Director of Talent Acquisition - Americas

Job Summary

The Americas Talent Acquisition Director reports to the Americas Human Resources Vice President and is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that attracts, recruits, and onboards competent talent to support Bureau Veritas's sustainable growth across North, Central, & South America. This role ensures that acquisition initiatives align with overall organizational talent management strategy and support both short and long-term business objectives.

The position requires strategic vision combined with hands-on execution capability, enabling the role holder to influence across a complex organization while building credible relationships with senior business leaders and HR professionals across diverse cultural and regulatory environments, including Spanish-speaking markets throughout Central & South America.

This role is Houston based with a hybrid work arrangement requiring three (3) days per week in-office presence to support collaboration with Americas leadership and regional teams.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

    Talent Acquisition Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategy aligned with organizational objectives across all geographies and business units with particular focus on North, Central, & South American regional requirements.
• Design and oversee recruitment policies, processes, and sourcing methodologies to optimize outcomes and candidate experience while ensuring compliance with country-specific labor laws and cultural considerations across the Americas.
• Establish and monitor key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, offer acceptance rates, diversity metrics) and continuously improve processes based on data and benchmarks.
• Lead talent acquisition systems and applicant tracking systems (ATS) to ensure efficient, scalable recruitment operations.
• Develop multi-channel sourcing strategies and maintain talent pipelines for current and anticipated organizational needs.
• Manage executive search and specialized recruitment initiatives for critical positions.

    Recruitment Execution & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Oversee recruitment team execution including job posting, candidate screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders across Product Service Lines, Corporate Shared Services, and regions to understand talent needs and drive recruitment success.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on talent acquisition initiatives, market trends, and competitive talent landscape with expertise in North, Central, & South American regional talent markets. 

• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on talent acquisition initiatives, market trends, and competitive talent landscape with expertise in North, Central, & South American regional talent markets.
• Develop and implement recruiting best practices including employer branding, candidate sourcing strategies, and recruitment marketing initiatives tailored to regional and cultural contexts.
• Lead diversity and inclusion initiatives within talent acquisition to build a diverse workforce.
• Manage recruitment budgets and vendor relationships including external recruiters and search firms.

    Team Leadership

• Lead and coach the Talent Acquisition team supporting North, Central, & South American operations.
• Establish team goals, performance expectations, and professional development opportunities.
• Foster a high-performing recruitment team culture focused on quality outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, regulations, and equal employment opportunity requirements in all recruitment activities across multiple jurisdictions throughout North, Central, & South America.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and tenacity to lead through complexity and ambiguity in a diverse and complex global context.
• Experience across multiple talent management practices required (e.g., Leadership and High Potential Development, Assessment, Culture & Engagement, Inclusion & Diversity, Executive Search, Change Management, Performance Management).
• Ability to demonstrate professional, conversational proficiency in Spanish for business communications, including the ability to conduct business conversations, and participate in meetings and client interactions.
• Strong understanding of labor markets, cultural nuances, and recruitment practices highly valued.
• Full proficiency in English across all communication modes: reading complex business documents, producing clear professional written communications, and communicating effectively in verbal professional settings.
• Strong understanding of the key talent metrics, analytics.
• Ability to drive outcomes through a team and pivot between strategy and direct execution.
• Executive presence with ability to influence through presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated business acumen.
• Able to think strategically and translate concepts into long-term action plans.
• Able to Coach and Mentor leaders and employees.
• Global project and change management capability.
• Outstanding consultation, collaboration and influencing capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate and leverage internal/external business partners to reach business goals.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with diligence.
• Digitally oriented with demonstrated experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technology platforms and recruitment analytics tools
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Competencies

• Strong leadership presence and able to lead in a diverse and complex global context
• Ability to drive outcomes through a small team and pivot between strategy and hands-on execution
• Strong ability to influence others and achieve high organizational impact
• Strong ability to set priorities and execute follow through
• Tenacity and resilience to lead through ambiguity and organizational complexity
• A global mindset and ability to work effectively across cultures including deep understanding of North American and Latin American business cultures
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment 

Education, Certifications & Experience

• 10+ years of talent acquisition and recruitment expertise with demonstrated thought leadership

• 5+ years of direct experience in talent acquisition leadership (recruiting, sourcing, recruitment operations, or talent management)
• Deep understanding of recruitment best practices, sourcing methodologies, and candidate assessment techniques
• Strong knowledge of talent market dynamics and industry-specific recruitment challenges across Americas regions
• Full proficiency in English across reading, writing and speaking
• Experience with executive recruitment and building talent pipelines
• Expertise in diversity and inclusion recruiting strategies
• Experience recruiting across multiple countries in the Americas

Preferred:

• Master's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
• Professional HR certification (SHRM-SCP, PHR)
• Proficiency in professional, conversational Spanish for business communications
• Experience with SuccessFactors or similar HRIS platforms
• Experience working in or recruiting for operations across the Americas
• Familiarity with labor laws and employment regulations across the Americas
• Executive recruitment or specialized recruitment experience
• Experience in professional services, engineering, or inspection/certification industry

Physical & Environmental Conditions:

• Fast-paced environment with little structure at times, days over 8 hours
• The job generally maintains normal business operating hours, sometimes long day
• Role is Hybrid - remote from home and some office time required

• Ability to communicate effectively in English for operational directions
• Ability to work in standard office environment with occasional travel to regional offices and recruitment events
• Flexibility to adjust work schedules to accommodate recruitment activities and business needs

Travel Requirements:

• Limited travel – less than 15%- 20% not including commuting to office.
• Travel will include regional offices across North, Central, & South America.
• Some travel could be international so a passport will be necessary.