LOCATION: BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

At Goodyear, our Talent Acquisition team plays a vital role in shaping a high-performing, future-ready workforce across the EMEA region. We are seeking a Senior Recruiter to lead international hiring initiatives across diverse geographies, ensuring alignment with our business objectives, cultural values, and talent needs. This senior-level role requires a strategic and hands-on recruiter who thrives in a dynamic, international environment. You will manage end-to-end recruitment processes, serve as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders, and help deliver a world-class candidate experience while building robust talent pipelines across multiple countries and functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a recruitment role, preferably in a multinational or matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage international recruitment across a variety of EMEA markets.
• Proven ability to build trust, engage diverse stakeholders, and influence decisions at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Fluency in English and French

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Deep understanding of the EMEA talent landscape, cultural nuances, and local hiring regulations.
• Passion for connecting top talent to meaningful career opportunities, with a focus on delivering a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where agility are key.
• Demonstrated success in optimizing recruitment workflows and enhancing candidate experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage broad, multicultural audiences.

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for salaried roles across various EMEA countries—intake, sourcing, assessment, selection, offer.
• Act as a strategic partner to business and HR leaders by understanding workforce needs and aligning recruitment strategies with broader organizational goals.
• Proactively build and nurture diverse talent pipelines across key markets and disciplines, using market intelligence and advanced sourcing techniques.
• Champion Goodyear’s Employer Value Proposition (EVP) in local and regional talent markets, ensuring consistent, compelling candidate messaging.
• Deliver exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences, managing communications, feedback loops, and interview logistics with precision and care.
• Drive process efficiency and compliance using our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), maintaining data integrity and adhering to local labor laws and internal audit standards.
• Analyze and track recruitment performance metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, agency usage, etc.) to continuously improve outcomes.
• Contribute to regional and global talent acquisition projects, including DE&I recruitment efforts, technology upgrades, and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with and mentor junior recruiters, sharing best practices and supporting team growth across the EMEA region.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities (% of Time / Description):

• 60%: Source, pre-screen, interview, offer, and hire talent by successfully executing the end-to-end recruitment process, pipeline development, and engagement of talent
• 20%: Partner with the business, hiring managers, and HR counterparts to understand the hiring needs and expertly manage TA service delivery to all client groups.
• 10%: Provide talent insights and data-driven recommendations to the business based on TA reports and market information.
• 10%: Participate and/or manage projects and other process improvement initiatives intra-/interdepartmentally.