Job Description

About Us:

At Sitecore, our mission is to simplify how brands reach, engage, and serve people by delivering intelligent, personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the world's most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers--seamlessly, smartly, and at scale.
As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software, Sitecore brings together content, commerce, and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful, adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, and L'Oreal, Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.
Our foundation is our people--a diverse, passionate, and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters, and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values--empathy, accountability, clarity, and growth--guide how we lead, innovate, and connect. They are the behaviour's that bring our mission and vision to life, every day, in every interaction.
As we continue to evolve, we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity, efficiency, and insight. From engineering to customer experience, AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design, build, and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.
Learn more at Sitecore.com

About the Role:

The Head of Talent Acquisition is a strategic leadership position, responsible for shaping and executing Sitecore's global hiring strategy. As Head of Talent Acquisition, you will lead the Talent Acquisition function across all regions, responsible for designing and executing scalable talent strategies, building a strong employer brand, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
We are looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition who will partner closely with executive leadership, HRBPs, and business unit leaders to attract, engage, and retain top-tier talent across all functions.

What You Will Do:

Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the global talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with Sitecore's growth objectives and DEI commitments Team Management: Oversee a distributed team of recruiters providing coaching, performance management, and career development Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, including the CHRO and COO, on talent market trends, succession planning, and organisational design Process Optimisation: Continuously improve recruitment processes, tools (e.g., Jobvite), and metrics to enhance efficiency, candidate experience, and hiring quality, from application to onboarding Employer Branding: Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to elevate Sitecore's employer brand across key markets and platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Glassdoor) Data & Reporting: Deliver regular insights and dashboards on hiring performance, pipeline health, and market intelligence to executive stakeholders

What You Need to Succeed:

Proven experience leading global talent acquisition functions in high paced environments Exceptional communication, executive stakeholder management, and leadership skills Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS and recruitment analytics tools Deep understanding of employer branding and experience managing platforms such as LinkedIn and Glassdoor Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment Passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams

Additional Skills That Could Set You Apart:

Experience in SaaS or digital experience platforms Experience incorporating AI recruitment processes Track record of building scalable TA infrastructure during periods of transformation

Equal Opportunities at Sitecore

Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.

How We Hire

At Sitecore, we put a lot of care and time into who we hire. We believe that in order to build the best products, we need to build high impact teams. Our recruitment process centers around what we call the Life Story interview, a conversational-style interview where we get to learn more about you.