Roya Paganini

Talent Acquisition Lead EMEA @ Donaldson Global Filtration Company

Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Results-driven Talent Acquisition professional with 25+ years of experience, including leadership roles at GSK Vaccines and Donaldson Filtration. Skilled in full-cycle recruitment across all roles and levels including IT and technical profiles, proactive sourcing, and delivering clear candidate insights to support business needs. Adept at partnering with HR and hiring managers, providing market intelligence, and enhancing employer branding. Multilingual with a strong interest in digital transformation and technology. Recognized for people-first leadership, process improvement, and creating outstanding candidate experiences.

Tech stack

Cloud

Miscellaneous

Project Management

Systems

Microsoft 365 / Office 365

Modeling Languages

HRIS

Sales

Business Development

HR / Sourcing

Recruitment Process Re-engineering

Language

Fluent English

English

Fluent

French

Good

Italian

Good

Dutch

Average

Spanish

Average

Work experience

Since 1994

Talent Acquisition Lead EMEA @ Donaldson Global Filtration Company

01 October 2021 - 31 May 2024

Collaborated closely with EMEA business leaders to translate workforce needs into actionable recruitment strategies, influencing talent decisions with data-driven insights and market intelligence.

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager @ GSK Vaccines, Rixensart & Wavre (B)

01 October 2005 - 31 March 2021

Led end-to-end recruitment processes across R&D, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and Support Functions, ensuring seamless candidate experience.

Recruiting Manager @ Executive Research/ CV Warehouse

01 February 2004 - 30 September 2005

Recruited middle to senior executive management roles across Europe, US & the Middle East for the pharmaceutical, FMCG, yarn & textiles industries.

Direct Approach Recruiter @ MILAR S.A.

01 September 1998 - 30 June 2001

Recruited middle management roles in IT, banking, pharmaceutical, insurance, HR, and FMCG industries.

Qualitative Researcher (Trainee) @ Sweeney International Ltd.

01 July 1997 - 31 August 1998

Executed qualitative and multi-country quantitative research for global clients in pharma, FMCG, alcohol, luxury, and industrial sectors.

Account Coordinator @ Research International World Service

01 June 1994 - 31 May 1997

Coordinated large-scale international quantitative and qualitative surveys across 5–40 countries, managing logistics, local partners, proposals, and reporting.

Education experience

Since 1990

Business Communication and Marketing @ European University Antwerp

01 June 1992 - 30 June 1992

Master's degree focused on business communication and marketing.

Business Administration & Marketing @ European University, Brussels

01 June 1990 - 30 June 1990

Bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing.