Global Talent Acquisition and Operations Leader

Primary specialism: Talent Acquisition.

Markets with deep expertise: Switzerland, EU (including Germany tariff system), UK, USA

Languages: English, German

Salary expectations: CHF 230,000 base plus package

Workforce types directly supported: R&D, Commercial, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain & Production, Divisional & Executive Recruitment, University Relations.

Current home country: Switzerland.

Team management: Have historically led geographically distributed teams of up to 25 people + RPO staffers.

Current/recent employer: US headquartered company of over 34,000 employees across multiple continents

Remits of particular interest: Global talent acquisition operations and transformation, talent programs, processes & systems, budgeting, ROI, talent analytics, metrics & reporting.

Unique expertise: Track record for successfully integrating processes for talent management and talent acquisition, building diverse and sustainable talent pipelines for globally scarce niche talent, ensuring effective workforce planning.

Commerciality:

  • Led a team that supported 15% company growth, covering new and attrition hires resulting in circa 2500 filled positions.

  • Instrumental in global engineering/quality/manufacturing/supply chain reorganization, transforming the business from site-based, siloed structures into matrix-based, agile teams.

  • Expand talent acquisition service offerings to span: recruitment partner selection and management, cost avoidance of US$ 3 million per year, proactive talent scouting and market insights, candidate assessments, global project and program management.

  • Building business case for change to TA systems and processes to achieve talent acquisition compliance programs (spanning Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, US, UK, Greater China and Australia) for personal data protection plus DE&I

  • Accountable for budget planning & cost control of US$ 5 million+ annually.

  • Achieved customer satisfaction scores of 98%.

  • Built strategic EVP’s resulting in sustainable 23% review-to-screen, 74% screen-to-interview, 30% interview-to-offer candidate funnel ratios.

Strengths:

  • Value-driven, customer-centric, fast acting.

  • Designing candidate journeys based on simplicity and speed, with the user view in focus.

  • Talent insights, metrics, reporting, P&L and digital expertise.

  • Employer marketing and branding with DE&I concentration.

  • Experienced communications & change management professional.

Need to know: I am a data-driven talent acquisition leader, who operates across global matrix organizations to design, implement and measure results focussed talent acquisition strategies.

On the personal side I am resilient and mature, able to achieve results with empathy, able build sustainable relationships and navigate the complex multicultural landscapes.

For more details on this professional and how they might help with your business challenges, please make direct contact with us today and reference P0058162

Talent Acquisition, Change ManagementLeanne Morris