Title: Director of Global Talent Acquisition
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
ID: 1565306
Role Overview: Lucas Group is partnered with a leading professional services firm on their search for a Director of Global Talent Acquisition. Reporting to the Chief HR Officer and managing a large international recruiting team, this person will be tasked to lead all global talent acquisition strategies, programs and initiatives which includes ensuring awareness of the company brand, creating and fostering a positive candidate experience, and developing a pipeline of diverse, high performing talent to expand their workforce that will deliver against business goals. This is also unique opportunity to be a part of a major HRIS implementation from project inception.
The Director of Global Talent Acquisition will lead a global team of skilled recruitment professionals by setting direction on global initiatives, streamlining operations, adopting systems and enacting policies and programs that make the function both efficient and highly effective.
The ideal candidate will bring a global perspective to the business on how best to position the company to compete successfully in the competitive talent market. This role will partner with global business leaders, managers, HR and Finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with key business stakeholders to create a global strategy for talent acquisition that aligns with company's talent philosophy, values, operating principles and culture.
- Define and convert a strategic vision for talent acquisition into actionable implementation plans, addressing key areas of the organization, both functional and geographic and their specific hiring needs.
- Develop and implement key performance metrics for the talent acquisition function, track and report it for the goal of creating a world-class, high-performing TA organization.
- Champion diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the hiring process, from content of job descriptions, candidate sourcing channels, training for hiring managers, formulation of interview panels as well as candidate experience leading into a measurable improvement in availability and selection of diverse candidates into the organization.
- Manage and inspire the talent acquisition team to deliver outstanding results while effectively communicating the critical dimensions of the staffing strategy, updating the staffing status and ensuring tight alignment with the business plans.
- Deliver against aggressive hiring numbers in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to build out pipeline for current and future hiring demands, understanding business and geographic plans.
- Build global process for consistency and efficiency with appropriate tailoring for local market differences, whether legal or cultural.
- Partner with the Total Rewards Director to influence the design of compensation offerings to ensure company remains competitive in the market
- Partner with HRBP team to capture feedback on talent needs and business goals, ensuring fast and effective hiring to support new growth and backfill hiring.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years leading Talent Acquisition within a fast-paced, global organization; 5+ years of staffing experience in an executive search firm, recruitment agency with measurable success in sourcing and end to end recruitment, while leveraging technology.
- BA/BS degree; advanced degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with executives and managing globally dispersed teams.
- Proven ability to build, manage, and retain a team of global TA professionals that will embody the values and brand of the company
- Proven change agent with the record of accomplishment for delivering on people and culture strategies.
- Hands on experience in using an ATS and associated tools to track performance and metrics but also to create a community of potential candidates to be cultivated
- Experience creating and promoting an employee value proposition with supporting actions in social media, online and offline branding activities
- Strong business acumen; understands and demonstrates an understanding of the business, priorities, opportunities and challenges and external influencing factors.
- Exceptional communication skills with a focus on collaborative relationships
Lucas Group is North America's premier executive search firm. Since 1970, our culture and methodologies have driven superior results. We assist mid-tier to Fortune 500 clients find transcendent, executive talent; candidates fully realize their career ambitions; and associates find professional success. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA with 16 regional offices, our trusted, consultative, and passionate recruitment professionals combine industry depth and geographic breadth to deliver superior results. To learn more, please visit Lucas Group at www.lucasgroup.com.
