DirecciónThe Role
The Straumann Group is growing, and we are looking for a forward-looking Talent Acquisition Leader to enable our growth ambitions. Our people and their capabilities are the engine driving our innovation and growth … you will “Connect People with opportunities” acting as the guardian of culture, diversity, internal talent movement, future skills and capabilities being hired in the EMEA Sales organization.
As the Regional Talent Acquisition Leader (Sales & Commercial), you would lead recruiting and a team of 5+ Talent Acquisition professionals across EMEA, consulting with the business to support active hiring and pipelining for future capability needs. This is a complex region with multiple languages in different stages of HR / TA model evolution. You will juggle complex business stakeholders and coach the business and HR leadership to support their understanding of how our Talent Acquisition model and services are evolving in line with our HR operating model.
- You will be accountable for recruitment excellence in the region, monitoring and pushing for consistent service delivery and doing your part to achieve internal targets such as 50% female hiring for leadership roles, and 50% internal hiring.
- You will partner closely with the Regional Head of Sales, Country Managers and HR Leadership team members to design proactive talent sourcing and hiring initiatives to meet business growth objectives. You and your team would be accountable for approximately 400+ hires per annum across Europe, Middle East and Africa with a focus on Sales, Commercial and Corporate functions.
- You would personally lead Executive hiring projects for selected senior regional roles proactively sourcing, engaging and selecting executive talents.
- You will liaise with the Regional Head of Grow (Talent, L&D) driving initiatives that facilitate internal moves for senior / critical roles. Where there are gaps in internal succession you will develop external pipelines to supplement the existing talent bench.
- You will work with the business to consider if there is a need for early career hiring initiatives.
- You would act as a guardian of Sales hiring standards in the region proactively removing bias from process, and driving manager capability and accountability – this will include involvement in a global project to define and deploy the Sales profile of the future and hiring practices to select them.
- You will lead the deployment of the Employer Brand in the region partnering with the local communications / marketing teams to support brand awareness amongst our target talents.
- You will be part of the “Global Join Leadership team” at a time when the Global Talent Acquisition organization is going through transformation. We have a new global hiring model, new global hiring process, new social media strategy, CRM and other new technologies.
- You would be a “flag bearer” of the transformation in EMEA – supporting implementation, process mapping, driving model adoption, compliance, re-mapping roles and responsibilities, encouraging new TA service deliverables (pipelining, direct sourcing, employer branding), hiring manager training / brand ambassadorship, etc. Joining in a time of transformation means that we are looking for someone with entrepreneurial spirit … someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and can sell ideas and seek investment into new concepts and ways of working.
- You should be passionate about developing meaningful relationships, with internal business stakeholders understanding short- and long-term skills and capability needs, internal talents looking for their next career move, and external candidates curious about a career with the Straumann Group.
In this role there would be infrequent travel across EMEA particularly to sites in Switzerland / Basel (HQ), Germany, France and Turkey.
Who we are looking for …
- Someone who is passionate about delivering impact, who can connect dots by understanding business needs, advise on market trends and use business consulting skills to coach and drive decision making.
- Understand external talent / market / competitor demographics and tell stories / develop targeted marketing tactics describing our purpose, growth opportunities and impact on the world. Encouraging leaders and employees to be brand ambassadors in video, web and social.
- Be a champion of diversity and inclusion, coaching managers to think broadly about “who” and “how” they hire understanding the value of diverse teams and mindsets.
- Act as a pioneer leveraging the best of internal practices but also challenging the status quo and offering new solutions. Challenge the business to step outside the norm. Lead the EMEA Talent Acquisition team to develop the capacity and capability to move the team from recruitment administration to Talent Acquisition excellence.
- Strong project management and prioritization skills to support the team deliver their day to day objectives whilst also carving out time for higher value project work.
- Confidence with recruitment technology (ATS, CRM, internal talent data, etc) to support new tech adoption, identify Talent Acquisition Partner behaviour trends, ensure process and data consistency.
- Agency / Search Firm supplier management and terms negotiation.
What You’ll Need To Succeed …
- Degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years in Talent Acquisition (mix of agency / RPO and corporate experience preferred) with exposure to full lifecycle recruitment, team leadership and expertise in Board / Executive / Senior Management hiring with a track record of direct sourcing (LinkedIn Recruiter / Talent Insights). Leadership of commercial and corporate hiring preferred (volume and niche roles).
- Experience in team management / leading others. Using data-driven insights to measure performance, hire, coach and manage people and Req loads, providing continuous process improvement recommendations, driving adoption and upgrading the service deliverables of Talent Acquisition.
- Business Partnering (as a HRBP or TA Leader) understanding business needs, concepts of org design, levelling, compensation, talent, matrix working, workforce planning and developing and implementing complex solutions.
- Confident change leadership experience researching current state, developing a roadmap and implementing recruiting models fit to serve short- and long-term business goals linked to strategic workforce plans /pipelining needs.
- Exceptional communication skills to developing PowerPoint pitch decks and strong meeting presentation / facilitation.
- Interviewing, assessment and selection champion. Running training and coaching leaders and HR professionals about how to select talent for “need now”, growth and future capabilities. Coaching TA Partners and Managers in how to recruit removing bias and hiring for the future / potential.
- Strong understanding of KPIs, SLAs and data to support analysis of hiring quality, process efficiency, team performance, external market insights and intelligence.
- Strong understanding of recruitment marketing, campaign development and social media.
- High proficiency in integrated recruitment systems (ATS & CRM).
- The role is based in Madrid with infrequent travel across EMEA, including Basel HQ to meet and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Employment Type: Full Time
Alternative Locations: Spain : Madrid
Travel Percentage: 0 - 30%
Requisition ID: 12872
