Job Description

Introduction
Are you ready to help build IBM's greatest asset-its people? As a Global Talent Attraction Client Services Lead supporting one of IBM's strategic Domains, you will play a pivotal role in shaping IBM's global employer brand and talent attraction strategy. You'll lead initiatives that connect IBM with top talent around the world, driving innovation and impact across your Domain's business priorities.
Your role and responsibilities
This strategic leadership role offers a unique opportunity to shape and drive IBM's global employer branding and talent attraction initiatives in direct alignment with one of IBM's key business Domains. As a Global Talent Attraction Client Services Lead you will be responsible for designing and executing innovative, data-driven marketing strategies that elevate IBM's brand and attract top talent across critical skill areas and geographies.
Partnering closely with the Talent Acqisition team and senior stakeholders within your assigned Domain, you will lead the development of tailored campaigns that reflect the Domain's unique value proposition, talent needs, and market dynamics.
In this role, you will:

• Lead the creation and execution of global, domain-specific talent marketing campaigns, optimizing IBM's digital presence to attract diverse talent across strategic locations and priority skill areas. Leverage channels including career sites, social media, job boards, email, content marketing, referrals, sourcing partnerships, and more.
• Drive innovation in channel marketing and candidate engagement, identifying emerging trends and technologies to enhance IBM's employer brand and candidate experience across the Domain.
• Establish and manage performance metrics for global campaigns, analyzing ROI and providing actionable insights to inform strategic decisions and stakeholder engagement across business units and geographies.
• Own the candidate experience strategy for your Domain, utilizing CRM and marketing automation tools to nurture talent pipelines, improve application journeys, and increase conversion rates across all hiring levels.
• Collaborate with Domain Talent Acquisition and business leaders, co-creating relevant content, enablement materials, and storytelling assets that reflect the Domain's mission, culture, and career opportunities-strengthening IBM's recruitment brand equity globally.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

• Proven experience in leading global employer branding or talent marketing initiatives, ideally within a business-aligned or domain-specific context.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in driving data-informed marketing decisions to support talent acquisition outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and deliver strategic solutions that align with business and talent goals.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse geographies and organizational levels.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of independently driving innovative ideas from concept to execution.
• Strong background in content creation, copywriting, and social media strategy.
• Experience in designing and executing media campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Expertise in job advertising and talent attraction strategies.
• Strong vendor management experience - ability to select, negotiate, and manage external partners and agencies to ensure cost efficiency, quality delivery, and alignment with global talent marketing strategies.
• Fluent in English, with excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with project management tools.
• Background in user experience design and enablement/training for recruiters and hiring managers.
• Ability to work autonomously toward strategic goals with a creative and agile approach.
• Strong change management and time management capabilities.
• Experience building scalable attraction programs in large, complex organizations.
• Deep understanding of candidate conversion strategies and funnel optimization.
• Familiarity with global hiring nuances across entry-level and professional talent segments.
• Experience supporting business-aligned talent strategies and understanding the unique talent needs of specific domains (e.g., Consulting, Technology, Software, Infrastructure).

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
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YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
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ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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Job Title
Global Talent Attraction Lead
Job ID
84871
City / Township / Village
Mysore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, Noida, BANGALORE, Kochi
State / Province
Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi)
Country
India
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Area of work
Enterprise Operations
Employment type
Regular
Position type
Professional
Travel required
No Travel
Company
(0063) IBM India Private Limited
Shift
General (daytime)
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
No

Skills Required