The Director of Talent Acquisition leads a team to enhance hiring processes through strategic planning, operational excellence, and stakeholder management, while also strengthening employer branding and managing vendor relationships.
The Director of Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading a team to deliver high-quality hires through innovative strategies, processes, and tools. This role involves strategic leadership, operational excellence, and stakeholder management to support the company's growth and talent needs.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. The leader will foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute a forward-thinking, proactive talent acquisition strategy aligned with business goals.
- Strategic Advisor: Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, building trust, providing insights and guidance to make informed talent decisions that align with the organization's goals and objectives.
- Operational Excellence: Drive process improvements, leverage data for insights, and ensure a seamless candidate experience.
- Technology & Tools: Implement and optimize recruitment technologies and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Employer Branding: Strengthen the company's employer brand through strategic partnerships and targeted campaigns.
- Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external vendors to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies: Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.
- Culture Champion: Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
- 8+ years of leadership experience in talent acquisition, with a proven track record of leading and developing teams.
- Strong understanding of talent markets and recruitment technologies enabling market insights.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
- 4+ years leading leaders is preferred
- Experience working in a Product Operating Model environment.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
Top Skills
Recruitment Technologies
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