Head of Talent Acquisition MUFG Bank Europe

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Opportunity: Head of Talent Acquisition (MUFG Bank Europe)

Would you like to work for one of the World's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment?

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Talent Acquisition within our Human Resources Department in Amsterdam.

At MUFG Bank Europe N.V. (MBE), we are committed to contributing to a more sustainable future. Thus, we will encourage you to embed environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors in your everyday work and in our culture.

The MBE subsidiary based in The Netherlands is a network of branches (Germany Branch (Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich), Spain Branch (Madrid, Barcelona), Belgium Branch (Brussels), Austria Branch (Vienna)), managed from Amsterdam.

Your impact at MUFG

As Head of Talent Acquisition you will lead and oversee the overall recruitment process, aligning hiring with business goals, managing the MBE TA team, ensuring compliance in a regulated environment, and focusing on data-driven decisions for attracting and retaining top talent from early careers to senior professionals. You will manage budgets and improve the end-to-end candidate/hiring manager experience. You will act as strategic partner to senior leadership, focusing on future workforce planning and employer branding.

Function positioning

• Reporting to Head of Human Resources EU and VP TA EMEA
• Director reports: 3-4

The role includes the following:

• Responsible for end to end recruitment activities, including staff and contractors, partnering with Global Early Careers team for all locations under MBE: Amsterdam, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Austria.
• Manage, coach, and develop the MBE talent acquisition team, including corporate recruiters, early career recruiters, and coordinators.
• Partner with senior executives, department heads, and HR to understand needs and align talent strategy with business objectives.
• Oversee recruitment technology (ATS, AI, automation), use data analytics to improve hiring outcomes, and drive digital transformation in recruitment.
• Ensure a seamless, positive, and inclusive candidate journey from application to onboarding.
• Enhance the bank's employer brand to attract the best talent in a competitive market.
• Ensure all recruitment activities adhere to strict banking regulations and employment laws.
• Oversee recruitment budgets and external vendor relationships.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Skills and experience:

• Proven regional leadership in talent acquisition in an international complex, regulated industry.
• Experience in financial services recruitment is highly valued.
• Lead with empathy, develop others intentionally, and foster cultures where people do their best work.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Ability to communicate effectively, informatively and with sensitivity, with a wide range of stakeholders to maintain confidentiality and inspire trust.
• Deep understanding of talent acquisition best practices, employment law, and HR tech.
• Passionate about inclusive hiring and understand the power of data, technology, and storytelling in shaping strategy and delivery of operations.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability whilst comfortable making decisions demonstrating sound judgement.
• Proactive, motivated approach.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and re-prioritize work accordingly.
• Structured and logical approach to work whilst considering innovation.
• Full proficiency in English.

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• Monthly team events.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Additional information:

• The role is based in the Netherlands.
• All candidates need to be willing to relocate to the Netherlands. Internal employees will be supported in case of relocation.
• We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

ayhan.catak@nl.mufg.jp