AVP, Talent - Cartier

At Richemont Americas, we aspire to reflect the ever-changing world around us. We are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities to build a continually evolving, inclusive community where the diversity of our colleagues and clients is rich and celebrated. We believe when inclusion is fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence, advancing the community that is uniquely Richemont Americas.

 

AVP, Talent – Cartier North America

Human Resources | New York, NY

Reports to: VP, Talent

 

At Cartier North America, we are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We believe that when diversity and inclusion are fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence. We continue to work towards creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our clients and our communities.

 

Role Overview

 

The AVP Talent will develop a strategic roadmap for talent acquisition, talent management, and early career for Cartier North America through careful collaboration and alignment with the business objectives to ensure we proactively meet the talent needs of the organization. 

 

The AVP Talent, operating within a matrixed organization, will oversee and drive talent strategy through a collaborative partnership with the Chief HR Officer and EXECO of Cartier North America.  Reporting to the Vice President of Talent for Richemont, the AVP Talent will oversee Cartier’s Talent function and drive the defined strategic objectives of the Region, with core operational strategic direction from the Chief HR Officer of Cartier.  The AVP Talent will exemplify collaboration across all HR métiers to foster a “one HR” approach, championing diversity and inclusion as a core value of the business.

 

Responsibilities 

 

Talent Acquisition:

• Lead and develop a high-performing corporate and retail Talent Acquisition team, setting strategic goals, fostering career growth, and cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and high-energy team culture.
• Design and implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract and build an inclusive workforce, reflective of our dynamic client base, to meet current and future talents needs.
• Play a significant role in creating exceptional candidate and employee experiences during the recruiting process.
• Partner with Cartier HQ’s Talent function to develop and implement effective talent strategies while evolving systems and processes.
• Serve as the North America Talent referent, ensuring effective collaboration on talent programming for the North America market in alignment with corporate and boutique business initiatives.
• Oversee high-volume, centralized recruiting for all positions at Cartier North America.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers, driving continuous improvement in hiring outcomes through data insights and strategic workforce planning.
• Continuously optimize recruitment processes using technology and automation to improve efficiency, reduce time-to-fill, and enhance the candidate experience.
• Ensure compliance with all federal and state employment regulations, including Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and translate findings into actionable improvements.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies and vendor solutions to modernize the TA function, while managing existing partnerships and ensuring ROI.
• Cultivate and build high-performing teams with the assistance of assessment and evaluative tools.
• Maintain a requisition load for executive search, sourcing candidates and building relationships with prospective executive candidates to create a pipeline.
• Lead the development of market intelligence to gain a competitive advantage in attracting and acquiring top talent.

 

 

Talent Management: 

• The AVP Talent will be accountable for building strategies that enhance the people capabilities of the organization, including talent planning, talent development, succession planning, and career pathing to ensure engagement and retention of top talent is optimized.
• Lead the Cartier Organizational Talent Review (OTR), in collaboration with Region and Gro