Talent Acquisition Leader (M/F)

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your Future Role

Take on a new challenge and apply your seasoned talent acquisition expertise in a newly shaped role. There cannot be a more exciting time to consider a career in a talent acquisition function!

You'll spearhead the adaptation and implementation of Alstom’s global talent acquisition strategy within France, with a strong focus on change management and stakeholder engagement.

You will lead the deployment of the talent acquisition team to progressively increase the service coverage with a focus on our MEP population across our business, site and support functions, ensuring that our end-to-end recruitment processes are aligned with our transformation agenda.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Work closely with teams across the business (HR Directors, Product Lines / Site Business Leaders, Procurement, Communication, Finance) to define and deploy regional talent acquisition strategies relevant to France’s current and future workforce needs.


• Partner with Business / HR leadership to identify and adjust annual recruitment plans and drive continuous process to continuously increase hiring performance.


• Help realize our diversity ambition by promoting skills-based hiring practices across the organization and deploy supportive programs to attract and retain women talent across our sites.


• Contribute to localize Alstom’s new employer brand strategies through various online channels, including social media, job fairs, and networking events. Ensure a positive candidate experience is offered throughout the recruitment process.


• Prepare the foundations to integrate Alstom HQ talent acquisition needs into a unified Talent Acquisition delivery model for France.


• Ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and timely hiring performance, supporting the digital roadmap orientation, process and tool adoption strategies.


• Propose the right organizational talent acquisition set-up to best support our business and site.


• Lead change management initiatives to align stakeholders with the new talent acquisition ambition as part of the “Attract” strategic pillar of our HR strategy.


• Lead, support, inspire and coach a seasoned Talent Acquisition team.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Proven talent acquisition functional credibility and experience / proven potential to drive Talent Acquisition transformation. Very strong business partnering ability.


• Drives performance on data and brings our talent acquisition practices.


• Strong stakeholder management experience, systematic thinking and a problem solver.


• Talent Acquisition operational excellence culture with a results-oriented mindset.


• Understanding of talent market dynamics across functions and locations.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and industry networking capabilities.


• Team leadership and coaching abilities.


• Very strong collaborative skills.


• Fluency in English.

Things You’ll Enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.


• Work with new security standards for rail signalling.


• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.


• Contribute to innovative projects.


• Utilise our flexible working environment.


• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.


• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.


• Progress towards senior leadership roles.


• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.