Salary range
USD 90,000–110,000
Gross annual base salary in USD, before employee taxes and deductions.
USD is the reference currency for advertised salaries. Conversion, payment currency and country-specific requirements are determined by the applicable local employment contract and payroll arrangements.
Benefits, employer costs and any premiums are separate from the advertised base range. Benefits or premiums, where applicable, are confirmed separately in the employment terms.
About Watsmen
Watsmen is building an engineering-led industrial group. We connect technical capability, disciplined execution and practical commercial judgement to deliver valuable industrial solutions.
Role Purpose
Provide the competent workforce and employment system required by the operating plan. Connect recruitment, onboarding, performance, retention and learning to actual work, productive capacity and delivery readiness.
Key Accountabilities
- Own a rolling workforce and skills plan linked to approved priorities, critical capability gaps and the timing of productive deployment.
- Run structured recruitment and search-partner coordination, maintaining accurate position and candidate records and evidence-based selection.
- Establish productive onboarding with hiring managers, clear outputs and the competence required for assigned work.
- Maintain employment controls with qualified country support and work with Finance on full employment cost and approved resources.
- Close capability gaps through appropriate learning, redeployment, recruitment or qualified external capacity; coordinate Institute support where relevant.
- Connect performance, retention and learning decisions to hiring quality, accepted work and sustainable capability.
First 90 Days
- By day 30: Map priority roles, critical skills and hiring dependencies; agree the workforce plan and selection ownership with the COO and hiring managers.
- By day 60: Demonstrate functioning selection and onboarding arrangements, accurate records and clear employment-control responsibilities.
- By day 90: Show productive deployments, remaining critical gaps and an evidenced recommendation on recruiter capacity and the next hiring priorities.
Essential Requirements
- Evidence of building an international technical workforce with reliable recruitment and productive onboarding.
- Ability to translate operating requirements into a practical workforce and skills plan.
- Experience of structured selection, accurate candidate records and accountable search-partner coordination.
- Sound employment judgement, discreet information handling and effective work with country specialists and Finance.
- Ability to measure hiring quality and productive capacity alongside speed.
Desirable Experience
- Experience coordinating technical learning and capability development.
- Experience establishing employment processes across multiple jurisdictions.
Authority And Decision Boundaries
- Reports to the COO, with protected access to the Founder & Group CEO and Governance for matters requiring independent escalation.
- Coordinate approved requisitions and selection; recommend appointments through the applicable governance route. Hiring managers retain competence assessment and acceptance of output.
- Institute supports learning; Technical Authority retains competence-bounded technical appointments. Employment, spending and personal-data access require the applicable authority and permissions.
Key Interfaces
COO and hiring managers; Founder & Group CEO and Governance through protected escalation; Finance; country employment owners and qualified local advisers; Institute; Technical Authority; approved recruiting partners.
How Success Is Evidenced
- Productive deployments and coverage of critical skills.
- Hiring quality, reliable onboarding and timely resolution of employment-control gaps.
- Accurate workforce records, proportionate recruiting capacity and useful learning outcomes.
Activation And Delivery Readiness
Appointment and assigned work require confirmed employing arrangements, approved resources, documented delegation and role-specific competence. Delivery commitments depend on qualified capacity, funding and the applicable approvals. First-90-day evidence follows confirmed ownership and work activation; verified procurement milestones are appropriate where customer buying cycles extend beyond that period.
Location And Travel
Istanbul, Türkiye. Any travel requirements, frequency and support arrangements will be discussed before appointment.
Employment And Working Arrangements
Full-time employment, with annual performance reviews. Twelve-month renewable contracts where legally appropriate, with probation and renewal terms determined under local law.
Roles are on-site by default. Hybrid or remote working requires prior approval. No relocation assistance or visa support is provided.
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