Senior Recruiting Manager (Global)

About NovaSource

NovaSource Power Services is the world's #1-ranked solar operations and maintenance (O&M) provider and insight-driven total asset optimization partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. With over 20 years of operating experience and a presence on 5 continents, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients' renewables goals around the world.

NovaSource's comprehensive approach to total asset optimization in addition to O&M services includes value engineering, performance analysis, strategic supply chain management, and advanced monitoring systems. The company operates in key global markets managing over 30GW of solar power plants. NovaSource's expertise extends beyond solar and includes battery energy storage systems (BESS), offering a complete suite of services for the evolving renewable energy landscape.

Summary of Role

The Senior Recruiting Manager leads NovaSource's global recruitment strategy, overseeing talent acquisition initiatives across North America, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC. This role is responsible for creating and delivering scalable recruitment operations, enhancing employer branding, and ensuring compliance with global hiring standards. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the position manages a distributed team of recruiters and external partners to deliver high-quality, diverse talent aligned with NovaSource's rapid growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities Overview

Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing international recruitment team, fostering accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Establish trusted relationships with global and regional business leaders, providing consultative partnership and workforce insights.
• Oversee and evaluate recruitment performance metrics, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and candidate experience (NPS).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HRBPs, Finance, and Operations to align hiring plans with business growth targets.

Strategic Recruitment and Onboarding

• Design and execute full-cycle recruitment strategies across multiple regions, ensuring compliance with local labor regulations and cultural alignment.
• Identify and cultivate new talent pipelines specific to the solar/battery O&M industry, delivering qualified, industry relevant talent in our global locations.
• Partner with Marketing to enhance NovaSource's employer brand through targeted digital campaigns, job fairs, and university partnerships.
• Develop and oversee a structured, globally consistent onboarding and pre-boarding framework to improve retention and readiness.
• Leverage AI-driven sourcing tools, candidate-matching algorithms, and talent intelligence platforms to improve quality-of-hire, reduce time-to-fill, and enhance recruiter efficiency across global markets.
• Drives development of clearly defined consistent and effective onboarding program in consultation with HR Leadership.

Process Improvement

• Collaborate with HRIS and IT teams to enhance recruitment systems, ATS configurations, and data visibility dashboards.
• Standardize recruitment processes and templates to ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance across regions.
• Continuously review and refine recruitment workflows to improve efficiency and candidate quality.

Employee Engagement & Retention

• Partner with HR leadership to develop data-driven programs that enhance employee engagement and reduce turnover.
• Analyze stay and exit interview data globally to identify retention trends and implement targeted solutions.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across all regions and hiring practices.

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate:

• Strategic global leadership with proven ability to lead distributed teams and influence senior stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Extensive experience building scalable, data-driven recruitment programs across diverse markets, balancing speed, quality, and compliance.
• Demonstrated success implementing global onboarding and pre-boarding frameworks that improve retention and accelerate readiness.
• Advanced proficiency in HR technologies and ATS systems and ability to leverage analytics for workforce planning and forecasting.
• Financial and operational acumen to manage international recruitment budgets, vendor partnerships, and cost-per-hire optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, with ability to translate workforce data into actionable insights and strategies.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, adaptable across cultural and organizational contexts.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding DEI principles into all global hiring practices and employer branding efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive HR or talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years in strategic global recruitment leadership.
• Proven success managing high-volume and niche international recruitment campaigns.
• Experience in the renewable energy, utility, or technology sectors strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ATS platforms, HR technologies, and recruitment analytics tools.
• Ability to manage budgets and drive cost-efficiency through data and process improvements.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with trade school/technical school curriculum partnership and recruitment is strongly preferred.
• Multilingual skills are preferred (English, Spanish, French).

Office Physical Requirements:

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role.

US: Diversity Statement - Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NovaSource's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws.