Manager, Global Talent Acquisition

IPC is a fintech company that focuses on the human element. With a global presence, we support local markets with our advanced cloud-based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions. Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast-paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhanced operational efficiency. Title : Manager, Global Talent Acquisition Reporting To : Director, Global People Operations & Talent Office Location : Madrid, Spain Role Type : Hybrid, Full-time The Talent Acquisition team plays a pivotal role in shaping IPC's future by ensuring we attract, select, and secure the talent that drives our business forward. As a global function, we operate across EMEA, APAC, and AMERS, partnering with leaders and HR colleagues to deliver on both immediate hiring needs and long-term strategic priorities aligned with the business needs. The team culture is collaborative, fast-paced, and performance-oriented, with a clear focus on excellence, accountability, and delivering measurable business impact. We enable IPC to compete in fast-paced global markets by bringing in people who embody our culture, our decisions influence and impact IPC's ability to achieve its transformation and growth objectives. The Manager, Global Talent Acquisition is a people and strategy leader who orchestrates the day-to-day delivery of recruiting across regions and functions elevating standards, data discipline, and stakeholder confidence, while driving the long-term TA strategy and projects aligned with the business needs. This role sets clear operating rhythms (cadence, SLAs, dashboards), ensures high-quality intake and status communication with hiring managers and HRBPs, drives adoption of the Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) module, and develops the TA team. The manager participates in senior interviews and critical searches where needed, but is primarily focused on strategy, governance, and outcomes. Translate business needs into a prioritized recruiting roadmap with clear capacity planning, role prioritization (e.g. critical roles), and agency strategy. Lead, coach, and develop a global team; embed a feedback culture, shadowing, and skills uplift (e.g. intake mastery, behavioral interviewing, stakeholder management). Establish a predictable communication cadence for hiring managers and HRBPs (weekly updates, clear status notes, risk / mitigation). Data, Reporting & Insights Own recruiting dashboards and weekly scorecards (aging, funnel health, critical roles, offer / accept ratios) using ORC reporting and BI tools. Process, Quality & Continuous Improvement Reduce variance in experience (candidate and manager) by simplifying steps and eliminating low-value activity. Strategic Projects & Long-Term Priorities Act as program lead or sponsor for global TA projects (elevating employer branding, strengthening evergreen talent pipelines, enhancing the candidate and hiring-manager experience, embedding data-driven decision-making, and enabling technology adoption). Partner cross-functionally with HRBPs, Internal Communications, Marketing, People Operations, and business leaders to ensure these projects deliver measurable impact and sustainable practices. Technology & Enablement (Oracle) Co-lead the constant improvement, and adoption of Oracle Recruiting Cloud (requisition design, approvals, interview flows, offers, integrations : Ensure data integrity, auditability, and self-service reporting; Employer Brand & Market Reach Co-lead and partner on employer brand initiatives and campaigns; negotiate terms in partnership with Procurement / Legal. Ensure global compliance and ethical standards in selection, offers, background checks, and data privacy. Quality & Consistency : Raise the bar on candidate quality and feedback depth; Use data to recommend scope / level / location changes when markets and budgets misalign. Candidate & Hiring-Manager Experience : Champion a consistent, high-quality experience at every stage of the recruitment journey, clear communication, timely feedback, and a respectful, engaging process for all candidates. Translate feedback from both candidates and managers into continuous-improvement actions that strengthen IPC's reputation as an employer of choice. 8+ years in Talent Acquisition, including 2–4 years leading recruiters across multiple regions / time zones. Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders; Experience implementing or optimizing Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) or a large-scale ATS; Data fluency : advanced Excel and strong working knowledge of reporting / BI (Power BI or similar); comfortable turning data into decisions. Excellent written and verbal English. Fintech / tech / SaaS or global transformation experience. Spanish language a strong plus. Experience migrating from a legacy ATS to ORC and integrating LinkedIn, HireRight, DocuSign. Vendor / agency management and negotiations in partnership with Legal / Procurement. Employer branding and recruitment marketing exposure. Formal project / change management credentials (nice to have). Private Enhanced Health Insurance Pluxee Transport Pass (only for Hybrid positions) Access to Babbel+ Platform and Local Language Training Program We are a global ecosystem, full of diverse people that together made IPC what it is today.