Head of Group Talent Acquisition

Head of Group Talent Acquisition – Aarhus, DK
Would you like to support Systematic’s strategic growth strategy and make a substantial business impact? Do you enjoy an international environment, and do you have strong leadership skills? Then please take a look at this rare opportunity!

People & Culture in Systematic
The Talent Acquisition (TA) team is part of People & Culture (P&C), where more than 30 colleagues work to realise the HR agenda while continuing to develop Systematic and all our fantastic employees.

An important strategic focus for Systematic is growing the organisation, as our business opportunities are expanding – both in Denmark and internationally. The TA team closed 200+ recruitments across our offices in the last financial year, and is proud to be contributing to the growth of Systematic while at the same time ensuring a high level of quality in our recruitment activities. And while continuing to develop ourselves professionally and challenging each other in how we work.

Lead and develop the team – while driving and improving our recruitment processes
You will head a skilled, experienced and distributed team comprising 14 colleagues located in Denmark, Romania and Germany. The team is responsible for all recruitments for Systematic at group level – for all our locations apart from in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Your focus will be to support Systematic’s ambitious growth strategy by attracting and hiring the right people in close collaboration with Systematic’s business units. You will also be part of the P&C management team, and participate in running and developing P&C in general.

Your tasks will involve:

• leading and developing the TA team including regular 1:1s
• driving the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities
• creating, leading and implementing TA strategies for hiring leaders, employees and graduates
• partnering with senior leaders to track the ongoing hiring needs of their business
• identifying and partnering with external providers to ensure that hiring needs are met
• continually improving processes, systems tools etc. to meet the company’s internal needs and to stay attractive in the candidate market
• running selected strategic recruitment processes

Experienced and team-focused people manager with international mindset
You already have several years of experience as a people manager and are ready to take the next step in your career.

We envisage that you have:

• a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in HR management or other relevant field
• 5+ years of experience with talent acquisition both in and outside Denmark
• solid experience with the A–Z recruiting discipline including assessment tools
• proven stakeholder management experience and the skills required to handle stakeholders across different levels; you are also able to navigate in a fast-paced environment where recruitment frequently tops the strategic agenda
• excellent English language skills, both oral and written.

It would also be an advantage if you have experience from a technical field of business.

You should expect some but limited travel to relevant locations i Europe.

Please note that you must be able to present a clean criminal record and have lived in a NATO and/or an EU country for the past seven years as we work with security-classified projects. Read more here.

Never stop developing
Systematic is truly international, proudly Danish and uniquely people-centric. Together, we write intelligent and innovative code to drive progress and improve lives. We develop IT solutions that make a real difference where it matters most. This is why we never stop developing. Here, there is room to be professional and personal. Systematic is not just a place to work but a place to belong.

You can look forward to joining our Employees Club which offers almost 100 social/professional events a year – plenty to choose from. Our colleagues also highlight our canteen, which serves a variety of delicious and healthy dishes each day. In addition, we offer several employee benefits such as paid Home Internet, health insurance and a company pension scheme. Finally, we are always up for a friendly game of padel at our new padel court in Aarhus!

Start your development here
We will be assessing applications on an ongoing basis as we wish to welcome our new colleague as soon as possible, so click Apply Now and send us your CV today. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us on tel. +45 8943 2000 and ask for Palle Klærke, GSVP for People & Culture.

Please be aware that response times may be longer due to Christmas holidays.

Since we wrote our first line of code in 1985, privately owned Systematic A/S has grown to an international software house with more than 1.200 employees representing 27 different nationalities working at offices in 11 countries and with customers all over the world. Our goal is simple: To improve the world with exceptional software. We deliver software and system solutions for customers within the public sector, the health sector, the defence sector, the police, the financial sector and the service sector, and we have more than one million users worldwide. We work on a foundation of trust, where we have freedom and responsibility to make decisions in our daily lives. We are dedicated to making a difference, and dare to challenge technology, each other and ourselves. As a new employee at Systematic, you will be welcomed by helpful colleagues, and you can look forward to both a mentor scheme and all the support you need. Together, we can develop and fulfil your potential and make Systematic even better.