Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Human Resources

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation: Yes

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose:

Define and lead all aspects of global talent acquisition strategy and enable execution across all markets.

Key Responsibilities:

· Set vision, strategy and goals for all aspects of talent acquisition for your area(s) of responsibility.
· Lead and grow a global talent acquisition team globally while improving capability and delivering on hiring needs across the region.
· Establish and continuously evolve an effective recruitment process, practices and standards that provide high quality experiences for candidates and hiring managers.
· Achieve strategic and operational goals for the organization across all aspects of talent acquisition including the development of models and methodologies to support future trends and business growth.
· Manage and influence senior level business and functional leaders to ensure overall business objectives are met and the resources necessary to recruit talent are acquired.
· Leverage analytical and operational capabilities across strategy formulation, business planning and implementation of key priorities for the talent needs of the business.
· Work with global leadership team across talent acquisition and talent to define and execute the direction and evolution of the overall talent acquisition function.
· Lead, mentor and develop the talent acquisition organization.
· Partner with HR and business leaders in the identification and prioritization of current and future talent needs and the deployment of a recruiting strategy to support that.
· Regularly assess future talent needs and partner with business and finance to ensure appropriate budgeting is in place to support recruiting demand.
· Establish and maintain market and industry expertise including a comprehensive view of trends and competitors to help identify opportunities to improve talent acquisition results.
· Drive the implementation of global initiatives through collaborative partnerships with regional counterparts, HR and additional teams within the overall talent function.
· Act as a role model in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations as well as adidas Fair Play Code of conduct and other internal policies.

Skill Requirements:

· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize the workload of multiple teams.
· Strong interpersonal, relationship building and executive level client management skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a high of comfort communicating across cultures and markets.
· Demonstrated ability to lead recruiting teams globally towards achieving objectives.
· Strong project management skills and proven success leading teams to achieve goals and deliver into standards.
· Ability to manage change, problem solve and influence hiring behavior.
· Ability to set clear goals and deliver into key objectives consistently.
· Strong level of expertise within the market(s) you are responsible for and across multiple functions.
· Demonstrated people and team management skills and the ability to lead people towards achieving objectives.
· Strong ability to work with senior level executives to influence decisions and obtain resources required to deliver into objectives.

Behavioral Attributes:

· Demonstrates excellent collaboration skills including the ability to set clear goals, involve others in decision making and building productive relationships.
· Connects goals of the team to company vision.
· Strengthens partnerships between individuals and teams.
· Aligns individual goals with others to broaden company strategy.
· Seeks out other perspectives and uses others contributions to enhance quality decisions.
· Establishes the right balance of collaboration and independence.
· Is transparent with goals, objectives and the status of ongoing projects.
· Builds relationships with people throughout the organization.
· Encourages others to contribute towards team goals.
· Addresses and corrects non-productive team behaviors.
· Demonstrates a very high level of confidence by setting high expectations for personal and team performance, the self-awareness and desire to learn and grow as a leader and the ability inspire and empower others to deliver and contribute.
· Holds oneself and others accountable for delivering on commitments.
· Takes ownership of goals and responsibilities.
· Shows versatility and stamina to achieve goals.
· Puts effort into their own and others personal and professional growth.
· Identifies opportunities to advance the knowledge and skills of others.
· Uses recognition and celebration to energize and inspire others.
· Ensures team has the right tools and resources to achieve its goals.
· Creates energy and motivation within their team and the broader TA organization.
· Constantly seeks new and innovative solutions, creates an environment that fosters creativity and risk taking and has the ability to turn ideas into actions.
· Encourages curiosity and active exploration of new ideas and opportunities.
· Uses a test and learn approach and allows for failure in pursuit of knowledge.
· Pushes boundaries and challenges conventional thinking.
· Creates and environment that encourages creativity.
· Provides a safe environment for healthy skepticism and critical thinking.
· Recognizes innovative thinking by helping advance ideas and acknowledge progress.
· Turns creative ideas into meaningful outcomes – shows results.
· Contributes to the ideas of others and allows others to influence ideas.
· Creates something new when necessary as well as supports existing ideas.

Experience Requirements:

· BS/BA Degree
· Minimum of 12 + years’ experience in recruiting (agency or in-house) including recruiting on a global level.
· Minimum 8 years managing multiple recruiting teams across different markets/functions including virtual team leadership.
· Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams internationally and managing teams in multiple regions.
· Experience working within an HQ location as well as a market/regional location.
· Proven knowledge of the footwear and apparel industry, adidasproducts and functional expertise across multiple business units and a strong understanding of regional recruiting trends.
· Track record of success driving a holistic recruitment strategy (needs assessment, planning, execution and embedding) for multiple functions and/or markets.
· Demonstrated success independently executing against project deliverables, targets and mid-term, long term objectives as well as leading people towards achieving targets and deliverables.
· Strong stakeholder management and stakeholder engagement experience including influencing senior leaders.
· Demonstrated ability contributing towards the development of and driving global initiatives as well as embedding them at the functional/market level.
· Has demonstrated a strong mindset and results related to experience with a specific focus on candidates, managers and recruiters.
· Strong experience in people management and leading teams (including virtual teams) by creating a high performance environment build around creativity and empowerment.
· Strong collaboration and partnership skills with senior level HR, Business and Recruiting colleagues on a global basis.
· Extensive knowledge and ability to grasp cultural/regional differences to effectively implement strategies globally.