Talent Acquisition, Senior Associate

Tetra Maritime is a leading global shipowner with an ever-increasing range of activity and relationships, which results in a growing need for strategic, high-impact communication. This new role will play a pivotal role in shaping and amplifying our voice—internally and externally—ensuring that our narrative aligns with our ambitions. This role is central to building trust, engagement, and clarity across our global team and with our external stakeholders.

Role Definition: Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition

We are seeking a high-class Talent Acquisition, Senior Associate to join our global team, to manage increased recruitment activity. The successful candidate will manage recruitment process’s locally in Nigeria and internationally providing a high class service to senior level stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle hiring across roles including operations, chartering, technical, finance, and corporate functions
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, sourcing strategies, and timelines
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers across multiple regions (West Africa, UK, Singapore)
• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn, industry networks, and specialist maritime channels
• Build pipelines for niche roles (e.g., marine engineers, superintendents, charterers)
• Conduct structured interviews
• Ensure candidates meet both technical requirements and cultural fit
• Manage ATS updates, reporting, and recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with company policies and international hiring regulations

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years’ experience at an international corporate and/or executive search firm or recruitment agency. Either shipping expertise, or high class experience from commodities, oil and gas, finance, aviation, or similar.

·         8+ years’ experience in Talent Acquisition, ideally within shipping, maritime, logistics, or energy

·         Proven track record hiring for technical and/or commercial roles

·         Understanding of shipping industry functions (operations, chartering, technical management, etc.)

·         Familiarity with global hiring markets and talent pools in maritime hubs

·         Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

·         Proactive sourcing and headhunting capability

·         Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS systems

·         Ability to work in a fast-paced, international environment

·         Strong communication skills and attention to detail

Benefits