Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Americas

Location: Hybrid - Exton, PA

Reporting Line: Reporting to the VP of Talent.

Position Summary:

Bentley Systems is seeking a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to our lead our Talent Acquisition team and drive the recruitment strategy across the Americas region. Reporting to the VP, Talent, this role is ideal for a forward-thinking TA leader who blends strategic vision with hands-on execution. The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition will drive innovative, data-driven, and AI-enabled recruitment practices to attract bar-raising talent that accelerates our business.

As a member of the global Talent Acquisition team, you will provide coaching and development for recruiters, improve candidate and hiring manager experiences, and establish strong partnerships both internally and externally. This role includes setting priorities, tracking KPIs, and proactively addressing challenges before they cause issues. The preferred candidate will demonstrate leadership qualities, a willingness to learn, and will support the development, well-being, and success of the team.

 Responsibilities:

• Lead the Americas Talent Acquisition strategy and drive operational excellence across diverse business units, ensuring alignment with regional and company growth objectives and driving efficient, high-quality hiring processes across multiple geographies.
• Coach and mentor an agile team of recruiters, fostering a high-performance culture and career development through recognition, feedback and support.
• Drive adoption of AI and data-driven practices, building team fluency to enhance decision quality, accelerate hiring, and foster innovation.
• Build strong, consultative relationships with hiring managers and business leaders, ensuring alignment on talent needs and market conditions.
• Directly manage and oversee full-lifecycle recruiting for senior-level requisitions, providing exquisite care for highly visible roles.
• Implement innovative recruiting practices to attract bar raisers who elevate team performance, bring fresh perspectives, and strengthen the company’s competitive edge.
• Drive recruitment KPIs and metrics, proactively identifying challenges and implementing solutions before they arise.
• Enhance recruitment processes through data-driven insights, continuously optimizing team performance.
• Establish a customer-first mindset within the team, ensuring positive and responsive experiences for all stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and recruitment technologies, incorporating new practices into the team’s toolkit.
• Collaborate with other regional leaders in talent acquisition and across the HR to ensure alignment and consistency in talent strategy across regions and functions.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with at least 3 years managing a team.
• Proven track record in recruiting for a wide variety of professional and technical roles, particularly in fast-moving, high growth environments.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop talent acquisition professionals to reach their potential.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, making data-driven decisions while staying aligned to business strategy and priorities.
• Experience in driving change and implementing new ways of working to improve efficiency and effectiveness in recruiting.
• Strong analytical skills, with a focus on interpreting data and leveraging insights to drive recruitment strategy and team performance.
• Proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service to internal stakeholders and candidates, creating a positive, responsive, and solution-oriented environment.

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video .
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.

Request an Accommodation:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Bentley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We encourage you to request a reasonable accommodation if you are not able to fully use or access our online application system. You can make an accommodation request by calling 610-458-5000 or sending us an email at [email protected]

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