Regional Head Talent Acquisition NA

Henkel•Stamford, CT

About The Position

At Henkel, 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 works with HR and business leaders to enhance workforce planning and leads and mentors the North American Talent Acquisition Team. It also collaborates with global recruitment and employer reputation teams to leverage tools, reporting, and best-practice sharing across regions. The position guides recruitment process improvements to shorten time to hire, reduce costs, improve candidate and hiring-manager experience, meet KPIs, ensure compliance, and promote diversity in recruitment. It drives recruitment operations initiatives, including executive recruitment, agency usage, referrals, assessments, training, onboarding, and partnerships. The role develops internal and external employer reputation in North America, promoting Henkel as an employer of choice. It guides local HR leadership, develops promotional ideas, encourages employee participation in employer reputation activities and social media, and manages regional social-media and employer-ranking efforts. It also steers early-talent attraction and candidate pipelines through academic relations, with a focus on diversity and digitalization. For temporary labor, the role manages the North American third-party provider to ensure contingent hiring follows processes and guidelines, connects with local HR, and supports conversion to full-time hiring.

Requirements

Ideally 10+ years of experience in US or North American talent acquisition.
Leadership experience in a matrix organization, balancing global, regional, and local priorities.
Knowledge of diversity-recruitment best practices and experience implementing initiatives to increase representation of underrepresented populations.
Ability to analyze and compile complex data and present effective summaries and reports.
Strong financial and analytical skills.
Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to build effective programs.
Excellent communication skills.
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 between 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 use tools, reporting, and best-practice sharing.
Conceptualize and guide recruitment process improvements to reduce time to hire and cost, improve candidate and hiring-manager experience, ensure compliance, and support diversity in recruitment.
Drive recruitment operations initiatives, including executive recruitment, agency usage, referral programs, assessments, training, onboarding, and partnerships.
Promote internal employer reputation through employee education, training, motivation, and participation in employer reputation activities, including career fairs and social media.
Develop external employer reputation and position Henkel as an employer of choice in North America by guiding local HR leadership, developing promotional ideas, and attracting diverse talent.
Expand regional use of social media platforms and manage employer rankings.
Develop and steer North America's early-talent attraction and candidate-pipelining approach through academic relations, emphasizing 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.