Recruiting Leadership Council
Built for Heads of Talent Acquisition. Designed to strengthen their leadership cabinet.
The Head of Talent Acquisition role has never been more complex — or the stakes higher. The Recruiting Leadership Council convenes the most senior TA leaders in curated industry cohorts and cross-industry forums to work through the high-stakes challenges that don’t have easy answers — so they can lead with clarity and confidence when it matters most.
1,000s
Leader Interactions
Across forums, strategy labs, and direct connections, leaders engage in ongoing exchange focused on real decisions.
140+
Heads of TA
The Council brings together a senior, practitioner-led community of Heads of Talent Acquisition from leading employers.
12+
Active Industry Cohorts
Purpose-built cohorts organized by industry bring together Heads of Talent Acquisition facing similar constraints and talent challenges, with new cohorts launching continually.
SHAPED BY TODAY’S TA LEADERS
The Challenges Leaders Are Solving Together
The ROI of AI & Automation
Moving beyond pilots to determine where AI delivers measurable value, how it changes work across TA, and how to justify investment with evidence the business trusts.
Future Org & Role Structure
Redefining recruiter and TA leadership roles as automation reshapes responsibilities, expectations, and accountability across the function.
Future Workforce ID & Skills
Clarifying how skills, AI agents, and human talent come together in future workforce design—so leaders can make confident decisions about selection, capability, and scale.
Compliance & Legal
Navigating governance, approvals, and regulatory requirements without slowing progress or increasing enterprise risk.
Candidate Fraud
Protecting hiring integrity as impersonation and fraud tactics grow more sophisticated, harder to detect, and more costly to ignore.
Tech Stack
Making confident decisions about platforms, integrations, and vendor strategy—modernizing TA technology without fragmentation or wasted spend.
What is the Recruiting Leadership Council
The Recruiting Leadership Council is an exclusive forum for Heads of Talent Acquisition, combining curated industry cohorts and cross-industry strategy sessions with just-in-time, peer-validated insight. It’s where the most senior TA leaders sharpen strategy, pressure-test decisions, and access the perspective and data they need to lead with clarity and confidence.
I. Industry Executive Cohorts
Work side by side with Heads of TA in your industry to compare what is really working, avoid costly missteps, and solve problems you cannot solve alone.
II. Cross-Cohort Connections
With the scale of the Council behind it, Cross-Cohort Connections broaden perspective beyond your industry. Through curated forums and highly targeted 1:1 introductions, members gain access to the exact perspectives they need — when they need them most.
III. Pressing Issues Center
Get sharp, credible answers when high-stakes questions hit, backed by real peer evidence and Veris Insights expertise, not guesswork.
IV. Leadership Strategy Forums
Activate your entire TA leadership cabinet around the issues that matter most, so decisions are aligned, informed, and ready to execute.
I. Industry Executive cohorts
Industry Executive Cohorts convene Heads of Talent Acquisition who are navigating the same scrutiny, budgets, and board-level pressure. Built by industry, for industry, these groups cut through generic best practices and get to what’s actually working. Leaders leave with sharper benchmarks, validated strategy, and the confidence to act decisively in high-stakes environments.
A trusted peer home base
Deep, ongoing peer relationships
Candid, high-stakes dialogue
In-person and virtual touchpoints
Intentional executive convenings
Deeply curated by sub-industry
Asset Management
Big Tech
Insurance
BioTech & Pharma
Energy & Utilities
Boutique Prof. Services
Manufacturing
Commercial Banking
Bulge Bracket Banks
Strategic Tech
Retail & Hospitality
Consulting
Launching soon:
CPG, Telecom, Semiconductors, Oil & Gas, Boutique Investment Banks, Medical Equipment
II. Cross-Cohort Connections
Cross-Cohort Connections bring Heads of Talent Acquisition together across industries to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the function. These strategy-led interactions help leaders step back from day-to-day execution, understand what’s emerging across the market, and accelerate progress by learning from peers who are actively building and scaling new approaches. Responsive to member needs, they mobilize the collective intelligence of The Council to support faster, more confident decision-making.
Cross-Cohort Roundtables
When challenges extend beyond industry lines, Cross-Cohort Roundtables bring Heads of Talent Acquisition together to exchange perspective and pressure-test high-stakes decisions.
SEssions
- Top-of-Funnel Screening
- TA Capacity Planning
- Leveraging Copilot in TA
In-Person Council Convenings
Once a year, The Council gathers in person — bringing together members from across cohorts for deeper dialogue, shared insight, and forward-looking strategy.
Use cases
- Multi-cohort executive programming
- Candid, peer-level discussions
- Meaningful connection and strategic alignment
Curated Leader Introductions
Curated Leader Introductions connect members with peers who have navigated a specific challenge or launched a similar initiative—so insight is timely, credible, and immediately relevant.
Use cases
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Who has already built or deployed agentic AI in TA?
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Who is successfully recruiting at scale in India right now?
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Who has navigated this exact inflection point before?
On-Demand Peer Collaboration
On-Demand Peer Collaboration gives members fast access to trusted peer perspective when urgent questions arise and decisions can’t wait.
Use cases
- How are other Heads of TA working with Legal to implement HiredScore?
- How are other leaders thinking of tradeoffs for their TA tech stack?
- How are other Heads of TA partnering with Legal to implement automation?
III. Pressing Issues Center
When a high-stakes issue hits your desk, there’s no time to sort through vendor claims or conflicting advice. The Pressing Issues Center helps TA leaders act with speed and confidence, cutting through noise to clarify which AI and technology investments drive real ROI, how to integrate tools without fragmentation, and how to design global operating models that balance consistency, flexibility, and accountability — delivering not more information, but clear direction on what to do next and why.
TA Strategy SessionsInsights, workshops, leadership sessions, and recruiter trainings, on-demand, delivered directly to your leaders and teams.
- Application Volume Navigation
- Global TA Org & Operating Models
- Evolving Role of Recruiters
- Internal Mobility & Skills
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- Peer GenAI Use Cases in TA
- Combatting Candidate Fraud
- Skills-Based Hiring
- Top Talent Acquisition Trends
How can the Pressing Issues Center be utilized?
Use case 1
Proving AI ROI Without Taking on Risk
You are being pushed to expand AI across recruiting, but leadership wants proof it will deliver ROI and not introduce risk. You use peer data and real examples to understand which tools are actually working, how others secured approval, and where investment paid off or failed.
Use case 2
Redesigning a Global Recruiting Model
Your global recruiting model is under pressure as regions push for more autonomy while the business demands consistency. You examine how peers have structured roles, governance, and technology across regions to decide where to centralize, where to localize, and how to avoid creating friction.
Use case 3
Making a High-Stakes Technology Decision
Your team is evaluating whether to add or replace a core TA platform, but the ecosystem feels fragmented and overwhelming. You compare how similar organizations are integrating tools, rationalizing stacks, and sequencing change to modernize without disruption.
IV. Leadership Strategy Forums
Leadership Strategy Forums are where priorities turn into progress. These forums work directly with TA deputies and functional leaders to drive follow-through on the initiatives the Head of TA cares most about, from role redesign and operating model shifts to AI rollout and process change. By activating the leadership team closest to the work, Veris Insights helps ensure critical projects move forward without everything bottlenecking with one person at the top.
Role Specific Forums
Employer Brand & Marketing
Executive Recruiting Heads
Hourly Manufacturing Talent
Union Hiring Leaders
Sourcing Leaders
Operations
Diversity TA
Topic Specific Forums
Implementing HiredScore
Leveraging Eightfold
High Volume/Hourly Hiring
2026 Strategy Labs
Veris-led execution sprints that help TA teams make real progress on complex initiatives through sustained collaboration, structured work, and measurable outcomes.
Driving ROI from AI in TA
Cross-industry working group to pinpoint and assess ROI from AI tool usage.
Evolving the Recruiter Experience
Role definition given AI, upskilling, managing fear and fatigue; defining the recruiter of the future.
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The Council is an exclusive community designed specifically for the senior-most Talent Acquisition leaders.
Avoid costly missteps, and solve problems you cannot solve alone.
Get sharp, credible answers when high-stakes questions hit.
Develop deep, ongoing relationships with your peers who operate under the same constraints, scrutiny, and stakes.
Learn from peers who are actively building and scaling new approaches.
“A huge thank you to Veris Insights for bringing together this incredible [Council] — sparking real dialogue, practical insights, and genuine connection. This is a community not just adapting to change, but architecting the next era of talent — one defined by agility, intelligence, and purpose. Grateful to be part of a community that learns, challenges, and grows together.”
– Current Recruiting Leadership Council member