Director, Talent Acquisition

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

This role will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale  

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn officed depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together. 

As our Director Talent Acquisition, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the talent strategy for our Engineering recruiting team(s).   Reporting directly to the Senior Director R&D TA, you will a team of seasoned IC Recruiters and two Managers 

Your team will deliver our TA technical recruiting targets against a data-driven strategy, whilst optimising for diversity, efficiency, and scalability. You will be aware of the future state of Talent Acquisition as we continue to shape and evolve. You will empower your team for success through effective leadership, collaboration, and the provision of valuable coaching and development opportunities.  

You will elevate the role of Talent Acquisition by cultivating strong relationships with senior business stakeholders, positioning TA as a trusted advisor and consultative partner regarding talent attraction, talent pipelining and nurturing. The goal is to actively contribute to and drive talent strategy, ultimately creating measurable and positive impacts in the business. 

Responsibilities: 

• Build and foster relationships with senior leaders as a trusted advisor to drive talent strategy and measurable business impact. Highly capable of managing multiple stakeholders at once. 
• A deep understanding of TA programs/channels and champion a data driven recruiting mindset, using data and analytics to tell stories and increase team efficiency/productivity​. 
• Lead with an agile mindset, focused on problem solving through creative solutions, and thrive in an environment where growth and change are the only constants. ​ 
• Build and deliver against a workforce / headcount plan, managing global stakeholders and cross-functional partners, including the business, HR, FP&A, and TA programs. ​ 
• Partner closely with HR team in org development, talent assessment and mobility, and change management strategies. ​ 
• Partner with regional and global recruiting partners to ensure overall alignment in recruiting strategy, branding, and approach​. 
• Be an active member of the Expanded Leadership Team for the Global Talent Acquisition organization, sponsor, and drive projects across the TA Roadmap to drive us towards innovation and best on planet recruiting. ​ 
• Be educated and knowledgeable in recruiting trends of the future workplace to ensure we are keeping pace with technology and evolving our tools and processes. ​ 
• Embrace the concept of being customer zero for our Talent Solutions product. ​ 
• As a member of the Talent Acquisition team with LinkedIn, you will get the opportunity to engage with LinkedIn customers - articulate the vision for LinkedIn within the TA industry, influence customer opinions, and speak on topics of expertise at industry and LinkedIn-sponsor. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications  

• 8 + years in Talent Acquisition or Recruiting in a corporate/in house capacity. ​
• 3+ years of management leading a recruiting function, including managing managers​. 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experienced in collaborating effectively with senior tech executives. 
• Engineering recruiting experience in a fast-paced tech company​ 
• Team lead/people management, with proven record of growing managers​ 
• Experience in change management​. 
• Experience in increasing TA efficiencies via TA processes design and improvement​. 
• Senior stakeholder relationship management/partnership 
• Agile/Growth mindset 
• Outstanding interpersonal, collaboration, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills. 
• Excellent project management skills and able to influence partners in a fast-moving yet matrixed / cross-functional organization, with the skill to build and maintain relationships to achieve shared goals and drive measurable results. 
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