Director of Talent

Our client is an established company continuing to grow their team. We seek a Director of Talent to create a unique recruitment experience. He/She will develop a pipeline of diverse, high-performing talent to support corporate positions. As a highly visible and critical member of the Human Resources team, the Director will serve a partner to the senior leadership team. He/She will bring a comprehensive perspective for attracting and retaining the very best talent in the industry via employer branding strategies.

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of crucial talent acquisition strategy(s). Lead the result of a full candidate lifecycle experience from sourcing, recruitment, internal stakeholder partnerships and management offer, onboarding, integration, and career path planning
• Develop and execute the employer branding and candidate experience across channels that align with company objectives and strategies
• Team leadership and development: inspire, enable and support the TA team in their development and performance
• Partner with business leads and functions to ensure consistent employer branding; a compelling candidate experience.
• Educate and coach hiring managers on the available talent pool, recruiting best practices, and their role in supporting the company's hiring policies, procedures, and company values.
• Build strong selection capabilities and criteria that deliver high-quality hires.
• Promote diversity in the workplace and ensure recruiting strategies attract diverse candidates.
• Lead and drive follow-up with management to determine the effectiveness of recruiting programs.
• Create talent acquisition KPIs to measure TA performance
• Partner with the Talent Management team to identify talent gaps for key positions and build pipelines accordingly
• Build and implement a framework for a roster of external recruitment firms, including financial and quality parameters
• Build industry awareness and market intelligence regarding hiring and compensation trends and challenges.
• Partner with immigration counsel to initiate and oversee the completion of visa sponsorships for foreign national candidates
• Partner with external relocation representative to initiate and oversee the relocation of newly hired associates
• Oversee the applicant tracking resources.
• Develop cost-conscious recruiting strategies that support the company's needs; implement new processes and continuously improve existing processes to continue the company's mission to source high-quality talent.
• Build upon relationships with Universities, Business Schools.
• Oversee internship program
• Oversee the Temporary/ Consultant programs/ agreements
• Responsible for traveling to Miami headquarters every month
• Ad Hoc projects as needed
  
  

CRITERIA/PROFILE

• Bachelor's Degree in a plus
• Talent Acquisition experience in a similar role. Minimum 5-7 years' experience in a TA role
• Minimum of 5 years in a Managerial role leading successful teams
• International experience/ exposure a plus
• Proficient understanding of the fashion business and ability to recruit accordingly
• Executive presence
• Resilience and personality to deal with the demands of a fast-moving, changing, entrepreneurial business with levels of creative energy and ambiguity
• Experience working within matrixed organizations
• Strategic and capability-building experience
• Expertise and ambition to develop a team and function
• Strong leadership skills to ensure collaboration and team atmosphere across the TA and TM groups
• Experience with international relocation and visa processing a plus
• Must have high standards of ethics, integrity, and confidentiality
• Experience with ATS systems (Taleo), social media / online resources (LinkedIn) and recruiting process workflows
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws governing employment policies and practices
• Assertiveness, inspiring, wise, collaborative, and decisive. Results-oriented are critical characteristic to success of the chosen candidate
• Ability to gain confidence and build trust with internal and external contacts. Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
• Passion for contemporary culture (luxury, art, technology, music, travel, leisure...)
• A positive, can-do attitude and problem solver, resourceful and pragmatic