Job Description: We have an exciting opportunity for a Global Talent Acquisition Manager to join our team of HR professionals, helping to design and lead Solar's global talent program. You will be responsible for the company's global recruiting strategies, full cycle global external talent acquisition from sourcing candidates to hire, and the internal job posting & selection processes that are core to the company's career development strategies.
Nature and Scope
The position reports to HR Manager, Director, Central HR. This role drives the company's talent diversity strategies and is responsible for aligning our external and internal talent recruitment plans with the D&I Strategy within the North American region.
The role supervises a team of U.S. based recruiters and matrix reporting of global recruiters in Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Role is responsible for sourcing and hiring employees for all position types throughout the U.S.--management, support, and production level job openings.
Span of responsibility for the Global Talent Acquisition Manager includes identifying both short and long term talent needs; proactive and strategic external candidate sourcing and media outreach plans that attract the best talent to our jobs; proactive and inclusive approach to attracting internal candidates to job postings/career development; and continuous recruiting process quality and cycle time improvement.
Direct Reports: 2 regular, 1 agency (varies depending on recruitment volumes). Dotted line of global recruiters (8)
Accountabilities
Process owner for the management, support, and production recruiting processes with responsibility to continuously monitor and improve the process to minimize risk to the company and provide efficient and effective service to end customer.
Manage the process from beginning to end to facilitate the filling of internal and external job openings; and, in collaboration with our third party suppliers, manage job-opening process for agency, part time and/or temporary Solar positions.
Manage direct reports that include Recruiters, Recruitment Coordinators, and Diversity & Inclusion Specialist; manage the performance, development, and engagement of team members; assign work to ensure proper workload to streamline and accelerate the process.
Ensure the team is following standard work to maximize efficiency and minimize risk to the company related to hiring practices. Coach hiring managers through the process and make recommendations on the most effective way to fill their job opening.
Develop proactive and measure the effectiveness of sourcing strategies to attract diverse, best talent to Solar's job opportunities through university partnerships, professional associations, and community networking. Recruiters may engage search firms and headhunters, advertise job openings in trade publications, newspapers or on websites to find suitable candidates.
Ensure the process requirements to screen applicants, administer assessments, conduct targeted selection interviews, facilitate drug screen, and background checks (as appropriate), make job offers to candidates, and schedule for new hire orientations are fulfilled.
Ensure the recruiting team creates job openings in appropriate systems and advise hiring managers of the appropriate hiring process and options for filling their job opening.
Manage the collection, processing and storage of all documents related to hiring new employees or filling internal job openings.
Ensure the recruiting team is conducting hiring activities in compliance with applicable company policies as well as local and federal laws and guidelines; ensure recruiting processes are updated to meet new compliance requirements in an efficient way, and these changes are necessary and vetted by stakeholders.
Identify the need for improvement projects and initiate the discussion with appropriate team member to assemble a project plan and assemble a team, if needed, to execute the project.
Work closely with Business Units to manage major annual recruiting events such as direct campus hiring, intern hiring and program management and other special hiring initiatives.
Responsible for management of student programs such as outreach programs arranged with high schools, technical schools, and junior colleges.
Responsible for relationship management with key customers such as hiring managers, applicants/candidates, corporate process owners, vendor contacts and HR Managers.
Moderate travel is required. (10-20%)
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent discipline with
8+ years of experience in a Human Resources talent acquisition and development functions, of which at least 3 years has been in leadership roles.
Extensive background in one or more of the following Human Resources areas is also required: staffing/recruiting, employee development, employee benefits, compensation, or compliance.
Top Candidates May Also Have:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to express oneself clearly in a variety of communication settings and styles.
Experience leading multi-national HR talent acquisition strategies
Excellent interpersonal skills are required to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
Knowledge of or aptitude to acquire systems quickly, strong preference for previous experience working with an Applicant Tracking System.
Previous experience in the areas of system implementations and/or change management is preferred.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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