Manager- Global Talent Acquisition

About the role

At Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products. The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It's a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn't attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty. Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers. Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It’s official: Bazaarvoice is a Great Place to Work in the US , Australia, India, Lithuania, France, Germany and the UK! The Manager- Talent Acquisition will lead Bazaarvoice’s global team of Talent Acquisition Partners driving full-lifecycle recruitment across technical (Engineering, Product, AI), Revenue/GTM, and operational functions globally. Responsible for leading the development and delivery of Bazaarvoice’s Talent Acquisition strategy leveraging best practices and process improvements to attract, source, and deliver critical external talent into the organization and to retain top talent through internal mobility across all functions. Reporting to the VP- Global Talent Management, you will balance hands-on leadership with operational excellence - optimizing processes, building data-driven hiring strategies, and partnering closely with executive stakeholders to ensure we attract, hire, and retain high-performing talent accountable to our goals. Key Responsibilities The ideal candidate is agile, results-driven, and strategic as it pertains to the following: 1. Team Leadership & Strategic Execution Lead & Mentor: Directly manage and empower a global team of Talent Acquisition Partners, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, continuous learning, and transparency ensuring hiring targets are met while maintaining high-quality standards. TA Champion: Serve as advocate for the Talent Acquisition team and its strategic value to the business - ensure focus for the Talent Acquisition team directly links with Bazaarvoice’s corporate priorities and demonstrate the value being driven for the business. Workforce Alignment: Partner with the P&T COEs (Total Rewards, Systems, Operations, and Talent Management), P&T Business Partner team, Finance, and other key executive stakeholders to manage global headcount planning, talent forecasting, and resource allocation. Develop and implement recruitment strategies that align with business goals, partnering closely with them to understand current and future workforce needs. Agile Sourcing: Build proactive talent pipelines for high-priority and hard-to-fill roles (particularly across Revenue, Engineering, Product, and AI disciplines). 2. Process Modernization & Operational Excellence AI Driven Innovation & TA Modernization: Embraces an "AI-first" mindset to continuously modernize, transform, and streamline the global talent acquisition function. Proactively partners with P&T Systems team and Business Application team to identify, test, and embed emerging AI tools, automation, and talent analytics into everyday recruitment operations to drive operational speed, improve candidate quality, and elev

Skills