Senior Talent Attraction Partner

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Albemarle is hiring for a Senior Talent Attraction Partner. This position is in-office and located in India, Bengalore.

The Talent Attraction Partner, APAC is responsible for leading end-to-end recruitment activities across the Asia Pacific region, partnering closely with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR to attract and hire top talent. This role serves as a trusted talent acquisition partner, driving sourcing strategies, delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences, and ensuring successful hiring outcomes across multiple countries and functions.

The successful candidate will be a highly disciplined, proactive recruiter with strong direct sourcing capabilities, the ability to leverage AI and emerging recruitment technologies, and the flexibility to support global hiring initiatives as business needs evolve.

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  Lead end-to-end recruitment for technical, specialist, professional, and leadership positions across APAC, while providing support for global hiring initiatives as business needs evolve.

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  Partner closely with hiring managers, business leaders, and HR Business Partners to understand talent needs, develop hiring strategies, and deliver successful recruitment outcomes.

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  Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and attract high-caliber active and passive talent through multiple channels and platforms.

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  Build and maintain robust talent pipelines and talent maps for critical, niche, and recurring hiring needs across key business functions and geographies.

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  Leverage AI-powered recruitment technologies such as Eightfold AI, talent intelligence platforms, and market insights to enhance sourcing effectiveness, candidate engagement, and recruiting efficiency.

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  Adopt Eightfold AI into local processes, become a subject matter expert, and educate hiring managers on its use and how it enhances the recruitment process.

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  Serve as a trusted Talent Acquisition partner, providing market intelligence, compensation insights, talent availability data, and consultative guidance to stakeholders.

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  Manage the full candidate lifecycle, including screening, interviewing, assessment, offer negotiation, and onboarding support, while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.

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  Monitor recruitment metrics and pipeline health, proactively identifying risks, challenges, and opportunities to improve hiring performance and reduce time-to-fill.

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  Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including hiring managers, business leaders, recruitment vendors, search firms, and talent partners across diverse cultures and regions.

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  Collaborate effectively across regional and global Talent Acquisition teams, sharing best practices, supporting team goals, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, and demonstrating strong teamwork, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience within multinational or global organizations.

• Proven success recruiting across APAC markets, with the ability to support global hiring requirements.

• Strong track record of direct sourcing and engaging passive candidates through multiple channels.

• Experience recruiting for technical, engineering, manufacturing, operations, commercial, or corporate functions.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled recruiting technologies and modern sourcing tools.

• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building skills across different cultures and organizational levels.

• Highly self-disciplined, results-oriented, and capable of operating independently in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.