Michael Dowd

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Europe at BIC

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

With over 15 years experience in talent acquisition and recruitment, I am currently serving as the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Europe at BIC. Passionate about building efficient hiring strategies, I leverage my expertise in recruitment and employer branding to align with BIC’s mission of creating better products and brighter futures. I am committed to fostering collaborative partnerships with cross-functional teams, integrating data-driven approaches, and expanding innovative hiring solutions to attract top talent. Prior to my role at BIC, I led recruitment and D&I initiatives at Securitas France, where I improved key performance indicators, improved standardization of sourcing and hiring processes. I also launched automation for pre-screening using UiPath. My contributions have consistently empowered teams to achieve organizational goals and build a diverse and high-performing workforce.

Experience

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Europe at BIC
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Recruitment, Employer Branding and D&I Manager at Securitas France
    Aug 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Novo Nordisk (Permanent · 4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Team Lead Talent Acquisition EMEA
      2022 - 2024 · 2 yrs

      Led and developed a multicultural Talent Acquisition team across France, Algeria and Russia (8 people + RPO), steering hiring strategy and execution for a fast growing company. Rolled out a new global Talent Acquisition process, training hiring managers and harmonizing best practices. Delivered data-driven reporting to leadership. Weekly touchpoints with our RPO to look at key data and translate them into recruitment actions and strategies. Co-constructed innovative hiring solutions for large-scale volume roles and harder to fill white-collar positions.

    • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
      2020 - 2022 · 2 yrs

      Position covering sales affiliates

  • Talent Acquisiton Partner France, Benelux, UK at Electrolux
    2017 - 2020 · 3 yrs

    Talent Acquisition for multiple entities: Major Appliances, Small Appliances, Logistics and Manufacturing. Projects included a head-office relocation, Employer Branding, Talent Pooling. Focus on commercial and industrial recruitment for 4 production sites Supported Electrolux’s growth by recruiting across multiple countries and functions. Managed recruitment for a population of ~550 employees across 8 sites, with ~80 hires/year. Recruited a wide range of roles (sales, marketing, corporate, technical, supply chain). Trained managers on "Hiring4Potential". Built strong relationships with HRBPs and hiring managers to become the go-to partner for talent issues. Helped structure more professional, data-aware recruitment practices in a multi-country context.

  • OSC Recruitment Partner at Kingfisher plc
    2016 - 2017 · 1 yr

    Recruited for the unified supply chain in a group-wide transformation. Recruited 75–80 profiles/year for Supply Chain roles in the context of a large reorganisation. Handled full-cycle recruitment (brief to offer) under significant volume and time pressure.