Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

We are looking for a new member of our team who creates and drives new ideas, who is persistent and collaborative in making things better. Does that sound like you?

About the job

Join our dynamic Talent Acquisition team and help shape our future talent by driving high-quality recruitment processes and employer branding initiatives. At Nouryon, you will have the opportunity to work both operationally and strategically with recruitment and to develop innovative solutions to meet future needs in an international and sustainable work environment.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role for someone who thrives at the intersection of people strategy and operational execution.

In your future role as Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, you will

• Provide a white-glove experience to business leaders by offering high-touch, tailored support throughout the full recruitment lifecycle, including proactive talent insights, carefully curated shortlists, thorough interview preparation and debriefs, and discreet, timely communication that reflects the seniority and strategic importance of each role.
• Drive and own a high-quality recruitment process and collaborate with hiring managers across the organization.
• Optimize and develop the various steps in the recruitment process to suit the local market.
• Build a network of qualified candidates by proactively attracting the right talent through various recruitment channels, including social media and industry networks.
• Contribute to optimizing and improving the candidate experience.
• Develop and deliver training workshops for managers to help them excel at recruiting.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute employer branding activities in the region.
• Contribute to global projects within Talent Acquisition.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across all departments — sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding handoff
• Partner with business leaders, up to c-suite stakeholders, to develop and execute hiring plans and strategy, providing tactical and strategic support throughout the process
• Build and maintain a robust, diverse talent pipeline through proactive sourcing, networking, and employer branding initiatives
• Own the candidate experience from first touchpoint to day one, with a relentless focus on responsiveness, transparency, and care
• Provide regular updates, data, and insights to stakeholders, including search progress, market feedback, and recommendations

We believe you bring

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and 10+ years of experience, with a minimum of 6 years in full-cycle recruiting, preferably executive search and within the specialty chemical industry
• Experience recruiting for senior level, hard-to-fill, and niche roles (e.g., technical, R&D, commercial leadership, or specialized functions)
• Proven executive search / headhunting experience and strong direct sourcing skills
• Experience working in both in-house and agency/search firm environments
• Proven ability to manage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including executives, hiring managers, and cross-functional partners
• Proven track record hiring across multiple functions (technical, commercial, operational)
• Deep expertise in sourcing strategies — LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referral programs, community building
• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and hiring managers on complex searches
• Proficiency with ATS platforms (Success Factors, Greenhouse, Workday, or equivalent)
• Strong analytical mindset; comfortable building and presenting recruiting dashboards
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Background in a regional or international matrixed organization, partnering across multiple countries/regions preferred but not required
• Exposure to employer branding, talent marketing, or recruitment marketing campaigns
• Experience in a high-growth or scaling environment and quick paced environment, preferred but not required

What Great Looks Like:

• You make candidates feel like people, not pipeline — and that reputation spreads
• You balance speed with quality, moving swiftly without cutting corners on rigor
• You use data to influence decisions but lead with human judgment
• You build trust quickly with hiring managers who’ve been burned before
• You’re energized by building things from scratch as much as by scaling what works

Have we got your interest?

This is a permanent, onsite position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, Americas, based in Houston, TX or Radnor, PA

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/

We look forward to receiving your application!

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

About Nouryon

Explore careers and life at Nouryon

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

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