Senior Recruiter EMEA Italian Speaker

About Goodyear 

We're dedicated to producing, innovating, and servicing the best tires in the world. For over 125 years, Goodyear has led the way in developing smart solutions that shape the future of mobility. Today, we're one global team united by bold thinking, relentless drive, and a passion to exceed expectations. If you're ready to embrace change and make an impact in your career, let's go.   

Why This Role Matters 

As a Senior Recruiter, Southern Europe, you will play a pivotal role in attracting and hiring the talent that enables Goodyear to achieve its strategic objectives and drive business growth. 

As a member of our EMEA Talent Acquisition team, you will partner with business leaders and HR stakeholders across Southern Europe to deliver high-quality recruitment solutions, provide market insights, and influence talent decisions. This role combines strategic talent advisory with hands-on recruitment delivery, offering the opportunity to shape hiring outcomes, build strong talent pipelines, and contribute to regional Talent Acquisition initiatives. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys working in a dynamic international environment and wants to make a visible impact on business success. 

Join us and help shape the future of talent at Goodyear while supporting business success across Southern Europe and beyond. 

What You'll Do 

• Lead end-to-end recruitment activities across Southern Europe as your primary area of responsibility, while supporting additional EMEA markets as business priorities evolve. 

• Partner with business leaders and HR stakeholders to understand workforce plans, provide talent market insights, and develop recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives. 

• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, talent mapping, and the effective use of market intelligence across multiple functions and geographies. 

• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience by managing the recruitment process with professionalism, transparency, responsiveness, and a strong focus on quality. 

• Champion recruitment excellence by ensuring data accuracy, process compliance, adherence to local labor regulations, and the consistent application of Talent Acquisition best practices. 

• Leverage recruitment data and analytics to monitor performance, identify trends, drive informed decision-making, and continuously improve hiring outcomes. 

• Contribute to regional and global Talent Acquisition initiatives by supporting process improvements, implementing new tools and practices, sharing expertise, and mentoring less experienced team members. 

What We're Looking For 

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of recruitment experience, preferably within a multinational, matrixed, or fast-paced business environment. 

• Professional fluency in Italian and English, with demonstrated recruitment experience and deep knowledge of the Italian talent market. 

• Experience supporting or the ability to quickly develop expertise across Southern European markets, including but not limited to countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece, while adapting recruitment approaches to diverse talent landscapes. 

• Additional European language skills are considered a strong advantage. 

• Proven success managing full-cycle recruitment processes and partnering with business leaders to deliver effective and strategic hiring solutions. 

• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Microsoft Office tools to manage recruitment activity, reporting, and stakeholder communication.  Experience with Workday is advantageous.

• A proactive, customer-centric, and data-driven mindset, with a passion for delivering exceptional candidate experiences, influencing stakeholders, and continuously improving recruitment effectiveness. 

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don't meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to