Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm with 53,000+ people and 400 offices in 70 countries that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Our work creates meaningful value for our clients, our business, our shareholders, our people, our communities and world. We are a people-business in every aspect, which makes attracting the right talent paramount to our ability to prepare clients for what is next in commercial real estate.
As an integral part of the global Talent Acquisition leadership team, the Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition is accountable to collaborate with the VP of Global TA as well as other HR and business unit leaders to support workforce planning and then design and deliver multi-tiered strategies to achieve those talent objectives. Collaborating with Corporate and Business leaders the Director will leverage their business acumen, people-leadership, and consultative problem-solving skills to.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Effectively lead a team of 50+ to meet the hiring demand of our recurring revenue units, including Global Occupier Services, Asset, Multifamily, and portions of our CW Services business.
Successfully achieve strategic-advisor status with executives by helping them define and drive their talent agenda
Confirm and monitor key performance indicators - interceding with creative solutions to address unexpected challenges or shifting business demands
Build and execute robust multi-tiered sourcing strategies, constantly monitoring talent pipelines for required quantity, quality and diversity - executing contingency plans to keep searches on track, as needed
Leverage data to build persuasive business cases for continuous improvement and ensure your team is sufficiently staffed to meet the business demands
Help define the future TA organization - then attract, mentor, inspire, empower and motivate a diverse team to do the best work of their careers as they reach that destination
Fully leverage technology and journey mapping to build modern, scalable, sustainable, customer-centric solutions
Optimize TA processes by driving innovative, digital, scalable modernizations across the enterprise
Autonomously manage highly visible projects and initiatives, treating every search as a project by defining timing of phases, monitoring progress against those expectations, and providing consistent communication to all stakeholders
Fully utilize the operating model of the organization, orchestrating the efforts of all stakeholders appropriately
Qualifications:
10+ years with proven success in progressive talent acquisition roles reaching management level; 5+ years of being a leader-of-leaders preferred
Experience inspiring executives to adjust their participation in the recruiting process in order to achieve better outcomes; Experience leading skilled trades recruiting efforts strongly preferred
Superior executive presence and communication skills; Deep experience building successful, data-centric business cases preferred
Exhibits all Talent Advisor competencies with specific focus on business acumen, consultative problem solving, and results orientation
Excellent planning and project management skills; Experience working on international assignments preferred
The ability to manage and prioritize multiple urgent deliverables; Experience in a matrixed leadership environment preferred
Proven and successful leadership of workforce plans, talent delivery plans, and leveraging data and metrics to ensure success
Proven ability to recruit talent at senior director and above levels; Offer development of compensation packages totaling over $1M preferred
Excellent planning and project management skills; Experience working on international assignments preferred
The ability to manage and prioritize multiple urgent deliverables; Experience in a matrixed leadership environment preferred
Willingness to be on-call at odd hours and travel up to 15%
Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience
Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
