IQEQ is a preeminent service provider to the alternative asset industry. IQEQ works with managers in multiple capacities ranging from hedge fund, private equity fund, and mutual fund launches; private equity fund administration; advisory firm set-up, regulatory registration and infrastructure design; ongoing regulatory compliance (SEC, CFTC, and 40 Act); financial controls and operational support services; compliance and operational related projects and reviews; and outsourced CFO/controller and administration services to private equity fund investments - portfolio companies, real estate assets and energy assets. Our client base is growing, and our existing clients are engaging the firm across the spectrum of our services offerings.
Job SummaryThe Head of Talent Acquisition partners with Business Unit (BU) leadership teams to drive and execute hiring strategies. This role involves influencing homogenous teams and ramping up projects within the BU and Talent Acquisition (TA).Responsibilities (how we will measure success)
Influences overall delivery against hiring plan and leads strategic recruiting initiatives
Sets hiring priorities in partnership with key business stakeholders of business unit/region/function in their scope
Proactively and independently drives multiple team's areas of responsibility with limited to no steering.
Owns, drives and impacts overarching team initiatives and projects, often in a cross-functional set-up running PBO teams.
Responsibility for their team's delivery on all dimensions, proactively, identifying areas of improvement in hiring activities (Operations and delivery)
Demonstrates a deep understanding of IQ-EQ's benefits structure and is able to teach and spread knowledge to team members to win over candidates.
Is a role model in the use of our systems and tools, ensuring data governance and hygiene across TA
Lead by example for your team members by owning all TA MI and data, use on a daily and weekly basis to drive performance and influence stakeholders.
Provide and gather reports for key stakeholders up to regional c-suite
Key competencies for position and level
Can successfully navigate IQ-EQ's complex structure and is proactive in seeking an understanding of business unit and or Region or Function, including priorities year on year and net hiring demand.
Develops the right talent attraction strategy across the assigned region/function to ensure high quality of hire with reasonable time to fill and costs, including partnering with the global extended TA teams and other supporting colleagues.
Develops training and coaches wider TA team to identify and win over hard-to-find and scarce passive candidates by creating innovative sourcing strategies
Strategizes/execute creative and innovative ways to improve the IQ-EQ interview and assessment tool and its adoption, ensuring the right hire, first-time approach
Actively assesses talent market needs and trends, to support the assigned leadership team in improving our offering and ensure a high offer acceptance rate.
Influencing others and translating wider TA vision and goals for the team
Proactively influences and owns the results and performance of the team.
Owns the communication channel with the leadership team representing their TA team.
Efficiently influences teams' project work and capacity (over capacity/ under capacity), ensures qualitative delivery on time, and ensures projects have an impact and clear improvements.
Avoids duplication and complication of project work with the TA teams, and ensures clear communication, alignment and delivery.
Ensures collaboration with the entire TA team to improve productivity and reduce silos, is a role model for team cohesion
Key behaviours we expect to seeIn addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:
Role models and activate TA principles in their team and country/region/function in scope.
Owns continuous improvement, drives development and delivery of scalable solutions to relevant audiences
Promotes knowledge-sharing and mentoring/coaching
Owns the onboarding of new colleagues and ensures on-time completion.
Defines and delivers TA knowledge-sharing formats with a direct impact on deliverables learning & development and scalable solutions.
Is a trusted partner and expert to senior leaders, up to the executive level, influencing hiring decisions and offering input into workforce planning based on talent market research.
Influences the adoption of productive hiring culture up to the executive level, and secures senior sponsorship for TA initiatives
Adjusts their own communication style to the audience and curates the information accordingly
Is accountable for securing a successful collaboration with other teams, and partners up cross-functionally and with peers to increase impact.
Applies data to influence strategic decision-making, being an expert of reporting via ATS and other platforms
Manages executive escalations with appropriate solutions
Proactively creates transparency on the TA performance and strategic plans for region/function in their scope, advises and influences stakeholders on strategic matters.
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