[Hiring] Global Talent Acquisition, Executive Director @Synopsys

Role Description

You have built your career leading talent acquisition at scale in global technology companies. You know how to design hiring strategies that support business growth and build the teams and systems that execute them, from early career programs to executive hiring.

You are a trusted advisor, capable of influencing decisions and aligning talent strategies with business priorities. You do not just manage recruiters. You create the infrastructure, tools, vendor partnerships, and clarity that help them succeed.

You care about continuous improvement and keep refining how the team works, because better systems, stronger vendor partnerships, and smarter processes help you connect with top talent. You have a point of view on what great talent acquisition looks like at scale. You care deeply about data and tools, and you are curious to scale with AI and automation without losing quality or the human touch, recognizing that context is needed to ensure a fair and repeatable hiring process. You know that every candidate interaction shapes how engineers, leaders, and early career talent view Synopsys and its culture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience leading talent acquisition organizations within large, global technology companies.
• Experience in semiconductor, IP or EDA is a plus.
• Proven experience leading recruiters, recruiting leaders, and shared services teams across multiple geographies and hiring functions.
• Strong track record partnering with executive business leaders to develop workforce plans and scale hiring in response to growth, organizational change, or market shifts.
• Build an organizational structure that maximizes agility, impact and influence.
• Deep knowledge of talent acquisition technology platforms, ATS systems, CRM tools, sourcing automation, AI-enabled recruiting tools, and analytics.
• Strong vendor and RPO management experience, including contract negotiation, performance management, and strategic supplier partnerships.
• Experience designing and scaling global early career and university recruiting programs.
• Experience leading large-scale talent acquisition transformation initiatives, including technology implementations, process redesign, or organisational integrations.

Requirements

• Lead a global TA leadership team and 80+ recruiters and shared services professionals across multiple regions, building capability, coaching leaders, and creating a high-performing organization.
• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce plans that anticipate hiring needs, support growth strategies, and respond to changing business priorities.
• Own the global Talent Acquisition operating model, continuously evaluating the optimal mix of internal teams, shared services, technology, automation, and external partners to meet evolving business needs.
• Own the global Talent Acquisition budget, balancing investments across people, technology, employer branding, and external partners to maximize business impact and hiring outcomes.
• Lead enterprise-wide talent acquisition transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, process redesign, AI-enabled recruiting capabilities, organizational integration, and scalable global hiring practices.
• Establish a data-driven talent acquisition strategy, leveraging workforce, hiring, productivity, and market intelligence to shape business decisions and measure organizational impact.
• Lead global vendor and RPO strategy, ensuring external partners deliver against quality, productivity, cost, and candidate experience expectations.
• Design and execute a global early career hiring strategy that scales university recruiting, internships, and rotational programs.
• Establish scalable recruiting practices that improve efficiency, candidate experience, and business outcomes globally.

Benefits

• In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
• Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package.
• The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.
• Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
• The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.: $261,300 - $391,900.

Company Description

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.