Head of Talent Acquisition & University Relations

Country USA City HOUSTON Workplace location HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies American Services, Inc. Domain Human Resources Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 10 years

Context & Environment

Located in Houston, headquarters in US for TotalEnergies in the United States. HR Talent Acquisition & University Relations team is responsible for leading, supervising, and administering recruiting activities for all participating US TotalEnergies affiliates. 

This position sits in the US OTOC organization providing talent acquisition activities as a shared service to both internal and external affiliate customers. Direct reports may sit with their dedicated client group. This is a highly matrixed setting with numerous stakeholders and subjects running concurrently. Priorities are frequently shifting, and the incumbent must be agile and able to manage shifting priorities. This position also requires the management of a complex team in a hybrid work environment with a heavy reliance on contractors / outsourced recruitment teams.

Accountabilities: 

• The incumbent directs the overall Talent Acquisition & University Relations activities for US TotalEnergies Affiliates.
• To manage stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization (metiers), with very diverse employee populations 
• Maintain a very high level of internal customer satisfaction 
• Ensure that the recruitment practices comply with Group Code of Conduct and US, state and local employment law and compliance requirements

 

Activities

Talent Acquisition

• Ensure alignment of all recruitment activities across the US
• Ensure all reporting and compliance requirements connected to recruitment activity in the US are delivered
• Champion the use of global solutions for talent acquisition, for example Avature, One Board 
• Ensure stakeholder engagement predicting recruitment trends and deliver a cost effective, customer focused service aligned with business needs
• Participate in the development and adherence of the departmental budgets as it relates to talent acquisition and retention activities.
• Provide key metrics related to recruiting efforts including average time to fill, average cost per hire, offer to close, hires per month, and manager response time.
• Identify emerging and innovative strategies for recruitment and attracting quality new hires to the organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation; execute strategies to improve hiring processes, build capabilities in data-driven decision making, talent forecasting, sourcing techniques, and interview best practices.