Manager, EMEA General Manager Recruitment in Northampton

To support the continued growth and expansion of our hotels across the EMEA region, we are looking for an experienced, proactive recruitment professional with strong executive search expertise and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. This role is responsible for attracting, engaging, and securing top talent for General Manager positions across the region. Working closely with senior stakeholders and business leaders, you will develop and execute recruitment strategies that support current and future leadership hiring needs.

As a trusted recruitment partner, you will manage both internal and external talent pipelines, acting as an advisor to hiring leaders by understanding their business objectives and delivering tailored talent solutions. You will lead executive-level search campaigns, strengthen Hilton’s employer brand, and provide a high-touch candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the recruitment process.

Success in this role requires strong relationship-building skills, strategic thinking, commercial awareness, and a passion for identifying and attracting exceptional leadership talent.

At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands, and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.

When you join Hilton, our exceptional care extends to you with unmatched perks and benefits, including:

• Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40 USD/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program.
• Own a piece of Hilton – Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount to help build your financial future.
• Paid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.
• Personalized caregiving support – Access dedicated caregiving concierge services to help navigate caregiving for yourself and your loved ones.
• Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care.
• Mental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Through our Care for All hub, we provide resources to help our Team Members to care for themselves, care for members of their team, and care for their loved ones.

What are we looking for? A passionate talent professional with a proven ability to deliver high-impact recruitment outcomes that support Hilton's business objectives, strengthen our talent pipeline, and bring our vision and values to life. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following skills, behaviours, and attributes:

• Proven track record in executive-level recruitment, either in-house or executive search environment, across multiple geographies and markets.
• Proven expertise in proactive sourcing, market mapping, talent pipelining, and delivering confidential executive search assignments, with the ability to identify, engage, and secure high-calibre leadership talent across multiple markets.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands, manage multiple concurrent assignments, and deliver high-quality results while remaining calm and effective in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Experience partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed organisation, with a track record of delivering successful recruitment outcomes.
• A creative and consultative self-starter with strong research and problem-solving skills, capable of developing innovative talent solutions with minimal direction while maintaining high levels of professionalism and integrity.
• Experienced in producing business orientated management information. Able to collate, analyse and translate data to inform decisions, initiate action and demonstrate progress.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate complex analytical topics to a wide audience who may or may not be familiar with the subject matter.
• The ability to identify and understand the value of an employer brand and effectively communicate the value proposition.
• Strong analytical and reporting capability, with experience leveraging ATS platforms, Excel, and Power BI to manage recruitment data, produce meaningful insights, and drive data-informed talent decisions.

What will I be doing?

• Stakeholder Management: Proactively engage with senior stakeholders to gain insight into business needs. Provide guidance to ensure a best-practice approach to resourcing is adopted.
• Sourcing and Market Intelligence: Provide actionable intelligence on source markets, campaigns, and innovation to improve sources of candidates for key roles, including scarce skills and diverse groups.
• End-to-end recruitment process management: Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, agree recruitment timelines and responsibilities, and apply the most appropriate selection methods.
• Customer Focus: Providing a high level of candidate care and ensuring frequent communication is deployed.