Global Director – Talent Acquisition

Alcoa

Global Director Talent Acquisition leading Alcoa’s talent acquisition function. Shaping how we attract and hire talent across various operations and strategies.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timePittsburgh • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading global Talent Acquisition functions, utilizing data-driven strategies to enhance recruitment outcomes and align talent strategies with business priorities. Proven ability to build talent pipelines and improve hiring quality through inclusive assessment practices and stakeholder engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Talent Acquisition LeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingSourcing Strategy DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementRecruitment Performance Improvement

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Hard Skills

Talent AcquisitionSourcingRecruitment MetricsWorkforce PlanningAssessment PracticesMarket IntelligenceData AnalyticsExecutive RecruitmentHigh-Volume HiringSuccession Planning

Soft Skills

CommunicationPeople LeadershipInfluencing SkillsJudgmentCommercial Discipline

Tools & Technologies

AI TechnologiesRecruitment SystemsOperational ReviewsTalent Intelligence

Industry Keywords

Global OrganizationsComplex Hiring EnvironmentsTalent PipelinesSafety-Sensitive RolesRemote-Location Hiring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Alcoa’s global Talent Acquisition function, setting strategic direction, performance expectations, governance, and accountability
Deliver consistent, high-quality recruitment outcomes across executive, professional, technical, operational, early-career, and high-volume hiring environments
Translate business priorities, workforce plans, and changing market conditions into practical sourcing strategies, resource plans, and delivery priorities
Build proactive talent pipelines and attraction strategies for critical, scarce, safety-sensitive, remote-location, and hard-to-fill roles
Leverage talent intelligence, workforce insights, labor market trends and emerging technologies, including AI, to anticipate future capability needs, strengthen talent pipelines and inform long-term talent strategies
Connect external hiring with enterprise talent priorities, including internal mobility, succession planning, skills strategies, and future workforce needs
Use data, analytics, market intelligence, technology, and operational reviews to improve hiring quality, speed, pipeline health, candidate experience, and efficiency
Strengthen hiring quality through consistent, inclusive, evidence-based assessment and selection practices aligned with Alcoa’s values and safety expectations
Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and HR leaders, navigating priorities, risks, resources, trade-offs, and stakeholder expectations with clarity and commercial discipline.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant Talent Acquisition leadership experience in large, complex, global and/or geographically dispersed organizations
Proven ability to lead through regional, functional, or business-based TA leaders, building capability, accountability, and consistent delivery
Broad sourcing experience across complex hiring environments, including operational, technical, professional, high-volume, leadership, and executive roles
Strong track record of improving hiring outcomes, recruitment performance, stakeholder experience, and service delivery effectiveness, through robust processes and systems
Ability to manage changing demands, competing priorities, capacity constraints, and complex delivery challenges with sound judgement and commercial discipline
Experience connecting Talent Acquisition with workforce planning, business strategy, future skills, succession planning, and broader talent priorities
A proven track record of using data, metrics, market intelligence, and business insight to guide decisions, influence stakeholders, and improve outcomes
Strong executive presence, communication, people leadership, and influencing skills within a global matrix environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals
Free from discrimination, bullying and harassment
Equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals