Yagmur Yangoz

Senior Talent Acquisition Professional with 9+ years of experience across EMEA and MENAT regions, specialising in digital hiring for Software Engineering (Java, .Net, Full Stack), Data Engineering (AWS, cloud-based roles) and technical roles within aviation and healthcare, with additional recruitment experience in the clinical research sector. Strong track record in full-cycle recruitment, talent mapping, sourcing strategy and stakeholder partnership. Skilled in ATS and sourcing tools, including Workday, Phenom People, Swoop & iCIMS.

Recognised for building pipelines for niche talent, enhancing employer brand visibility and improving candidate experience end-to-end.

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner EMEA at Icon PLC (2022-07 – 2025-10)

Owned and managed full recruitment lifecycle across EMEA functions

• Owned and managed a full recruitment lifecycle across EMEA functions, acted as the main point of contact for business stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Advised leadership on talent trends, market intelligence, sourcing strategy and candidate availability.
• Drove sourcing activities across social platforms, job boards and talent pools while improving pipeline quality.
• Delivered structured interviews, assessed competencies, and presented calibrated shortlists to hiring managers.
• Managed ATS workflows (iCIMS), ensuring accurate and timely progress tracking throughout the hiring process.
• Enhanced employer branding and support positive candidate experience at every stage of the funnel.

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner EMEA at General Electric Healthcare (2021-05 – 2022-06)

Led end-to-end recruitment for GE Healthcare roles across the EMEA region with focus on technical hiring within healthcare domain

• Led end-to-end recruitment for GE Healthcare roles across the EMEA region, with a strong focus on technical hiring within the healthcare domain, supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Worked closely with HR and leadership teams to forecast hiring needs and build talent strategies for niche roles.
• Designed and executed innovative sourcing techniques using Workday, Phenom People, Swoop and LinkedIn Insights.
• Delivered recruitment analytics, market mapping and reports to support business decisions.
• Partnered with regional/global TA teams to enhance hiring operations and strengthen employer brand positioning.

Talent Acquisition Specialist MENAT at General Electric Aviation (2019-05 – 2021-05)

Managed full-cycle recruitment for GE Aviation across MENAT supporting engineering and digital hiring needs

• Managed full- cycle recruitment for GE Aviation across the MENAT, supporting both engineering and digital hiring needs.
• Strategically partnered with the HRMs/HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers of GE Aviation to meet the recruitment needs.
• Developed innovative sourcing strategies including the use of internet search methodology, social networks and internal database (Swoop, Kenexa Brassring, Workday, Videolicious etc.).
• Create, communicate status reports and market intelligence (via LinkedIn insights) to customers in support of the recruitment process.
• Collaborated with regional and global teams on process improvement and driving employer branding.
• Shared best practices; developed recruitment team knowledge and business acumen.

Human Resources Specialist at Koç Holding- Zer A.Ş (2017-03 – 2018-09)

Responsible for recruitment, training process, job postings and orientation programs

• Responsible for the recruitment & training process.
• Preparation of job postings according to the demands and announcement of job postings through career sites, internal job posting and rotation process among Koç Holding companies.
• Prepared and managed the orientation programs.
• Planned employees training programs, made necessary organisational arrangements like preparing participant lists, sending and communicating the program invitation.

Junior Consultant at Origo Consultancy (2016-10 – 2017-03)

Assisted with recruitment, interview process and candidate sourcing

• Assisted with recruitment and interview process.
• Proactively sourced candidates either from the CV Database or from various job boards and social media networks as per the requirements of the job description.
• Researched for the related candidates in-line with the expectations.
• Assisted Senior Consultants with completion of assigned projects

B.A in Business Administration – Istanbul University (2010 – 2015)