Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Franklin Templeton • Boston, MA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success.

About the Department
Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in supporting business growth by attracting, hiring and retaining exceptional talent across all regions and business areas. Working closely with Talent Management, Human Resources Business Partners and senior leaders, the team combines recruitment expertise, workforce planning, market intelligence and talent insights to build future-ready talent pipelines and strengthen organisational capability. You will be joining us at an exciting stage in our development, having recently implemented a talent intelligence platform we’re looking for someone to lead us through the next chapter of our journey, helping us navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Requirements

• Significant Talent Acquisition leadership experience within a global organisation.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide recruitment strategies across multiple international markets.
• Experience across executive, professional and early careers hiring.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Deep understanding of recruitment technology and automation, including ATS, CRM platforms, recruitment marketing tools, talent intelligence platforms and AI platforms.
• Strong workforce planning and organisational capability knowledge.
• Ability to use market intelligence and analytics to guide decisions.
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking.
• Executive stakeholder influence and partnership skills.
• Excellent communication and change leadership capabilities.
• Data-driven approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Collaborative leadership style with high integrity and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Human Resources or Talent Acquisition qualification preferred.
• Executive Search, Workforce Planning or Talent Management certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver Franklin Templeton’s global talent acquisition strategy.
• Create a consistent global recruitment framework while allowing flexibility to meet regional market requirements.
• Lead all recruitment activity worldwide across experienced hire, early career and executive.
• Partner with business leaders to align hiring with workforce plans.
• Build a proactive talent strategy that strengthens organisational capability and succession planning.
• Drive adoption of artificial intelligence and recruitment technologies.
• Enhance employer branding and talent marketing strategies.
• Use analytics to improve hiring outcomes and decision making.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global Talent Acquisition team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior