Senior Director – Talent Acquisition

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Talent – Caribbean & Latin America (CALA) is Marriott’s senior Talent Acquisition leader for the region, responsible for defining and delivering the talent strategy that supports portfolio growth and business success.

This leader serves as a strategic talent advisor to continent leadership, hotel leaders, HR, and business stakeholders, balancing recruiting at scale with proactive pipeline building, leadership capability, and future talent planning.

With a talent advisor mentality, the Senior Director builds external networks, maps critical markets and leadership talent, develops relationships before roles open, personally leads key executive and hard-to-fill searches, and strengthens recruiting capability across diverse markets and cultures.

Beyond Talent Acquisition, this role offers the opportunity to shape CALA’s broader talent agenda, with potential impact across Talent Management, Talent Strategy, workforce planning, and leadership development.

CANDIDATE PROFILE  

Education and Experience

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, Organizational Design, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition/recruiting experience, with significant experience leading recruiting teams and strategies.
• Demonstrated experience leading Talent Acquisition across multiple countries, markets, or regions.
• Proven success recruiting both senior/executive talent and high-volume operational talent.
• Significant experience with executive search, headhunting, proactive sourcing, and talent mapping.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and business leaders and operate effectively in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of Talent Acquisition technology, analytics, sourcing tools, and emerging recruiting practices.
• Experience building or transforming recruiting organizations, processes, capabilities, or operating models.
• Fluency in English and Spanish. 

Preferred Experience

• Talent Acquisition leadership experience within hospitality, luxury, travel, consumer, retail, or another service-intensive industry.
• Experience recruiting across both Latin America and the Caribbean.
• https://careers.marriott.com/senior-director-talent-acquisition/job/P1-6919201-0