Title:  Talent Acquisition Specialist

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World

The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com. 
 
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. 

Mission — Why the Role Exists
We are expanding our Talent team and hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist based in India to support hiring across India, the Philippines, and EMEA, with occasional sourcing support for North America. Reporting to the Director, Global Talent Acquisition, you will partner with HR and business leaders to attract and hire high-quality talent across both technical and non-technical functions. In this role, you will play a key part in building scalable, high-performing teams in competitive markets. We are looking for someone who is highly organized, accountable, and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage end-to-end recruitment processes, handle competing priorities, and consistently meet deadlines. The role requires working in the office once a week and accommodating global recruiting needs by working later shifts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

What’s in it for you?
Be part of a winning and growing company that offers real opportunity for those ambitious enough to lead change and support growth. You will work with an energetic, collaborative, and globally distributed team that is innovative, supportive, and committed to success. Descartes is a global organization of 1,600+ employees across 26 countries, growing both organically and through acquisition. In this role, you will directly contribute to that growth by attracting top talent and helping integrate new teams into the organization. You will benefit from mentorship, on-the-job learning, and the opportunity to influence and evolve talent acquisition practices within a high-growth global business.

Outcomes — What Success Looks Like

1. Consistently fill 3–5 roles per month across technical (R&D, Product & Support) and non-technical functions (e.g., Marketing, Sales & Administration), with a primary focus on India, the Philippines, and EMEA.
2. Operate as a talent advisor, not just a recruiter bringing market insight, challenging assumptions, and elevating hiring decisions
3. Deliver a seamless, structured interview process that improves hiring manager satisfaction and candidate experience.
4. Drive adoption of employee referral and internal mobility programs to increase quality hires from these channels.
5. Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and HR Business Partners, enabling clear role alignment and faster decision-making.
6. Enhance the end-to-end candidate experience, improving offer acceptance rates and strengthening employer brand perception.
7. Act as a credible brand ambassador in the market, representing Descartes’ opportunities and values with consistency and professionalism.

Skills & Competencies — How the Work Gets Done

Role-Specific Skills

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience across both technical and non-technical roles
• Experience supporting hiring in India and/or broader APAC/EMEA regions
• Ability to manage 5–10 requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality and pace
• Proven sourcing capability, including outreach, networking, and candidate engagement strategies
• Strong stakeholder management skills across hiring managers, HR partners, and candidates
• Experience executing structured interview processes and improving hiring consistency
• Familiarity with modern recruiting tools (e.g., LinkedIn, HackerRank, job boards) and openness to leveraging AI-driven solutions

Additional Success Traits

• Strong learning agility and ability to quickly understand diverse roles and markets
• Coachability and openness to feedback
• Curiosity to explore new tools, approaches, and talent strategies
• Genuinely enjoys talent acquisition and is energized by connecting great people with the right opportunities

Join Us

As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory. 

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability. 

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience. 

We conduct a mix of in-person and virtual interviews. Virtual interviews are held via Microsoft Teams and are recorded and transcribed. We may utilize AI tools to support our hiring team in notetaking, summarization, and internal training. AI tools are not used in our recruitment process for decision-making purposes. Recordings, transcripts, and notes are used for recruitment, including improvement of our process, and record-keeping purposes. Should you have any questions or concerns about our process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. 

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com