Suzanne Hensler Volkert

Head of Global Talent Acquisition Daiichi Sankyo

Suzanne Hensler-Volkert is a Global Talent Acquisition leader with deep experience in the pharmaceutical industry, known for building and scaling high-performing teams across complex, global environments. Brings expertise across talent acquisition strategy, strategic sourcing, employer branding, candidate experience, and new hire onboarding with a focus on aligning hiring outcomes to business priorities. Passionate about driving innovative, data-informed approaches to attract and retain top talent worldwide.

Seminars

Monday 5th October 2026
Discover: Building a Global TA Operating Model at Daiichi Sankyo
10:20 am
  • How can organizations scale TA globally without increasing cost or complexity?
  • Learn how Daiichi Sankyo is unifying talent acquisition across the US, Europe, and Japan by standardizing roles, processes, technology, vendors, and employer branding
  • The transformation is enabling greater efficiency, clearer recruiter career paths, a consistent global hiring experience, and a stronger enterprise employer brand
Monday 5th October 2026
Develop: Rebuilding TA for the Future: from Process Function to Strategic Talent Engine
10:40 am

This interactive Q&A explores what it takes to fundamentally transform the TA function, from the individual recruiter’s capabilities to the global operating model that supports them.

Drawing on both the AI-enabled recruiter role and the global TA standardization journeys explored in the Discover sessions, participants will examine the strategic choices that determine whether TA becomes a genuine source of competitive advantage.

  • How do you build the recruiter capabilities needed for a segmentation and expertise-led TA model?
  • What are the hardest trade-offs in building a global TA operating model, and how do you make them?
  • How do you use AI to amplify recruiter expertise rather than replace it?
  • What does a genuinely strategic TA function look like, and how do you measure it?
Suzanne Volkert - Expert Speaker - LEAP HR_ Life Sciences East