Senior Director Talent Acquisition

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition will lead recruiting teams supporting executive recruitment other critical hiring initiatives. This senior-level position requires a strategic thinker who can develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies, ensuring the successful placement of top-tier talent that aligns with the organization's goals. The role demands a high level of professionalism, the ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, and a commitment to driving excellence in talent acquisition practices. 

The Main Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Talent Acquisition teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Drive recruiter optimization behaviors – simplify work, drive impactful social media behavior, sourcing tactics, tool optimization, and ensure talent advisor skills.  Recruiter adoption of best practices, next-gen technologies and tools provided are essential.
• Work with business leaders, recruitment marketing, and recruiters to enhance and grow our talent brand across the external talent marketplace 
• Provide consultant-level talent advisory services to leaders for talent acquisition excellence
• Regularly interact with senior level executives and other key stakeholders, exerting substantial influence over the business to obtain timely and accurate hiring plans – when not provided, uses data and analytics to develop projections to ensure cost-effective execution while meeting and exceeding business expectations
• Drive a data-driven recruiting organization by developing recruiting metrics and analytics that provide insights, drive decision making and measure team productivity and program ROI
• Develop and execute best-in-class practices for end-to-end candidate experience inclusive of sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, and selection of top talent
• Anticipate and strategize for unexpected turns (up and down) in hiring levels – ensure on-time ramp and de-ramp implementation to achieve critical business deliverables
• Develop and execute comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract and retain top executive talent
• Collaborate with and provide guidance and insights to the HR Solutions Team, Talent Management, Compensation, other HR COEs, and the business to ensure end-to-end talent strategies are best in class
• Support overall Talent Acquisition cost control which may include difficult decision making about recruiter and sourcer talent, availability and usage of paid recruiter tools, workload/bandwidth fluctuations, etc.
• Lead, develop, execute and monitor recruiter performance in building effective job offers, aligned with corporate compensation strategies
• Special projects are repeatedly assigned in addition to overall responsibilities – these projects vary greatly in complexity, scope and impact across the business.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Proven experience in executive recruitment or a similar leadership role, with a track record of successfully placing executive level candidates  
• 15+ years of leading Talent Acquisition/Executive Talent Acquisition experience  
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and candidates 
• Critical skills include negotiating and influencing senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization 
• Proven leadership skills, the highest standards of peer and cross-functional collaboration, and effective communication (written, verbal, and across all levels of employees) are essential to success 
• Demonstrated strong analytic skills with a proven track record of using data and metrics to evalua