Adidas
Recruiting Partner
In this role, you will be responsible leading the entire recruitment process and closely partnering with HR, Business and Recruiting colleagues in order identify, to qualify and attract the best talent for Adidas. As the Recruiting Partner you will focus on recruitment mandates for the specified business and/or function (Design). As Recruiting Partner, you will be responsible for managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing, screening, interviewing, to offer stage. You will have a true passion for engaging with candidates and hiring teams to deliver an exceptional candidate experience and recruitment services. Your business acumen, passion for recruiting and a genuine commitment to thinking outside of the box are core skills needed in this role. In your role, you will partner closely with your hiring teams to develop functional recruiting strategies and act as an expert recruiting partner to HR and business within the specified business and/or function in North America (Design). You will leverage Adidas' local sourcing hubs and work closely with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and roles to encourage a collaborative hiring process. Maintaining an 'always on' approach you will continuously utilize various channels to attract the best talent including proactive outreach to passive candidates for every search. Key Responsibilities: Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process. Leverage relevant advertising resources and apply other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness (if needed) in order to attract qualified applications for key roles within your area of responsibility. Leverage candidate databases (internal and external) in addition to other sourcing channels (university, competitive research, job fairs, social) to identify prospective candidates to create awareness and invite them to apply for open positions including cold calling prospects. Screening resumes and conducting initial phone screens to assess qualifications as well as suitability for role, followed by in-depth interviews evaluating skills, experience and culture add. Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified as well as prospective candidate pools of strong former candidates and new candidates within the functional area that your support. Partner with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and jobs to encourage a collaborative hiring process. Continuously identify new candidate pools and leverage existing resources and various channels, such as social media, job boards, referrals and networking, to proactively identify passive candidates to create awareness and proactively reach out to them. Provide guidance to the hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on the status of the process. Advocating for and driving a diverse and inclusive recruitment strategy. Conduct weekly check-ins with active candidates and hiring managers throughout the entire recruiting process for each role. Own responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drives standards to ensure a quality performance against all standards. Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of Adidas brand and Adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market Adidas and the Adidas Group as an Employer of Choice. Lead additional recruitment initiatives as needed. Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners of all levels to understand current and upcoming openings in order to build a strategy on effective recruitment activities for positions within your area of responsibility. Conduct quarterly review meetings with business leaders and key business partners to provide an overview of recruiting achievements as well as opportunities to improve hiring performance moving forward. Utilize recruitment systems effectively following key standards, documenting key actions, recommending improvements and ensuring all data is accurate for reporting purposes. Apply and adapt broader talent acquisition strategies (employer branding, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) within your designated function or market. Act as a key point of contact to support the implementation of global initiatives within your designated function or market. Key Relationships: Business Leadership Market HR HR Talent and Talent Acquisition HR Rewards HR4HR Finance Legal Counsel Corporate Services/Facilities, Communications, Employee Groups etc. Broader Talent Acquisition Employee Experience Team Key Measure of Success: Time: Speed of hire Time to (verbal) Offer Accepted 50 days No more than 10% of the roles should be open for >90 days Workload: Oversee and manage an average workload of 25 requisitions at one time Quality: Assess quality of hire and process by TA teams New hire turnover lower vs all employee turnover Internal vs external hire ratio Internal hiring target of min 45% Diversity of hire >40% of placements across all levels are gender diverse 95% of the roles will have a diverse slate 95% of the roles will have diverse interview panel Candidate experience drive incremental improvement in results measure per 6 months Hiring manager experience drive incremental improvement in results measure per 6 months Interview to offer ratio / offer acceptance rate. HM interview vs offer ratio 5:1. Sourcing strategy (proactive outreach vs applicant) per team for each search on M4 level and above, there will be 20 proactive outreaches to candidates (conversion rate KPI will follow over time). What We Are Looking For: Recruiting Partners in Adidas play a critical role in the execution of the priorities and core services of the HR function at Adidas. They support a single-business-unit or region, in some cases extending across the organization and are functional experts who demonstrate subject matter expertise and take strong personal ownership over the delivery of great (final) work product and results. They have the ability to blend functional expertise with a comprehensive view of the bigger picture. They are able to prioritize without losing sight of the overarching goals. Our Recruiting Partners are skilled at capturing data from a variety of sources and are able to analyze and interpret the findings as well as presenting those findings to the business and HR leaders. They influence based on subject matter expertise and offers relevant (external) insights for input to business strategy discussions. They support their leadership in setting expectations and standards and coach others through change and transformation. Ideal Experience: Minimum of 4-6 years' experience in international/global Design recruiting, leading local, international and global recruitment mandates for all level candidates through a broad range of sourcing channels (including proactive outreach). Design industry experience and deep knowledge of the footwear, apparel and/or retail industry Experienced working in large, international/global matrix company Demonstrated track record of driving end2end, holistic recruitment mandates (including sourcing, assessing and hiring talent in volume roles) and global recruiting initiatives (i.e. proactive recruiting, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) to achieve hiring goals. Experienced in offer negotiation, awareness of local legislation and employment market/compensation trends. International experience, having worked on projects in multiple geographies. Knowledgeable about managing diversity & inclusion from talent acquisition perspective. Min BA degree in HR, Business or related studies. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Key Critical Competencies and Capabilities: Foundational: Adidas values Champions our values and culture Self-leadership Continuous
In this role, you will be responsible leading the entire recruitment process and closely partnering with HR, Business and Recruiting colleagues in order identify, to qualify and attract the best talent for Adidas. As the Recruiting Partner you will focus on recruitment mandates for the specified business and/or function (Design). As Recruiting Partner, you will be responsible for managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing, screening, interviewing, to offer stage. You will have a true passion for engaging with candidates and hiring teams to deliver an exceptional candidate experience and recruitment services. Your business acumen, passion for recruiting and a genuine commitment to thinking outside of the box are core skills needed in this role. In your role, you will partner closely with your hiring teams to develop functional recruiting strategies and act as an expert recruiting partner to HR and business within the specified business and/or function in North America (Design). You will leverage Adidas' local sourcing hubs and work closely with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and roles to encourage a collaborative hiring process. Maintaining an 'always on' approach you will continuously utilize various channels to attract the best talent including proactive outreach to passive candidates for every search. Key Responsibilities: Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process. Leverage relevant advertising resources and apply other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness (if needed) in order to attract qualified applications for key roles within your area of responsibility. Leverage candidate databases (internal and external) in addition to other sourcing channels (university, competitive research, job fairs, social) to identify prospective candidates to create awareness and invite them to apply for open positions including cold calling prospects. Screening resumes and conducting initial phone screens to assess qualifications as well as suitability for role, followed by in-depth interviews evaluating skills, experience and culture add. Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified as well as prospective candidate pools of strong former candidates and new candidates within the functional area that your support. Partner with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and jobs to encourage a collaborative hiring process. Continuously identify new candidate pools and leverage existing resources and various channels, such as social media, job boards, referrals and networking, to proactively identify passive candidates to create awareness and proactively reach out to them. Provide guidance to the hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on the status of the process. Advocating for and driving a diverse and inclusive recruitment strategy. Conduct weekly check-ins with active candidates and hiring managers throughout the entire recruiting process for each role. Own responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drives standards to ensure a quality performance against all standards. Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of Adidas brand and Adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market Adidas and the Adidas Group as an Employer of Choice. Lead additional recruitment initiatives as needed. Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners of all levels to understand current and upcoming openings in order to build a strategy on effective recruitment activities for positions within your area of responsibility. Conduct quarterly review meetings with business leaders and key business partners to provide an overview of recruiting achievements as well as opportunities to improve hiring performance moving forward. Utilize recruitment systems effectively following key standards, documenting key actions, recommending improvements and ensuring all data is accurate for reporting purposes. Apply and adapt broader talent acquisition strategies (employer branding, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) within your designated function or market. Act as a key point of contact to support the implementation of global initiatives within your designated function or market. Key Relationships: Business Leadership Market HR HR Talent and Talent Acquisition HR Rewards HR4HR Finance Legal Counsel Corporate Services/Facilities, Communications, Employee Groups etc. Broader Talent Acquisition Employee Experience Team Key Measure of Success: Time: Speed of hire Time to (verbal) Offer Accepted 50 days No more than 10% of the roles should be open for >90 days Workload: Oversee and manage an average workload of 25 requisitions at one time Quality: Assess quality of hire and process by TA teams New hire turnover lower vs all employee turnover Internal vs external hire ratio Internal hiring target of min 45% Diversity of hire >40% of placements across all levels are gender diverse 95% of the roles will have a diverse slate 95% of the roles will have diverse interview panel Candidate experience drive incremental improvement in results measure per 6 months Hiring manager experience drive incremental improvement in results measure per 6 months Interview to offer ratio / offer acceptance rate. HM interview vs offer ratio 5:1. Sourcing strategy (proactive outreach vs applicant) per team for each search on M4 level and above, there will be 20 proactive outreaches to candidates (conversion rate KPI will follow over time). What We Are Looking For: Recruiting Partners in Adidas play a critical role in the execution of the priorities and core services of the HR function at Adidas. They support a single-business-unit or region, in some cases extending across the organization and are functional experts who demonstrate subject matter expertise and take strong personal ownership over the delivery of great (final) work product and results. They have the ability to blend functional expertise with a comprehensive view of the bigger picture. They are able to prioritize without losing sight of the overarching goals. Our Recruiting Partners are skilled at capturing data from a variety of sources and are able to analyze and interpret the findings as well as presenting those findings to the business and HR leaders. They influence based on subject matter expertise and offers relevant (external) insights for input to business strategy discussions. They support their leadership in setting expectations and standards and coach others through change and transformation. Ideal Experience: Minimum of 4-6 years' experience in international/global Design recruiting, leading local, international and global recruitment mandates for all level candidates through a broad range of sourcing channels (including proactive outreach). Design industry experience and deep knowledge of the footwear, apparel and/or retail industry Experienced working in large, international/global matrix company Demonstrated track record of driving end2end, holistic recruitment mandates (including sourcing, assessing and hiring talent in volume roles) and global recruiting initiatives (i.e. proactive recruiting, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) to achieve hiring goals. Experienced in offer negotiation, awareness of local legislation and employment market/compensation trends. International experience, having worked on projects in multiple geographies. Knowledgeable about managing diversity & inclusion from talent acquisition perspective. Min BA degree in HR, Business or related studies. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Key Critical Competencies and Capabilities: Foundational: Adidas values Champions our values and culture Self-leadership Continuous