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Strategic Global Talent Acquisition Leader & AdvisorI help founders and executive teams scale their organisations with talent strategies that directly drive growth, operational excellence, and enterprise value.

With over 20 years’ experience leading high‑performance recruitment functions across the Americas, EMEA and APJ, I’ve built and scaled global TA organisations for leading IT and SaaS companies. At my last assignment, SAP LeanIX, I built from scratch the TA function, scaled the business from 150 to 950+ employees and supported its acquisition by SAP. Delivered measurable ROI through data-driven hiring, automation, direct sourcing (60% of all hires), and consistently low new‑hire attrition (<2%). 

My commercial background in sales enables me to bring a business-first, revenue-aware approach to talent acquisition function and team, ensuring hiring is tightly aligned to company goals, GTM needs, and investor expectations. I specialise in partnering with scale-ups navigating hypergrowth, transformation, or M&A, building TA engines (automation & AI, ATS, Sourcing tools etc) that are lean, predictable, and built for long-term value creation.

Expertise:• Scaling TA teams and function for SaaS scale-ups• Building high-performing global recruiting engines• Data-driven hiring, automation & TA technology• EVP and employer branding for competitive markets (IT recruitment)• Executive hiring & advisory for founders • M&A integration & organisational transformation

Value I bring:I turn talent acquisition into a growth lever, reducing cost per hire, improving quality, and ensuring every hiring decision moves the business forward.

More info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liadekruif/