Talent Acquisition Team Leader
Role: Talent Acquisition Team Leader
Business: International
Office: Manchester, UK - Hybrid
Hologic is seeking a Talent Acquisition Team Leader to lead Talent Acquisition delivery, strategy, and people management. This role is accountable for delivering exceptional hiring outcomes, developing Talent Acquisition team members, and partnering closely with business leaders, HRBPs, and peers to ensure a consistent global approach to talent acquisition.
As part of a global peer leadership team, you will help drive consistency, best practice, operational excellence, and execution of the global Talent Acquisition strategy across Hologic.
You will be an exceptional recruiter and business partner but understand the importance of process, optimisation, coaching and driving continuity.
What You’ll Be Accountable For
Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning
- Partner with the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team, senior business leaders, HRBPs, and Finance to develop workforce plans aligned to business objectives.
- Translate business strategy into hiring plans, talent pipelines, succession considerations, and internal mobility opportunities.
- Provide market intelligence and talent insights to support workforce decision making.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, coach, develop, and performance manage Talent Acquisition team members within your assigned discipline.
- Create a high-performing, collaborative team culture focused on accountability, development, and continuous improvement.
- Support career growth through meaningful goal setting, coaching, and development planning.
- Act as a mentor and escalation point for complex recruitment activities.
Recruitment Delivery
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment delivery across the function, ensuring quality, efficiency, and consistency.
- Personally manage a smaller portfolio of requisitions than team members, alongside team leadership responsibilities.
- Ensure effective use of sourcing strategies, assessment methodologies, and talent pipelines to secure high-quality talent.
Performance, Data & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure delivery against global Talent Acquisition KPIs, service levels, and performance expectations.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Build strong relationships with business leaders, HR partners, and key stakeholders.
- Act as a trusted advisor on talent acquisition strategy, market conditions, assessment approaches, and hiring decisions.
- Manage stakeholder expectations while influencing positive hiring outcomes.
Candidate Experience & Employer Brand
- Champion a best-in-class candidate experience across all recruitment activities.
- Ensure consistent representation of Hologic’s employer brand throughout the hiring process.
- Drive high standards of communication, engagement, and professionalism.
Internal Mobility & Talent Development
- Partner with leaders and HR to support internal mobility and succession planning initiatives.
- Ensure internal talent is actively considered and promoted where appropriate.
- Contribute to broader talent management discussions within the business.
Process Excellence & Compliance
- Ensure recruitment processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned to company policies.
- Maintain accurate reporting and recruitment data within relevant systems.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance effectiveness and scalability.
What Do You Need To Be Considered?
- You will be an exceptional recruiter and business partner, you'll understand the nature recruitment across EMEA and APAC and it's intricacies.
- You'll know how to develop and coach recruiters and develop relationships with your direct team, and the TA leadership team to maximise performance.
- You will have a continuous improvement mindset, you'll seek to optimise and evolve processes to support the business and keep up with ever-changing technology.
