looking for a commercially minded finance professional to play a key role in the timely and accurate delivery of monthly management accounts for the Infosum legal entities within the wider WPP EMEA Group. This position is responsible for providing insightful variance analysis, exception reporting, and ensuring robust financial reporting that supports effective business decision-making. Working closely with the Infosum's junior management accountant, you will collaborate on Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and SAP BFC reporting processes while also contributing to initiatives that drive greater efficiency, improve controls, and enhance ways of working across both the finance function and the wider business. Success in this role requires strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective relationships across multiple teams and levels of seniority. You will partner closely with colleagues across Finance and the business, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality financial information and supporting key strategic objectives. This role
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: We're looking for an experienced Treasury Systems leader to shape and deliver the future of Treasury technology at WPP. Reporting into Group Treasury, you'll lead the management, optimisation and transformation of our global treasury systems landscape, supporting the delivery of Elevate28, WPP's strategic transformation programme. You'll work across Treasury, Finance, Technology, regional teams and external partners to drive automation, improve controls, enhance reporting, and deliver major system initiatives. The role will oversee cross-regional transformation projects, ensuring successful delivery of complex system and process changes while managing risks, dependencies, resources, and key stakeholder decisions. You will also play a pivotal role in Treasury Systems governance, leading change request management, supporting Steering Committee activities, and helping shape the future operating model of the Treasury function. This is a high-impact role with the opportunity to influence the future operating model of Treasury Systems at a global scale while leading a team based in Bengalu
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