Associate Director Talent Acquisition (Alps and Nordics) (m/f)
Inseriert am: 06.03.2019
Associate Director Talent Acquisition (Alps and Nordics) (m/f)-REC000390
Description
MSD is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where MSD has codified its 125-year legacy. MSD’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
Right now, thousands of MSD associates are working to cure the world’s most complex diseases. We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Talent Acquisition Team takes pride in building teams of skilled, forward-thinking individuals who contribute to MSD’s pioneering medical advancements. Our Human Resources department shares a spirit of attentive enthusiasm that helps support our associates in achieving new milestones in global healthcare.
As a new addition to our Global Talent Acquisition Team, we are looking for an Associate Director Talent Acquisition (m/f) responsible for our MSD Sites in Switzerland, Austria, Nordics and Baltics (Full-time, indefinite).
As an Associate Director Talent Acquisition, you will be accountable for a cluster of countries where you will partner with cross divisional business / HR leaders to understand their needs and translate these into actionable talent acquisition strategies and deliverables. You will hire and manage a number of Talent Acquisition Advisors who will consult the business and support hiring of senior roles in the organization. You will also act as a project manager and change agent by supporting the transformation to ensure that your team are capable of senior consulting and managing stakeholder expectations.
The Global Talent Acquisition organization at MSD is transforming. Our vision is to move from a recruitment delivery function to a value-add HR function / Talent Acquisition CoE that not only delivers hires, but also consults the business to offer talent business intelligence, map the market for business-critical talent and develop a strong employer branding strategy (with focus on employee advocacy) and a university relations strategy (to attract our future talent). A key enabler for this shift is a significant investment in headcount, budget and technology and a new partnership with an RPO organization to outsource much of our transactional Talent Acquisition work.
The primary activities include but are not limited to:
Partner and consult with the business to understand business needs and develop, gain commitment and execute against talent strategies to deliver value
Develop and implement the country Talent Acquisition strategy
Understand the internal talent landscape (including Talent Reviews and Succession Planning)
Accountable for end to end recruiting in the respective business area / geography for business niche (senior) positions for all divisions in the markets
Be personally responsible for executive hires and contract negotiation for the region
Consult & influence selection decisions ensuring a diverse pipeline
Partner with Sourcing team to develop deep candidate pipelines; network proactively and have a passion for identifying and securing top talent externally
Partner with the Talent Acquisition CoE leads to identify and deploy Employee Branding, Social Media and Diversity strategies, etc.
Lead regional/ global Talent Acquisition CoE continuous improvement projects
Drive Diversity initiatives with HRBPs, Managers and RPO (where needed)
Consult on and conduct assessment/selection approach when needed
Educate the business on hiring progress and competitive landscape utilizing internal and external metrics and data
Drive consistency in the hiring process and ensure a best in class hiring manager and candidate experience
Build strong relationships with business, HR CoEs, HRBPs and RPO
Represent Talent Acquisition in the local HR leadership team and towards senior management
Adhere to local Compliance requirements
Ability to deliver on or exceed stated KPIs
Lead the team of local talent acquisition advisors
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred
Minimum 7 - 8 years of end-to-end recruiting experience; a combination of search firm / RPO and corporate recruiting experience is strongly preferred
Minimum 2 years’ experience managing a Team
Experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Prior experience recruiting in a global matrix environment would be an advantage
Strong sourcing capability to direct our sourcing team to identify world class talent
Ability to consult and collaborate at all levels of the organization
Strong business acumen, external labour market and best practice knowledge
Excellent project management capabilities and a mindset of optimization
Good communication skills with strong influencing, negotiation and conflict management skills
Strategic thinking
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Business fluency in English
We offer:
An exciting opportunity within a stable and growing company
Development and career opportunities within the company
A competent, motivated and great team
Your role at MSD is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At MSD, we’re inventing for life.
Interested in becoming part of a dynamic, developing team and contributing your know-how to an innovative environment that allows you to show initiative and that offers long-term perspectives? Please apply using the link to our career site!
MSD is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at MSD via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of MSD. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by MSD as a result of the referral or through other means.
