Rebecca Oldham is Director of Talent Acquisition at Mastercard, with experience spanning Europe, EEMEA, and global remits. She has previously held roles at adidas and Amazon, building and scaling talent strategies in dynamic, high-growth environments. Rebecca is passionate about programmatic hiring, supporting organisations through M&A activity, and developing recruiter capability, with a particular focus on commercial acumen. Based in London, she has also lived and worked in Germany, bringing a truly international perspective to her work. She is committed to positioning Talent Acquisition as a key driver of business success.
What’s a recent professional achievement of yours that you are proud of?
Speaking at Recfest (thank you again!)
Making the Top 11 influential in-house recruiter list for the first time.
What is your prediction for the future of the TA industry?
Recruiters will become more consultative and strategy focused (data focused) as administration becomes automated.
Recruiting roles more broadly will change (we’ll have more experience owners, and technical employees in the team managing AI tools)
What projects are you planning on working on in 2026?
M&A Integration (Recorded Future – 2 BIL $ deal)
Salary Transparency Rollout EUR
Global TA Workday Upgrades
Global Emerging Talent Strategy refresh