Head of Talent Acquisition – Portugal, Remote
Overview
This role is responsible for owning and delivering the full lifecycle global talent acquisition strategy within a high-growth, fast-paced technology environment. It combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on recruitment execution, ensuring the organisation attracts, engages, and hires top talent across technical, commercial, and leadership functions.
The position plays a critical role in shaping how talent is identified and secured, while supporting the business operationally where required.
Role Profile
The successful individual brings experience from high-growth, performance-driven environments and demonstrates strong capability in hiring across technical, product, commercial, and operational disciplines. They possess a well-established network and the ability to compete for specialist talent in highly competitive markets.
They contribute market insight, credibility, and energy, helping position the organisation as an employer of choice within its sector.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute a multi-year talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth and workforce planning
- Build and evolve scalable talent acquisition processes
- Establish effective workforce planning cadences with business leaders
- Provide insight on talent availability, including salary benchmarks, market expectations, competitor activity, and geographic expansion opportunities
- Define and maintain clarity of the employer brand and employee value proposition
Team & Function Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small, globally distributed talent acquisition team
- Champion the adoption of effective recruitment technologies (ATS, CRM systems, automation, sourcing tools)
- Partner with HR leadership on employer branding and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Strengthen hiring manager capability, ownership, and accountability
Recruitment Delivery
- Lead end-to-end hiring for key and strategic roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines, particularly for senior and specialised technical roles
- Manage relationships with external agencies and talent partners
Data & Continuous Improvement
- Define and track meaningful recruitment KPIs (e.g. quality of hire, time-to-fill, candidate experience)
- Benchmark against external market data and generate actionable insights
Collaboration & Compliance
- Partner with HR and legal stakeholders to ensure compliance with local employment laws
- Support internal stakeholders throughout hiring processes with insights, guidance, and coaching
Candidate Profile
- 8+ years’ experience in talent acquisition, including leadership of global teams
- Experience in technology, SaaS, iGaming, or similar B2B sectors is advantageous
- Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
- Experience building processes from the ground up and scaling them effectively
- Strong stakeholder management and senior-level communication skills
- Familiarity with modern recruitment technologies and data-driven decision making
- Fluent in English and Portuguese
- Analytical, adaptable, and growth-oriented mindset
- High level of ownership, maturity, and ability to build alignment across stakeholders
Additional Information
The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, providing equal opportunities to all individuals regardless of background or protected characteristics.