Regional Head, Talent Acquisition NA

Henkel group•Stamford, CT

About The Position

The Regional Head, Talent Acquisition leads end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, and temporary labor for North America and serves as a member of the North American HR Executive Leadership Team. The role partners with HR and business leaders on workforce planning, leads and mentors the North American Talent Acquisition Team, and works with global recruitment and employer reputation teams to share tools, reporting, and best practices. The role improves recruitment processes to reduce time to hire and cost while improving candidate and hiring manager experience, meeting compliance requirements, and advancing diversity in recruitment. It also steers recruitment operations and initiatives such as executive recruitment, agency use, employee referrals, assessment, training, onboarding, and partnerships. The position develops internal and external employer reputation, promotes Henkel as an employer of choice in North America, and advances early talent attraction and candidate pipelines through academic relationships. It also manages the North American third-party temporary labor provider to ensure contingent hiring follows processes and guidelines, connects with local HR, and supports conversion to full-time hiring.

Requirements

Ideally 10 or more years of experience in US or North American talent acquisition.
Leadership experience in a matrix organization and ability to balance global, regional, and local priorities.
Knowledge of diversity recruitment best practices and experience implementing initiatives to increase representation of under-represented populations.
Ability to analyze and compile complex data and present effective summaries and reports.
Strong financial and analytical skills, with experience applying analytical and problem-solving skills to build effective programs.
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, and temporary labor for North America.
Serve as a member of the North American HR Executive Leadership Team.
Collaborate with HR and the business to enhance workforce planning.
Lead and mentor the North American Talent Acquisition Team.
Collaborate with global recruitment and employer reputation teams to leverage tools, reporting, and regional best practices.
Improve recruitment processes to reduce time to hire and cost, improve candidate and hiring manager experience, ensure compliance, and support diversity in recruitment.
Steer recruitment initiatives and operations, including executive recruitment, agency usage, referral programs, assessment, training, onboarding, and partnerships.
Promote internal employer reputation by educating, training, and motivating employees to participate in employer reputation activities, including career fairs and social media.
Strengthen Henkel's external reputation as an employer of choice in North America by guiding local HR leadership, developing promotional ideas, attracting diverse talent, using social media, and managing rankings.
Develop and steer North America's early talent attraction and candidate-pipelining approach through academic relationships, with a focus on diversity and digitalization.
Manage the North American third-party temporary labor provider to ensure contingent hiring follows processes and guidelines, connects with local HR, and supports conversion to full-time hiring.

Benefits

Affordable medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing insurance plans starting on day one.
Paid time off, including sick, vacation, holiday, and volunteer time.
Flexible and hybrid work policies, depending on role.
Vacation buy/sell program.
401(k) matching.
Employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares.
Annual performance bonus.
Service awards.
Student loan reimbursement.
12-week gender-neutral parental leave, up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth.
Fertility support.
Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Discounted child and elderly care.
Scholarships.
National and international growth opportunities.
Access to thousands of skills development courses.
Tuition reimbursement.