As our Lead Executive Talent Partner you will spearhead and lead Executive Recruitment at Bauer Media Group. This entails being responsible for implementing a newly created executive recruitment process group-wide, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team and key HR leaders to attract, assess and win the best possible talent for the executive roles. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional interpersonal skills to run effective executive search processes, provide outstanding hiring experiences for all stakeholders, and build robust talent pipelines. The ideal candidate will be proactive in identifying future executive hiring needs, and adept at partnering with senior executives to secure exceptional talent in the industry and beyond.

Your Responsibilities:

• Implement and refine a comprehensive executive recruitment process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• While doing so, enabling the executive teams to assess and win these in-demand talent in the most effective way
• Manage end-to-end executive search processes, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers alike, while utilizing best practices to identify, assess, and attract top executive talent
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Leadership Team as well as most senior HR leaders to Identify upcoming executive roles that need to be filled within the next 12-24 months
• Build and maintain internal and external talent pipelines, ensuring these are highly relevant and engaged
• Develop strategies for talent mapping, sourcing, relationship management and engagement of these talent pools
• Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team and key HR leaders to understand organizational needs and priorities
• Provide strategic guidance and support to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
• Foster strong relationships with hiring managers as well as potential candidates to build a network of exceptional talent that is ready to connect when the right role comes up
• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to identify and attract exceptional talents within the industry and adjacent areas that would add significant value to the company
• Ensure rapid yet diligent processes to assess and secure these outstanding potential candidates
• Stay informed about industry trends and competitor talent movements to proactively identify potential candidates

Your Qualifications:

• Proven experience in executive talent acquisition (focus on VP+ levels), ideally in a combination of agency and in-house roles
• Strong understanding of executive recruitment processes and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence at all levels
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate future talent needs and develop proactive recruitment strategies
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data to inform recruitment strategies
• Related degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Fluent German and English language skills

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.
We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective.

You can also benefit from our attractive offers:

• Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
• Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
• A central location in Hamburg’s city centre with good transport options (bus & train)
• Subsidy for Deutschlandticket & bike leasing
• Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Wellhub)
• 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
• Company restaurant, free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
• A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.
Your contact for this position is Katrin (Ammazzalorso).
We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That’s why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.
Datum: 22.05.2025
Standort:Hamburg, HH, DE, 20077
Req ID: 2799

• Implement and refine a comprehensive executive recruitment process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• While doing so, enabling the executive teams to assess and win these in-demand talent in the most effective way
• Manage end-to-end executive search processes, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers alike, while utilizing best practices to identify, assess, and attract top executive talent
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Leadership Team as well as most senior HR leaders to Identify upcoming executive roles that need to be filled within the next 12-24 months
• Build and maintain internal and external talent pipelines, ensuring these are highly relevant and engaged
• Develop strategies for talent mapping, sourcing, relationship management and engagement of these talent pools
• Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team and key HR leaders to understand organizational needs and priorities
• Provide strategic guidance and support to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
• Foster strong relationships with hiring managers as well as potential candidates to build a network of exceptional talent that is ready to connect when the right role comes up
• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to identify and attract exceptional talents within the industry and adjacent areas that would add significant value to the company
• Ensure rapid yet diligent processes to assess and secure these outstanding potential candidates
• Stay informed about industry trends and competitor talent movements to proactively identify potential candidate