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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.

Trusted by hundreds of Fortune 1000 leaders

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.

Industry Executive Cohorts

Work side by side with Heads of TA in your industry to compare what is really working, and solve problems you cannot solve alone.

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.

Pressing Issues Center

Get sharp, credible answers when high-stakes questions hit, backed by real peer evidence and Veris Insights expertise, not guesswork.

Leadership Strategy Forums

Activate your entire TA leadership cabinet around the issues that matter most, so decisions are aligned, informed, and ready to execute.

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

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
  • Who has already built or deployed agentic AI in TA?

  • Who is successfully recruiting at scale in India right now?

  • 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?

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
    • Peer GenAI Use Cases in TA
    • Combatting Candidate Fraud
    • Skills-Based Hiring
    • Top Talent Acquisition Trends

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