Talent Pipeline Lead

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Talent Pipeline Lead based in Brazil.

We are seeking an experienced Talent Pipeline Lead to provide strategic direction and operational leadership across recruitment, training, and talent endorsement functions. In this senior-level role, you will oversee the entire talent lifecycle, ensuring alignment between talent acquisition, workforce development, onboarding, and client readiness. You will drive operational excellence by implementing scalable processes, identifying inefficiencies, and improving talent quality and retention outcomes. Working closely with team leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders, you will establish performance standards, monitor key metrics, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will also develop strategic plans and provide actionable insights to strengthen workforce operations and support broader business objectives. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, international, and fully remote environment.

Accountabilities

• Lead and coordinate recruitment, training, and candidate endorsement teams, ensuring they operate as one integrated and high‑performing function.
• Establish, implement, and maintain standardised processes across all talent pipeline operations while remaining adaptable to evolving business requirements.
• Identify workflow gaps, operational bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies that may affect applicant quality, onboarding success, talent readiness, and long‑term retention.
• Ensure consistency and alignment between recruitment outcomes, training standards, and candidate endorsement requirements to maintain high‑quality talent delivery.
• Monitor overall operational performance through KPI tracking, workforce analytics, reporting, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Collaborate with team leaders to define strategic objectives, performance expectations, accountability frameworks, and measurable team targets.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on talent quality, recruitment speed, training effectiveness, operational efficiency, and contractor retention.
• Act as the primary escalation point for cross‑functional challenges involving talent acquisition, contractor development, training, and endorsement readiness.
• Partner with Growth and Client Experience leadership teams to ensure talent pipeline initiatives support wider business objectives and client satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with operational policies, quality standards, and agreed performance expectations across all talent functions.
• Develop and present a comprehensive three‑month talent pipeline plan outlining strategic priorities, operational improvements, KPIs, accountability measures, and expected outcomes.
• Provide regular performance updates, identifying operational risks, challenges, growth opportunities, and practical recommendations to improve overall effectiveness.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in senior leadership or management roles within recruitment, talent acquisition, learning and development, workforce development, or talent operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex talent processes across recruitment, training, onboarding, and workforce readiness.
• Strong expertise in strategic planning, operational management, process optimisation, and organisational development.
• Proven experience establishing performance frameworks, monitoring KPIs, analysing workforce data, and using insights to drive operational improvements.
• Solid understanding of talent acquisition strategies, contractor onboarding, talent development, workforce readiness, and retention management.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities, with experience coordinating cross‑functional initiatives and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, performance management, and team development skills.
• Proficiency with CRM platforms such as GoHighLevel or similar applications and applicant tracking systems (ATS) such as BreezyHR or equivalent tools.
• Experience using training platforms, reporting dashboards, workforce analytics tools, and productivity applications is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with near‑native proficiency preferred.
• Strong problem‑solving, critical thinking, stakeholder management, organisational, and decision‑making abilities.
• Highly accountable, results‑oriented, and comfortable working independently in a remote, international environment.
• Ability to establish clear priorities, manage operational complexity, commu