Director, Pharmacy Talent Acquisition

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

The Director, Pharmacy Talent Acquisition will build the future of pharmacy talent acquisition across the Walgreens enterprise. This highly visible role builds a team and shapes new approaches to attracting pharmacy talent across the organization. The Director partners with executive leaders to understand enterprise workforce priorities and turn challenging hiring needs into actionable recruiting strategies. The role brings creativity to difficult talent markets, strengthens talent pipelines, guides major recruiting efforts, and builds confidence in hiring outcomes through consistent and equitable practices. Travel may be required up to 25%.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of related experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in talent acquisition planning for complex hiring needs.
• At least 8 years of experience with recruitment funnel analysis across multiple hiring populations.
• At least 8 years of experience influencing senior leaders on talent acquisition priorities.
• At least 8 years of experience managing financial performance and outcomes for a function, including financial decision-making and resource allocation.
• At least 8 years of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading talent acquisition teams supporting complex, high-volume, or difficult-to-fill healthcare recruiting needs.
• Experience recruiting pharmacists, pharmacy professionals, or other licensed healthcare or clinical talent.
• Experience leading and developing large recruiting teams, including coaching leaders and recruiters and driving accountability for hiring outcomes.
• Experience partnering with executive and senior business leaders to develop recruiting strategies, influence talent decisions, and lead strategic talent acquisition discussions.
• Demonstrated executive presence and presentation skills, with experience developing and presenting recruiting insights, recommendations, and talent strategies to executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Allocate recruitment resources across hiring programs based on projected demand.
• Direct candidate pipeline development for difficult-to-fill roles.
• Establish selection standards for consistent applicant evaluation.
• Shape employment branding messages for prospective candidates.
• Improve candidate communication at key stages of the hiring process.
• Use hiring funnel metrics to refine recruitment processes.
• Review recruitment practices for equitable treatment and compliance with employment requirements.
• Build and develop recruiting teams, including coaching leaders and recruiters and driving accountability for hiring outcomes.
• Partner with executive and senior business leaders to develop recruiting strategies, influence talent decisions, and lead strategic talent acquisition discussions.
• Develop and present recruiting insights, recommendations, and talent strategies to executive audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed