Director, Executive Recruiting

Lumen Technologies • Indianapolis, IN

447d • $128,310 - $171,080

About The Position

The Director, Executive Recruiting at Lumen is responsible for leading the executive recruitment team and overseeing all aspects of the executive hiring process. This role focuses on developing and implementing effective recruitment strategies, managing the recruitment team, and ensuring the successful placement of top-tier executive talent. The position requires collaboration with business leaders and stakeholders to enhance the talent brand and drive a data-driven recruiting organization.

Requirements

• Proven experience in executive recruitment or a similar leadership role
• 10+ years of leading Talent Acquisition/Executive Talent Acquisition experience
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and candidates
• Critical skills in negotiating and influencing senior level leaders
• Demonstrated strong analytic skills with a proven track record of using data and metrics
• Highly effective and timely decision-making on significant financial matters
• Exceptional customer focus
• Proven delivery of creative and innovative approaches to problem solving

Nice To Haves

• Previous leadership of medium to large size Talent Acquisition teams
• Previous Talent Acquisition experience in complex, Fortune 150 organizations
• Working knowledge of competency models and their practical application

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the executive recruitment team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Drive recruiter optimization behaviors, including simplifying work and ensuring talent advisor skills
• Work with business leaders and recruiters to enhance and grow the talent brand
• Provide consultant-level talent advisory services to leaders for talent acquisition excellence
• Regularly interact with senior level executives and other key stakeholders to obtain hiring plans
• Drive a data-driven recruiting organization by developing recruiting metrics and analytics
• Develop and execute best-in-class practices for candidate experience
• Anticipate and strategize for unexpected turns in hiring levels
• Develop and execute comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract and retain top executive talent
• Collaborate with HR Solutions Team and other HR COEs to ensure best-in-class talent strategies
• Support overall Talent Acquisition cost control
• Lead, develop, execute and monitor recruiter performance in building effective job offers
• Manage special projects assigned in addition to overall responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Voluntary lifestyle benefits
• Short-term incentives or sales compensation
• Long-term incentive eligibility for Director and VP positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: No Education Listed