Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Associate Director of Talent Acquisition will lead and inspire a high‑performing recruiting organization that supports one of Kimberly‑Clark’s largest and most commercially significant business units. Kimberly‑Clark North America (KCNA) generates over $11 billion in annual revenue, underscoring the strategic scale, complexity, and business impact of this role within the commercial organization.
This hybrid Chicago‑based position requires a proven talent acquisition leader with exceptional stakeholder management capabilities, a strong ability to influence across a matrixed environment, and a passion for delivering high‑quality talent strategies aligned to a fast‑moving, high‑value business.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with the growth and revenue objectives of KCNA’s commercial organization.

• Lead, mentor, and elevate a team of recruiters, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and accountability.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and hiring managers, providing data‑driven insights and market intelligence.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business to ensure alignment on priorities and talent needs.

• Oversee full‑cycle recruitment for a diverse portfolio of roles, ensuring an outstanding candidate experience and efficient, scalable hiring processes.

• Implement best‑practice sourcing, assessment, and selection capabilities, leveraging technology and analytics to optimize outcomes.

• Monitor recruiting metrics, analyze market trends, and report on performance to drive continuous improvement.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, including at least 5 years of leadership.

• Demonstrated experience supporting a commercial organization on CPG or FMCG companies.

• Exceptional stakeholder management abilities and influence skills across levels.

• Proven success in leading and developing high‑performing recruiting teams.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment and adapt to evolving business needs.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies  -Workday and Avature.

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