Global Leader of Executive Recruiting

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This is a hands-on leadership role with a unique opportunity to build and shape a global executive search function from the ground up. The leader will partner with senior executive stakeholders across the enterprise-including Engineering, market-facing Product Business Units, and SG&A functions worldwide-to drive strategic executive hiring outcomes. You will design and implement best-in-class processes, tools, and strategies for executive recruitment (VP+), ensuring direct sourcing excellence and delivering exceptional candidate and client experiences. If you thrive on ownership, innovation, and collaboration, and want to make a lasting impact by creating a world-class executive search capability, this is the role for you!

The ideal candidate brings progressive experience in talent acquisition, with a proven track record of leading executive search within a global enterprise and/or executive search firm. This leader possesses deep expertise in executive sourcing, market mapping, pipeline development, and candidate engagement, combined with strong C-Suite interaction skills. You are entrepreneurial, highly visible, and ready to take on a greenfield challenge-building and scaling an executive search function that supports AMD's global growth and leadership needs.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior leadership and C-Suite roles across global markets.
• Partner directly with AMD C-Suite executives and HR leaders to define role requirements, align hiring strategies, and provide market insights.
• Architect and implement a global executive search framework, including processes, tools, and metrics.
• Proactively source and map executive talent to strengthen leadership succession pipelines worldwide.
• Serve as the day-to-day face of executive recruitment, ensuring a seamless process and exceptional candidate experience.
• Oversee executive-level requisition management and ensure appropriate TA support for each business and function.
• Monitor hiring targets, time-to-fill, acceptance rates, and candidate feedback to continuously improve outcomes.
• Coach senior leaders on hiring discipline, interview practices, and equitable decision-making.
• Build, manage, and develop a high-performing global team, fostering delivery excellence and continuous growth.

• Demonstrated experience delivering executive recruiting outcomes in a global enterprise.
• Strong understanding of global talent markets, sourcing strategies, and executive assessment methodologies.
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to influence and lead teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to interface professionally with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in semiconductor or technology sectors recruiting technical and business executives.
• Strong business writing skills for operating plans, strategies, goals, and business reviews.
• Background in building or transforming recruiting programs from the ground up.
• High level of discretion, integrity, and sensitivity to confidential information.

Bachelor's degree

Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA

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This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.