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About the Role

As EMEA-Americas Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead and develop a high-performing team of Talent Acquisition (TA) Partners across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Americas (U.S., Mexico and Brazil). You will be responsible for strategically driving recruitment efforts across these two key regions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and delivering top-tier talent to Swift. This role requires a hands-on leader and coach who sets high expectations, fosters strong relationships with business leaders, and enhances recruitment processes.

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and lead a team of TA Partners across EMEA and the Americas, ensuring high performance, continuous development, and a culture of excellence.
Drive a regionally tailored yet globally aligned recruitment strategy that supports Swift’s business goals and hiring needs.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, collaborating closely with HR and Finance to anticipate talent needs, streamline processes, and remove hiring roadblocks.
Oversee full end-to-end recruitment across multiple disciplines, with a strong focus on IT and technology roles.
Step in as needed to support critical hiring efforts.
Identify and implement best practices, innovative sourcing strategies, and operational efficiencies to improve hiring speed, quality, and experience.
Train and coach hiring managers on interviewing best practices, competency-based assessments, and Swift’s hiring values to strengthen hiring effectiveness.
Champion inclusive hiring practices, diverse talent pipelines, and employer branding initiatives that strengthen Swift’s market visibility and support diverse hiring outcomes.
Contribute to or lead cross-regional and global TA initiatives, driving process enhancements and best practice sharing across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
10+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruitment, including experience recruiting for technology and multi-disciplinary roles, in global complex environments.
5+ years of experience leading a TA team across multiple geographies including EMEA and the Americas.
Proven ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing teams in a matrixed global organization.
Experience managing recruitment in both corporate and regional markets, with an understanding of diverse talent landscapes across EMEA and the Americas.
Strong hands-on experience with ATS systems (Workday preferred) and HR data analytics.
Expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, market trends, and innovative recruitment techniques.
Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cultures.

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Team Leadership
Recruitment Strategy
Business Partnership
Stakeholder Management
Process Optimization
Inclusive Hiring
Employer Branding
ATS Systems (Workday preferred)
HR Data Analytics
Sourcing Strategies
Communication
Influencing

Location

Europe
Middle East
Africa
Americas
U.S.
Mexico
Brazil

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruitment
5+ years of experience leading a TA team

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

Freedom to be yourself
Diverse and inclusive environment
Opportunity to reach full potential
Unparalleled exposure to knowledge, expertise and technologies
Opportunity to take on different career paths
Opportunity to work in teams, departments and disciplines in countries around the world

About the Company

World’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium.
We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas.
We support the global economy.
We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely.
We are always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust.
Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem.
We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast.
Our mission has never been more relevant.
Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
Swift is transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent than ever before.
We are the way the world moves value — every instant of every day, in almost every country.
What we do has a critical impact on the global financial community and touches almost every aspect of the financial world.
Swift is unique. There is no other organisation like ours in the world driving the long-term future of the financial ecosystem.
You’ll be surrounded by bright, customer-focused and intellectually curious people in a collaborative, friendly, open and inclusive environment.
At Swift we are trusted every instant.
Everything we do has an impact that matters.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact accessibility-Sysgroup@swift.com or indicate this in your application.
All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.