Global Director / VP TA with expertise for DEI

Primary specialism: Talent Acquisition

Markets with deep expertise: EMEA, APAC, USA, Canada, LatAm.

Languages : English, German, Spanish

Salary expectations: circa CHF 220,000 salary plus package

Workforce types directly supported: Commercial, R&D, Support/Global Functions, Manufacturing and Operations - primarily in the Pharma and Biotech industries.

Current home country: Switzerland

Team management: Led regional and global teams of up to 23, with 6 direct reports and management of an RPO.

Current/recent employer: Most recent employer: 60,000 employees and USD 12 billion in revenues. Previous employer: 26,000 employees and USD 26 billion in revenues.

Remits of particular interest: Senior leadership roles - ideally within a multi-regional or global remit with strong links to/accountability for Talent Management and Strategic Workforce Planning. I enjoy being a member of a global HR/Talent Leadership team.

Unique expertise: Global TA Leader with experience designing, launching and leading Talent Management Programmes. Also worked as an HRBP within my career. Have a strength for designing TA operating models and org structures (in-house, hybrid, RPO and MSP). Have successfully built a Talent Scouting service, which covered internal and external talent; and led the launch of a new global Employer Brand campaign.

Commerciality: Introduction of Talent Scouting model in EMEA resulted in over 50 senior hires and avoided costs of over USD 4m over the course of 5 years.

Strengths:

  • Diverse blend of experience across industries (high tech, Pharma, biotech and manufacturing), HR (TA, Talent Management, HRBP).

  • Strong track record of working in close partnership with Business, Finance and HR leaders to ensure that the organisations I support are prepared to compete successfully for talent.

  • As a minority who has worked extensively on DEI initiatives, I also ensure that the organisations I support are positioned to build strong and representative workforces.

  • I have a successful track record as a people leader and coach, as measured by the strong feedback teams I have led received from business clients and HR for their client centricity and quality of work the delivered.

  • Members of teams I have led have also been able to grow their careers (promotions, assignments, moves into other HR disciplines).

Need to know:

  • I have a very rounded HR profile - particularly in relation to Talent Management, Workforce Planning and DEI.

  • I invest time in understanding the business to ensure that myself and my team can deliver accordingly.

  • I have voluntarily attended business reviews, product planning meetings, reviewed code with software engineers, arranged for the business leaders to present to my teams etc. to ensure that our solutions are strongly aligned with business needs.

  • I am highly outcomes focused, and am strong in operational management (including the use of data) which has enabled my team and I to consistently deliver.

  • As a minority living outside of my home country and region, and having worked in a range of industries, cultural environments and situations, I have a proven ability to adapt and also to support others in the process.

Would you like more details on this professional, to fill a potential gap in your HR team? 

CMTS reference: 25469

Talent AcquisitionLeanne Morris