Talent Research Lead - Global Search
The Talent Research Lead will develop and coach a team performing extensive talent mapping, executive sourcing, and proactive market intelligence initiatives for critical global leadership and unique talent searches. This role partners closely with senior business leaders and TA team members to identify future talent needs, anticipate evolving workforce trends, and build robust talent ecosystems that support Aristocrat’s long-term growth strategy.
This is not a traditional sourcing role. The individual will operate as a strategic advisor and talent intelligence expert, demonstrating advanced AI-enabled recruitment technologies such as Metaview, Draup, LinkedIn AI Hiring Assistant, and ChatGPT, as well as emerging sourcing platforms, to continuously evolve Aristocrat’s global talent acquisition capability. The ideal candidate combines deep executive search expertise with exceptional research capability, strong commercial competence, data-driven decision-making, and a passion for innovation in talent intelligence and AI-enabled recruiting.
- Lead a small Talent Research team, and ensuring high-quality delivery across executive search, strategic hiring, and talent intelligence assignments.
- Coach, develop, and provide day-to-day guidance to Talent Researchers, building capability in research methodology, market intelligence, sourcing strategy, AI-enabled workflows, and customer advisory.
- Personally lead and implement executive and strategic talent research assignments across global markets, business functions, and priority talent segments.
- Conduct deep primary and secondary research to identify target organisations, competitor talent, leadership pipelines, and emerging talent markets.
- Build market maps, structures, succession landscapes, and curated talent pools for critical and future-focused roles.
- Deliver talent insights, competitor intelligence, hiring trends, salary benchmarks, and workforce analytics to inform executive hiring decisions.
- Translate external market data into proactive sourcing strategies, talent advisory recommendations, and workforce planning insights.
- Develop executive-ready presentations, market briefings, and talent intelligence reports that support business and talent strategy.
- Establish and maintain highly curated, hire-ready talent banks for priority roles, succession needs, and future-critical capabilities.
- Ensure talent pipelines are continuously refreshed, segmented, and aligned to evolving business priorities.
- Develop and embed AI-enabled tools, workflows, and research capabilities across the Talent Research team to improve quality, speed, consistency, and scalability.
- Leverage advanced recruiting and research technologies, including LinkedIn AI Hiring Assistant, CoPilot Studio, Metaview, Talent Neuron, Draup, and other sourcing platforms.
- Continuously evaluate and implement new talent intelligence tools, automation opportunities, and technology-based practices that improve the effectiveness of research and operational efficiency.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide clarity into pipeline health, talent readiness, diversity representation, market availability, and search effectiveness.
- Ensure all talent research and sourcing activities align with internal policies, external regulations, and ethical recruiting standards globally.
- 5+ years of experience in executive search, talent intelligence, strategic sourcing, or research-led recruitment within global organisations or executive search firms (required).
- Shown success in leading complex global search assignments across multiple regions and industries (required).
- Strong expertise in market mapping, talent landscaping, succession intelligence, and proactive executive engagement (required).
- Demonstrated capability in building and leading strategic talent pipelines and talent communities (required).
- Experience demonstrating recruitment technologies that use artificial intelligence and sourcing automation tools (required).
- Outstanding research, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesise complex market information quickly (required).
- Strong commercial competence and ability to understand evolving business and talent dynamics (required).
- Advanced customer management and influencing capability with senior business leaders and TA team members globally (required).
- Data-driven approach with the ability to convert insights into impactful talent strategies (required).
- High attention to detail combined with strong project management and execution capability (required).
- Strong communication and storytelling skills with the ability to present market insights clearly and credibly (required).
- Curiosity, innovation approach, and passion for employing emerging technologies in talent acquisition (required).
- Robust benefits package (required).
- Global career opportunities (required).
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.