Global Manager of Talent Acquisition

About the role

Appfire is looking for a talented and experienced Global Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead our worldwide hiring initiatives. At Appfire, we take a highly engaged and transparent approach centered on our core values and our desire to be a true partner to our candidates and hiring managers. This role is a critical member of our global People team and will play a vital part in delivering empathetic, strategic, and knowledgeable partnerships across all regions where we operate.

You will oversee and continuously improve the end-to-end hiring process across North America, Europe, and Asia, ensuring that our recruiting practices scale with Appfire’s rapid growth and transformation.

Your everyday tasks will include:

• Lead the full life cycle recruitment process globally, ensuring alignment to regional and functional hiring needs.
• Develop, mentor, and manage a distributed team of recruiters across multiple geographies.
• Partner closely with the global People team and business leaders to craft effective, localized recruitment strategies.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, guiding workforce planning, sourcing strategies, and hiring decisions.
• Manage a network of recruiting vendors internationally, ensuring accountability for key performance metrics.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting strategies, processes, and guidelines to attract and retain top global talent.
• Identify and champion best-in-class assessment, interviewing, selection, and closing practices across diverse markets.
• Modernize and streamline the recruiting process, infrastructure, tools, and overall candidate experience on a global scale.
• Lead the evolution of our candidate experience from initial sourcing to offer acceptance, with an eye toward consistency and excellence across all regions.
• Supervise and optimize global recruitment process initiatives and technology solutions.
• Deliver talent insights and market research to inform recruiting strategies and influence business decisions.
• Personally manage select executive or high-priority requisitions as needed.

Skills and experience you'll need to succeed:

• 8-12 years of progressive recruiting experience, with significant time supporting global or multinational organizations.
• 4+ years of experience managing and developing geographically distributed recruitment teams.
• Strong experience with Applicant Tracking Systems — Greenhouse preferred.
• Proven change management experience in leading recruiting organizations through transformation and scaling.
• A demonstrated commitment to building high-performing, inclusive teams by leveraging innovation, operational rigor, and a growth mindset.
• Analytical thinking with the ability to translate recruiting data into actionable insights.
• Comfort recruiting across multiple talent markets, from early career to senior executive roles.
• A passion for continuous improvement, relationship-building, and elevating the global hiring experience.

Beyond the resume skills that match our culture and this role:

• You are dedicated to elevating client and co-worker experiences, knowing that exceptional work centers on serving others.
• You adapt swiftly to new business demands, understanding that change fuels collective and individual growth.
• You excel in communication, effectively connecting in remote/hybrid environments using tools like Slack, Zoom, and G Suite and through occasional in-person events.
• You have exceptional coaching, mentoring, and people development skills.

We offer:

Financial benefits

• Every Appfire employee is eligible for company equity.
• Home Office allowance – 200 PLN/month to cover your electricity and internet bills.
• MyBenefit Platform – 150 PLN/month to spend on shopping, culture and entertainment, Multisport, travel, and more.
• Lunch Card – 300 PLN/month to spend on groceries/restaurants (excluding alcohol and other excise duties items).
• Company car/car allowance 

Skills development benefits

• Access to the Appfire University learning platform – a hub of knowledge, interactive resources, and engaging instructor-led courses designed to fuel your learning journey with unparalleled depth and accessibility.
• English language courses.

PTO, health & well-being

• 26 working days of paid annual leave, regardless of years of experience.
• Wellness Days – additional time off each month to recharge and take care of yourself.
• Private healthcare.
• Life Insurance.

Volunteering

• 3 fully paid days each year to participate in Appfire Town, Appfire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program.

Other

• Indefinite Employment contract from day one, no trial periods.