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Job Title:  Lead Specialist Talent Acquisition
Posting Start Date:  8/11/26
Job Description: 

It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.   

 


At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.  

 


But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.  

 


We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist. Reporting to the Vice President Talent Acquisition, this full-time, permanent position is based in Bogota and offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact on our business and its growth. 
 

 

Purpose of Role

 

 

Lead recruitment delivery for our Americas region including the US, LATAM, Barbados, Cayman Islands and BVI combining hands-on hiring with leadership of TA initiatives. Provide advanced advisory support to senior hiring stakeholders, drive continuous improvement and standardisation, and mentor peers to elevate capability and outcomes.

 

 


Key Responsibilities

 

  • Own recruitment strategy and delivery for the Americas region including intake design, sourcing mix, selection approach, and offer strategy.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to shape hiring plans and prioritise requisitions; provide guidance on build/buy decisions, location strategy and talent availability.
  • Lead talent pipelining programmes (talent communities, proactive mapping, events) for hard-to-fill and repeat-hire roles.
  • Drive adoption of best practice and process improvements across the TA workflow (ATS configuration improvements, templates, assessment consistency, SLAs).
  • Own recruitment metrics for the portfolio; deliver insights and recommended actions to TA Partner/HR leadership (e.g., bottlenecks, source ROI, diversity progress).
  • Manage and optimise vendor performance (agencies, job boards, assessment providers) and contribute to preferred supplier approaches.
  • Support employer brand/EVP roll-out and content development in partnership with Marketing/Comms and HR.
  • Act as a subject matter expert and provide informal leadership/mentoring to A1–A2 colleagues, including quality checking and coaching.

 

 

Attributes and Technical skills

 

  • Advanced stakeholder influencing and consultative partnering.
  • Strong market mapping and sourcing strategy design; confident headhunting and candidate engagement.
  • Ability to translate business demand into actionable recruitment plans and prioritisation.
  • Comfortable presenting insights and recommendations using data (dashboards, funnel analysis, source effectiveness).
  • Continuous improvement mindset; able to design and embed practical process changes

 

 

Relevant Experience

 

  • Typically 5–7 years’ recruitment experience in the Americas with proven delivery across complex/hard-to-fill roles and demonstrable leadership of TA initiatives (process, projects, or portfolio ownership). 
  • Degree and/or relevant TA/HR qualification desirable.
  • Experience of using an ATS or CRM with knowledge of Phenom and Success Factors a plus.

 

 

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey! 
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