Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Recruiter

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf.  Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role. 

Are you a strategic recruiter who thrives on identifying specialized talent and advising business leaders on complex hiring needs? Join our team as a Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter and play a key role in attracting and hiring experienced professionals for specialist-level positions across the organization. You will combine market insight, proactive sourcing, disciplined execution, and trusted stakeholder partnership to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes and an exceptional candidate experience.

In this role, you will focus on recruiting for specialized and hard-to-fill positions by:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for specialist-level and hard-to-fill roles while balancing quality, pace, compliance, and candidate experience.
• Serve as a consultative partner to hiring managers and business leaders by translating business needs into effective talent strategies and realistic hiring plans.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies using direct outreach, professional networks, referrals, talent communities, research, and role-specific channels.
• Assess candidates for technical expertise, functional capability, leadership behaviors, and alignment with role requirements.
• Use labor market intelligence, competitive insights, and recruiting data to influence decisions and address talent supply challenges.
• Build diverse pipelines for current openings and anticipated specialist talent needs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and scalable recruiting practices across the Talent Acquisition team.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for specialist-level positions, ensuring alignment with workforce plans, business priorities, approved requirements, and hiring timelines.

• Conduct thorough intake discussions to define role scope, critical capabilities, candidate profiles, selection criteria, sourcing strategy, and interview plans.

• Advise hiring managers on talent availability, market conditions, compensation considerations, competitive positioning, and recruiting risks.

• Create and execute targeted sourcing plans to identify passive and active candidates through direct sourcing, professional networks, referrals, job boards, talent communities, and other relevant channels.

• Engage, screen, and assess candidates using structured, job-related criteria, presenting qualified talent with clear and evidence-based recommendations.

• Build and maintain pipelines for recurring, niche, and future specialist talent needs.

• Guide hiring teams through effective, consistent, and inclusive selection practices while maintaining momentum and accountability throughout the process.

• Coordinate interviews, manage candidate communication, and provide a professional, transparent experience from initial outreach through disposition or hire.

• Support offer development and candidate closure in partnership with hiring managers, HR, Compensation, and other stakeholders.

• Maintain accurate requisition, candidate, and hiring documentation in the applicant tracking system and ensure compliance throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

• Monitor recruiting metrics, pipeline health, market response, time-to-fill, conversion, and offer acceptance to identify risks and improve outcomes.

• Share talent intelligence, sourcing practices, and process improvements with colleagues and contribute to broader Talent Acquisition initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment for professional, technical, functional, or other specialist-level positions.
• Proven ability to develop targeted sourcing strategies and engage passive candidates in competitive or talent-constrained markets.
• Strong consultation, influencing, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to advise hiring managers and business leaders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, including the ability to articulate opportunities and provide clear market-based recommendations.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, recruiting technology, and data to manage searches and inform decisions.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex requisitions, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative, results-driven mindset with sound judgment, attention to detail, and a commitment to an inclusive candidate experience.
• Comfort working in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities and specialized hiring needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting across multiple business functions, technical disciplines, or geographic markets.
• Experience supporting hard-to-fill searches and using talent mapping, market research, or competitive intelligence.
• Knowledge of employment practices, recruiting compliance, and inclusive hiring principles.
• Experience mentoring recruiters, leading recruiting projects, or contributing to process improvement initiatives.

Join us and play a key role in shaping a world-class talent acquisition organization that supports the growth and success of our global workforce.