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Director, Global Sourcing and Talent Acquisition

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:52:29 -0500

CHC oversees its three operating divisions (CHC Global Operations, CHC European Operations and Heli-One) from its global headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. The company operates approximately 250 aircraft in 35 countries and has international bases of operation in Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, the Middle East, South Africa, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Eastern Canada and many other locations.

The Director, Global Sourcing and Talent Acquisition will establish global recruitment strategies, policies and processes to identify talent gaps, sourcing strategies and processes to attract and acquire talent tohelp transform CHC into a world-class organization. The Director, Global Sourcing and Talent Acquisition will be an integral part of the Senior HR Leadership Team, and will lead a team of recruitment staff around the world.

Responsibilities:

- Work proactively with clients, in conjunction with H.R. staff, to develop or refine their current business strategy to align with competitive and market forces. This includes developing, analysis and monitoring strategic personnel workforce plans.
- Identify strategic capabilities needed to create and sustain one or more sources of competitive advantage. These capabilities may come in the form of process, information technology, organization enablement, or knowledge.
- Identify best practices and client performance gaps.
- Execute a human resources game-plan in line with the business unit goals and objectives through strong strategic, quantitative, analytical and execution skills
- Address functional and cultural differences when building strategic and tactical integration plans that affect all people related issues.
- Establish global strategies, policies, and processes related to workforce planning, recruiting, on-boarding, retention, mobilization, immigration, redeployment/restructuring, and off- boarding.
- Establish global recruitment strategies to promote diversity within the Company and to meet or exceed targets for Employment Equity and similar legislation across various jurisdictions.
- Create/maintain Human Capital business intelligence metrics enabling accelerated business decision making.
- Consult with business unit and human resources leaders on the establishment and improvement of systems and processes involving.
- Facilitate external recruitment when internal development and succession planning is unable to provide for required competencies.
- Coordinate senior level hires across the Company.
- International travel is required.

Requirements:

- Undergraduate degree, major in Human Resources Management with at least 8 years experience in working hands-on leadership roles on national or global transformation projects involving human capital strategy, workforce transformation and/or talent mgmt initiatives; or an equivalent combination of education, skills and experience.
- Demonstrated ability and a strong track record of success in a fast-paced global organization, which includes global recruiting in various classifications of employee.
- Can solve even the toughest and most complex of problems; great at gleaning meaning from whatever data is available; is a quick study of the new and different; adds personal wisdom and experience to come to the best conclusion and solution, given the situation; uses multiple problem-solving tools and techniques.
- Entrepreneurial and driven to develop a significant presence in the market
- Ability to work and collaborate in intense, fast-moving environments with multiple client levels and multiple non-client constituencies.
- Demonstrates significant personal initiative, tact, diplomacy and ability to quickly build effective working relationships with internal and external clients.
- Self-confident. Presents information in a highly credible manner to clients, stakeholders, and employees. Functions effectively in a complex and highly demanding environment.
- Ethical, trustworthy, success-oriented team player with high energy.
- Creative and flexible. Proactive at creative problem solving and welcomes the challenge to work in a rapidly changing and demanding corporate environment.

Director of Global Restaurant Recruitment Strategy

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:17:34 -0500

Director of Global Restaurant Employment Strategy
McDonald's Corporation
Oak Brook, IL

McDonalds is the largest and best-known global foodservice retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants, serving 46 million customers each day in 118 countries. We plan to expand our leadership position through great tasting food, superior service, everyday value & convenience. Fortune Magazine released its 2007 list of America's Most Admired Companies ranking McDonald's Corporation as one of the top companies in the Food Services Industry category. In addition, our key attributes of reputation rankings on Social Responsibility, Financial Soundness, People Management, Quality of Management and Quality of Products/Services all rank in the top 10. McDonald's is one of the most valuable brands in the world. Join our Global HR Design team and find out firsthand why Fortune Magazine calls us one of America's most admired companies.

About the Global HR Design Department:
Designs and delivers core global HR Systems and restaurant based processes through the delivery of innovative people solutions in a disciplined fashion to Global HR constituents. The systems promote process and technology standardization, improve business performance, align with corporate goals and objectives, and yield measurable results that tie to increased profitability for our restaurants and the McDonald's system.

About this Opportunity:
This role is being created to have in-house expertise on global selection strategies. We want to create a global restaurant selection process and a global employment strategy to help position the company as an Employer of Choice for the 30,000 global restaurant community. This person will be required to maintain subject matter expertise on global staffing and employment policies, practices and trends within the food service industry. He/she will also serve as a consultant and subject matter expert in these areas to the country HR leads and Global Operations Board.

Responsibilities:
* Develops a global framework for global employment branding strategies
* Leads the development and maintenance of McDonald's global Employment Value Proposition. Must incorporate how to utilize technology within this effort
* Establishes global staffing strategy and global standard employment practices (adaptable at market level)
* Maintains expert understanding of global workforce trends and demographics, and makes recommendations about how McDonald's can adapt to those trends
* Evaluates current selection processes in each major market and make recommendations for global process, adaptable at the market level
* Acts as the internal subject matter expert on global selection processes and technology.
* Partners with internal and external market research to create a business case for new staffing and employment strategies
* Works closely with different areas of the world and markets on designing effective and efficient selection tools at restaurant level
* Maintains knowledge of industry trends in the area of staffing and employment practices
* Evaluates various selection technology systems being used locally and make recommendations for global approach/strategy
* Disseminates knowledge regarding Employment Value Proposition, employment branding, and staffing strategies with global markets
* Consults to local markets on development of their tactical implementation plans

Experience Required:
* Working knowledge of leading edge selection instruments and behavioral-based selection techniques
* In-depth working knowledge of how technology can be used for web-based selection
* Project management skills
* Vendor management experience
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Knowledge of retail industry recruiting practices and employment trends
* In-depth knowledge of web-based selection techniques
* Strong impact and influencing skills
* Global experience preferred
* Knowledge of quick service restaurants

Director, Recruitment

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:10:23 -0500

The Director, Recruitment is responsible for directing and managing the talent acquisition team for CME Group and for partnering with senior business leaders to identify and fill executive talent gaps in the key growth segments of our global business. This role is responsible for developing customized recruitment strategies that align with CME Group’s goals and objectives and leading the recruitment team to tactically meet those needs. This role will also be responsible for evaluating CME Group’s current talent acquisition model and related costs, and introducing enhancements that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our hiring process. Experience in the financial services industry is essential to success in this role. Specific responsibilities include:

Work closely with line managers, senior executives and HR Business Partners to assess talent needs of key business areas, develop strategic staffing plans based upon specific business demands and opportunities, and implement creative and efficient recruitment campaigns to ensure resource needs are met
Provide hands-on management and execution of executive-level searches, including providing regular candidate and search status reporting
Leverage relationships and networks in the financial services industry to identify and attract top talent to our key business areas
Develop a global talent sourcing strategy and network of contacts
Initiate, negotiate, and manage working relationships with vendors and external business partners to facilitate the generation of high quality candidates, pre-screening services, and talent acquisition
Develop and implement candidate sourcing and evaluation processes that encourage and support diversity and inclusion
Collaborate with the Compensation & Benefits team to create competitive pay packages for executive-level talent
Demonstrate expertise in the area of talent acquisition; stay current on leading edge recruiting tools, strategies, technologies and sources; gather and manage financial costs/value data regarding all costs associated with talent acquisition; evaluate and implement appropriate tools to enhance the value and cost-effectiveness of our recruiting and hiring process
Ensure effective and consistent hiring practices across the business areas; train hiring managers in the development of competency-based interview skills that consistently lead to the selection and hiring of high quality candidates
Manage, motivate, and develop a team of 5-7 talent acquisition professionals consisting of professional recruiters and coordinators; team management includes hiring, resource allocation, coaching, performance management, and employee development
Provide regular reports to senior management on key recruiting metrics such as new hires, recruiting cycle time, cost per hire, offer-to-acceptance ratio and quality of service
Develop effective on-boarding and orientation programs to ensure new hires are successfully acclimated to CME Group
Manage Executive Referral Program and ensure appropriate follow-up on executive and board level referrals
Manage the annual process of identifying business sponsors for the two-year rotational program, recruiting candidates for the program, and creating a positive, enriching professional experience for participants
Manage effective utilization of applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruiting tools
Manage INS processing and new hire relocation
Manage recruitment budget, including annual forecast and monthly accrual and forecasting of expenses

Job Requirements:

Minimum of 10 years in recruiting/staffing with at least 5 years of experience in the financial services industry
Experience recruiting executive level positions
Proven success implementing innovative processes in a high volume, service-oriented recruiting environment
Strong communication skills (both oral and written), process management skills, and analytical and decision-making skills
Superior facilitation and influencing skills required, including ability to effectively manage internal and external business relationships
Excellent organizational skills, including ability to multi-task and prioritize workload
Knowledge of applicant tracking systems
Bachelors degree

Preferences:

Demonstrated success leading a recruitment function
Experience developing global recruiting strategies
Corporate staffing experience
Familiarity with Taleo applicant tracking system, including implementation of new systems and/or enhancements
Masters degree