Talent Attraction Partner - EMEA/APAC Lead

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.  

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.  

Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer, Sustainable Fiber, Durable Metal, and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn. 

OUR VISION: 

Being the customer service company in the world. 

OUR PURPOSE: 

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials. 

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Job Description:

The Senior Talent Attraction Partner (Lead) is a strategic, hands-on recruitment leader responsible for delivering full-cycle recruiting across EMEA and APAC. This player-coach position provides operational support and day-to-day guidance to Talent Attraction Partners (TAPs) while driving sourcing, screening, and stakeholder management for roles in multilingual and multicultural environments. This role will be hybrid, based in our Budapest, Hungary office.

This role acts as the regional engine supporting the global Talent Attraction model. It brings deep understanding of local labor markets, legislation, cultural expectations, and language nuances to ensure Greif’s hiring processes are competitive, compliant, and effectively localized. The Senior TAP Lead will be instrumental in stabilizing and expanding support in EMEA & APAC as the global TA model evolves. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Recruiting Delivery (Primary Focus) 

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for complex, multilingual, and market-sensitive roles across EMEA & APAC. 

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for professional, administrative, commercial, and plant support roles. 

• Apply in-depth understanding of local compliance, cultural expectations, and labor market dynamics. 

• Partner closely with HR, hiring managers, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on hiring needs and expectations. 

• Support execution of the global Talent Attraction model in the region, ensuring smooth adoption and consistent delivery. 

Coaching & Regional Enablement 

• Act as the day-to-day operational coach for EMEA Talent Attraction Partners, supporting workload balancing and best practices in sourcing, screening, and candidate management. 

• Drive consistency in how standards, workflows, templates, and processes are applied across the region. 

• Help build TAP capability in areas such as sourcing, candidate evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and technology adoption. 

• Partner with the Senior Manager – Global Corporate & Commercial Talent by sharing regional performance insights, capacity needs, and ideas to strengthen our support. 

Market Expertise & Compliance 

• Serve as a regional expert on country-specific hiring legislation, compliance requirements, documentation norms, and cultural hiring expectations across EMEA/APAC. 

• Ensure recruiting practices remain compliant within each local market’s relevant labor laws. 

• Provide guidance on region-specific risks, considerations, and recommended process adjustments. 

Sourcing, Pipelines & Talent Attraction 

• Lead multilingual sourcing strategies tailored to regional labor markets, cultural expectations, and candidate profiles. 

• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring, high-demand, or hard-to-fill roles. 

• Use translation tools, AI-enabled sourcing capabilities, and localized outreach approaches to reach diverse talent pools. 

• Support recruitment marketing execution through localized posting optimization and targeted outreach content. 

Technology, Tools & Reporting 

• Ensure consistent use of Workday and other global TA systems. 

• Maintain accurate data and support dashboard/reporting usage for regional insights. 

• Identify bottlenecks or risks through data, and communicate actionable insights to the global TA team. 

• Promote the adoption of digital and AI-enabled tools to improve speed, compliance, and candidate experience. 

Regional Partnership & Collaboration 

• Build strong relationships with local HR teams and business stakeholders to ensure seamless hiring execution. 

• Serve as a cultural and linguistic bridge between the global Talent Attraction team and regional stakeholders. 

• Support the rollout of global Talent Attraction initiatives, ensuring local considerations are heard and addressed. 

• Provide feedback to help refine the global TA operating model based on regional realities and candidate experience insights. 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. 

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience supporting EMEA and/or APAC markets. 

• Strong experience navigating multilingual, multicultural, and compliance-heavy hiring environments. 

• Experience supporting or coaching other recruiters (formal people management not required). 

• Demonstrated ability to manage hiring across multiple countries with differing legal requirements. 

Skills & Competencies: 

• Deep knowledge of labor laws, compliance expectations, and cultural hiring norms across EMEA/APAC. 

• Strong sourcing capabilities, including multilingual search and market-specific outreach strategies. 

• Excellent relationship-building skills with HR, business leaders, and cross-functional partners. 

• Ability to work independently and handle shifting priorities with strong execution discipline. 

• High proficiency with ATS platforms (Workday preferred), sourcing tools, and AI-enabled recruiting technologies. 

• Fluency in English required; additional EMEA/APAC languages strongly preferred. 

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to work across languages using translation tools where needed. 

Why This Role Matters 

This role is essential to ensuring consistent, reliable, and culturally aligned Talent Attraction support across EMEA & APAC. By combining hands-on recruiting with coaching and regional expertise, the Senior TAP Lead plays a critical role in strengthening Greif’s global Talent Attraction capability and improving hiring outcomes in some of our most complex and diverse markets. 

At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.

At Greif, we believe that our colleagues are the center of our success. Our Total Rewards have a comprehensive focus on well-being and offer a competitive package that enables you to thrive, be engaged, and reach your full potential. 

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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.

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