Senior Recruiter - EMEA (International Recruitment)

Goodyear. More Driven.

Senior Recruiter – EMEA (International Recruitment)

Location: Warsaw, Poland  

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

Experience & Qualifications

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 is required; additional languages (e.g., French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, etc.) are highly desirable.

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.

Benefits:

• An open & supportive work environment.
• Hybrid work arrangement. #hybrid
• Annual Incentive Plan.
• Private medical care (including preferential prices for family member).
• Employee pension plan.
• Life insurance, Accident insurance, Assistance & loan fund.
• Social benefits funds.
• Sports Card (preferential prices for employees).
• Tire Program – discounts to purchase Goodyear tires.
• We provide the resources to continue developing your abilities and career to realize your full potential: whether it’s learning from assignments, exposure to new experiences or coaching and mentoring.

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.