Job Description

Global TA Operations & Change Manager

Derby (Hybrid – minimum 3 days on site)

Full Time

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Global TA Operations & Change Manager to join the Resourcing Services Team in Derby.

We are looking for a leader who has a passion for recruitment excellence. Our people enable us to pioneer the power that matters and, to do that, we need to recruit the best people we possibly can, ensuring a fantastic candidate experience every time. This role will partner across our global team and with our outsourced service providers to ensure the effective governance, policy adherence and compliance.

What you will be doing:

The Global TA Operations & Change Manager will have r esponsibility for the leadership of a Regional team including performance, values & behaviours, development, retention, engagement and wellbeing. Responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and governing best practice through the end-to-end recruitment processes, reporting, compliance and policy management
• Engaging, developing and managing successful operational customer and stakeholder relationships both globally and regionally. Including first point of contact for operational recruitment escalations & issue resolution
• Establishing an effective and agile governance model which drives continuous improvement programmes from identification through to implementation and stabilisation
• Effective partnership with our regional recruitment outsourced provision including responsibility for the development, evolution and management of market leading service level agreements and performance indicators. Recruitment operations performance improvement programme lead when required
• Partnering with Procurement to ensure effective supplier compliance against our global contact of services with a regional lens including, but not limited regional scope, both expansion or reduction of services, commerciality and ROI
• Governance of operational and legislative compliance including export control, GDPR, data protection etc. and operational risk management and maintenance of risk register
• Partnership and collaboration to support strategic change programmes in support of our 2030 People Goals
• Partnering with broader GBS colleagues including People Services teams, Operations, Transformation and HRIS team to lead the operationalisation of GBS strategy through the end-to-end recruitment processes. Examples may include Workday optimisation, ServiceNow provision, Engine Room development

Preferred requirements:

• Extensive Talent Acquisition experience in a complex, global, matrixed environment
• Strong knowledge of operational talent acquisition best practice business assurance processes, policy management, legislation and compliance
• Strong leadership experience in a Talent Acquisition organisation
• Previous experience of successfully managing relationships with recruitment outsource providers
• Understanding of permanent and contingent hire processes, policies and legislation
• Technical and operational expertise of RPO contract management & negotiation, key performance indicators/service level agreements, commercial management and ROI, RPO governance best practice & supplier negotiation
• Commitment to delivering the best customer experience through talent acquisition processes
• Broad change management & project management capability
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively to deliver change across a global environment
• Well-developed customer and relationship management skills, including credibility and influencing skills
• Excellent analytical skills – ability to provide key meaningful insights and drive change through value led approach
• Continual commitment to personal learning, demonstrated ability to build on learning and share within the broader TA function
• Strong external recruitment knowledge & network
• Leading globally dispersed teams
• Experience using and developing processes using the Workday HRIS/ATS
• Experience implementing new technology into Talent Acquisition processes
• Lean Six-Sigma Certified
• Early Careers recruitment experience both transactional and campaign management

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Regional benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level B.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Closing date: 26th July 2026

Job Category

Human Resources

Posting Date

20 Jul 2026; 00:07

Posting End Date

26 Jul 2026