Director, Talent Acquisition

AspenTech•Houston, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Talent Acquisition (TA), will be co-located within one of our main US offices (Medina, MN, Bedford, MA, Houston, TX, Austin, TX) or UK office (Reading, UK) and have a business leaders’ mindset to drive forward our Talent Acquisition operations, maturity model, and strategy. This role will partner closely with business leaders and HR Business Partners in a matrixed environment to provide a clear talent acquisition strategy inclusive of end-to-end recruitment process, talent pipelines, process and technology automation, and operational influence through headcount management and value creation to enable the business unit to achieve double-digit YoY growth. Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, this role will lead the global TA function for the business unit. This role will follow our hybrid policy (4 in-office days and up to 1 remote day per week).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
At least 10+ years of recruitment experience with proven expertise in recruiting solutions, strong operational focus, utilizing data to influence, talent mapping, and direct sourcing.
Prior leadership experience required.
Strong operational experience in various talent acquisition principles: cost per hire, compa ratio, hiring budgets, geographic hiring strategies, etc.
An analytical mindset where you value and use data to guide you in the story.
Demonstrated ability to develop recruitment and sourcing strategies to drive proactive hiring.
Experience building strong cross-functional relationships and influencing all levels from individual contributor to executive.
Strong organizational, critical thinking, attention to detail, active listening, communication, and executive influence.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in managing geographically dispersed teams highly preferred.
Experience in headcount management and accountability of delivery preferred.
Software industry experience preferred.
Experience with Workday recruiting module, preferred.

Responsibilities

Hands-on management of the full life cycle recruitment process including sourcing, screening, compensation, mobility, and pipelining. This includes carrying a req load at times.
Partner with senior leaders in the business and colleagues within HR to further enhance and develop our future talent pipelines.
In partnership with FP&A, own the headcount management and execution for the company relating to hiring velocity and cost aligned to operating strategy and plan.
Oversee key projects impacting talent: technology implementations for recruiting, University Hiring, hiring compliance, and talent framework to support spanning and future talent.
Cultivate a network of relationships inside and outside the organization, feeding back intelligence and insight to key stakeholders.
Develop and communicate recommendations to hiring managers based on knowledge of the markets, candidates, and talent strategies.
Develops, leads, and mentors a Talent Acquisition team that includes management and recruiter direct reports, globally.
Continuously refine and become a change agent for processes to be more efficient and beneficial to the team and stakeholders.
In partnership with HR Business Partners, Talent Management and the business leaders, support short- and long-term hiring strategies to balance “build vs. buy,” succession, and internal mobility.
Partner with internal stakeholders to drive our branding efforts externally.