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Fiona Murugan

TALENT ACQUISITION DIRECTOR

€950/day
Strasbourg, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Fiona

With over 15+ years of experience in recruitment, I bring a dual expertise forged through 7 years in Executive Search across Europe and 8 years leading Talent Acquisition for a global sports industry leader.
I now help Startups, SMEs and international groups transform recruitment into a strategic TalentAcquisition driver — fuelling performance, cultural alignment and talent visibility, through my own boutique consultancy : WOW Talents
My goal is to go far beyond a traditional recruitment agency. WOW Talents was designed as a true consultancy in talent acquisition strategy envisioned as a “Talent Acquisition Lab” ,a forward-thinking space & a catalyst for HR transformation : A consultancy in Talent Acquisition Strategy, that provides executive search & tailor-made strategic recruitment & employer branding, candidate & employee experience solutions
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Strasbourg (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km)

Experience

  • WOW TALENTS
    FOUNDER & TALENT ACQUISITION DIRECTOR
    February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
    Freelance Consultancy in Strategic Recruitment & Employer Brand built as a true Talent Acquisition Lab to support companies in transforming recruitment into a strategic function Key pillars of my expertise :
    • · Talent Acquisition Strategy & Employer Branding
    • · Executive Search & Direct Approach across mutiple sectors
    • · Training & Hiring Capability Building
    • · Candidate Coaching & Employability Workshops
    Talent acquisition stratégie de recrutement Conseil en recrutement Processus de recrutement Recrutement
  • adidas
    SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER
    November 2016 - February 2025 (8 years and 3 months)
    Head of Recruitment & Employer Brand Strategy for France . Built and led the Talent Acquisition function in France (750 employees, 33 stores), overseeing both Corporate and Retail recruitment for adidas & Reebok
    • · Led C-level and VP executive searches across Southern Europe
    • · Structured scalable hiring processes and managed a team of 3 recruiters.
    • · Designed and delivered employer branding campaigns and inclusive sourcing strategies (JobTeaser, Welcome to the Jungle, Indeed)
    • · Developed recruitment trainings for hiring managers, enhanced candidate experience
    • · Built strong campus management partnerships with universities and business schools (Bachelor & Master level guest speaker) :
    • · Interim Senior HRBP for Sales division : talent management, reorganisation, HR leadership
  • International Executive Search Firm
    SENIOR RESEARCH CONSULTANT
    June 2010 - November 2016 (6 years and 5 months)
    • · Managed senior-level executive search assignments across Europe in Pharma, FMCG, Automotive, Retail
    • · Recruited for roles such as CEO, CMO, GM, Sales Director, BU Director, CTO, Plant Manager
    • · Led direct approach strategies and candidate engagement
    • · Certified by AESC (Researcher / Associate programme)

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Education

  • EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE
    ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
    2024
    EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE
  • BACHELOR'S DEGREE
    UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
    2008
    BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Labor Law

Certifications

  • Certification Executive Researcher
    AESC (Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants).
    2011
    Executive Search

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