Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (9-month contract)

In this role, you will

• Manage full-cycle recruitment from initial intake through offer, with a focus on hiring for Product, Design, Commercial (Sales, Partnerships), Marketing, and Engineering roles — including backfills and incremental headcount
• Build strong working relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand their team's needs and develop recruitment plans that support them
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource on market trends, talent availability, and sourcing strategies — sharing what you know to help teams make informed decisions
• Design structured, role-specific interview plans and scorecards; champion inclusive hiring practices and ensure consistent, equitable evaluation across interview panels
• Build and maintain proactive candidate pipelines for near-term and future hiring needs
• Represent KAYAK authentically to candidates, delivering an outstanding experience at every stage of the process
• Collaborate closely with your TA teammates across time zones, contributing to a team culture built on trust, flexibility, and shared success

Please apply if you have

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including meaningful in-house or client-embedded experience in a global or multi-site environment
• Proficiency in Ashby (our ATS) & LinkedIn Recruiter
• A solid understanding of sourcing strategies and how to run an equitable, structured hiring process
• The ability to manage your own workload and adapt when priorities shift — you're comfortable working independently without a lot of direction
• Clear, thoughtful communication with both candidates and internal teams; you're at ease working across time zones and with distributed colleagues
• Comfort using data to track your work, spot patterns, and improve processes over time