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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Regional Head Talent Acquisition NA
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About this Position
What you´ll do
- Responsible for leading end-to-end Recruitment, Employer Branding, and Temporary Labor for the North America region, and being a member of the North American HR Executive Leadership Team.
- Lead collaboration between HR and the business to enhance workforce planning.
- Lead and mentor the North American Talent Acquisition Team.
- Collaborate with the Global Recruitment and Employer Reputation core teams to leverage tools, reporting and best-practice sharing from the regions.
Recruitment:
- Proactively conceptualize and guide process improvements to shorten time to hire, reduce cost, improve candidate and hiring manager experience (KPIs), while ensuring compliance and focusing on diversity in recruitment throughout.
- Drive initiatives to enhance recruitment operations (e.g. steering executive recruitment and agency usage, referral program, assessment, training, onboarding, partnerships).
Employer Reputation:
- Drive internal employer reputation through education, training, motivating employees to engage in Employer Reputation activities including virtually (e.g. career fairs) and on social media (e.g. Talent Ambassadors).
- Drive external employer reputation by positioning Henkel as an Employer of Choice in North America through guiding local HR leadership, creating new ideas for promotion, focusing on attracting diverse talents. Leverage usage of Social Media further in region (e.g. Glassdoor, indeed, fairygodboss, etc.) and ranking management.
- Conceptualize, enhance, and steer NA approach to early talent attraction and pipelining of candidates (academic relations) with strong focus on diversity and digitalization.
Temporary Labor:
- Manage the North American third-party provider to assure contingent workforce hiring is in line with our processes and guidelines, is connected to local HR, and supports the process of conversion to full time hiring.
What makes you a good fit
- Ideally 10+ years of experience with US / NA talent acquisition.
- Leadership experience within a matrix organization with the ability to balance global, regional and local priorities.
- Knowledge of best practices related to diversity recruitment and experience implementing initiatives aimed at increasing representation of under-represented populations.
- Ability to analyze and compile complex data and present effective summaries and reports. Strong financial, analytical skills and experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to build effective programs.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
JOB ID: 26103735
Job Locations: United States, CT, Stamford, CT
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
If I have questions regarding my application, who do I contact?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.