Latin America Talent Acquisition Executive People Culture

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Position at Hill Knowlton Strategies

Latin America Talent Acquisition Executive, People Culture

(Remote role)

H K Strategies has an exciting opportunity for an in-house, well-networked Talent Acquisition practitioner to coordinate all hiring activities across our offices in Latin America as well as recruiting across levels and building talent pools for current and future business hiring needs.

The Latin America Talent Acquisition Executive is a key member of the global People Culture team, reporting directly to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition.

This role is vital in driving best practices in creating a world-class candidate experience through talent acquisition, sourcing, attraction, recruiting, and interviewing practices. You will develop and share talent acquisition strategies and solutions aligned with business priorities, partnering with senior firm leaders, hiring managers, and interviewers. In addition, you will play a key role in carrying full lifecycle recruiting responsibilities for candidates across markets across H K Latin America’s companies, while supporting the Talent Acquisition team in the region on all hiring needs and processes. 

You are a brand ambassador, an expert in your field, who believes that collaboration and data-driven insights are the fuel to build a world-class talent organization.

Responsibilities:

Support and keep track of talent acquisition needs across H K Strategies’ companies in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina: conducting full talent acquisition cycle when necessary, sourcing candidates, providing best practices, establishing processes adapted to each local market’s reality, managing interviews or providing recommendations, while ensuring a consistent, positive candidate experience across markets.

Design and develop talent acquisition strategies for H K, including the development and execution of innovative and cost-effective recruiting plans and activities.

Build, support, coordinate and align/structure the Talent Acquisition team across H K Strategies’ companies in the region to ensure proper resourcing of the function. Manage Latin America Talent Acquisition Specialist/Sourcer (direct report).

Work with P C team and business leaders to identify talent needs, prioritize those needs, and implement effective solutions. Assess, on an on-going basis, the businesses’ needs, and competencies required to fill upcoming openings.

Work with P C and business managers to ensure workforce planning is aligned with needs.

Develop, improve, and champion the company’s talent acquisition, selection and talent management processes, policies, and tools. Support their effective execution, compliance, and quality results.

Provide and carry out a strategic point of view in developing best in class strategies that will tell the employer story of H K.

Support recruiting efforts by ensuring the appropriate education, training and/or tools are provided in a timely and efficient manner.

Understand market conditions for targeted talent pools and prepare distinct and effective recruiting approaches to attract the best talent. Facilitate the development of talent pipelines. Provide talent acquisition support to specific disciplines to assist with key staffing projects and challenges.

Keep abreast of best-in-class recruitment practices and implement as appropriate. Look to challenge traditional recruitment thinking and find opportunities to include candidates from non-traditional sources.

Following the Global Head of Talent Acquisition’s strategy and reporting practices, develop reports with metrics to monitor and communicate progress. Use data to help the business identify specific opportunities, gaps, and challenges that are relevant to building strong, diverse teams. Measure the effectiveness of talent strategies and programs that create and promote a diverse and engaged workforce.

Partner with other members of the Latin America P C team on the usage of our ATS. Use the platform to its fullest capabilities and promote its usage across TA team members and hiring managers.

Provide counsel to senior management on all aspects of their staffing requirements and team structuring, as well as shortlisting and pre-screening candidates as requested.

Conduct and manage the end-to-end recruitment processes when necessary.

Daily management of our Talent system- Jobvite 

Skills Experience:

7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Public Relations, Communications, or related fields.

Verbal and written fluency across English, Spanish and Portuguese languages is essential.

Ability to perform in a collaborative and fast paced environment.

Natural ability to work with internal and external partners and create long lasting partnership relationships with them

Demonstrated ability to influence and engage business partners and gain support for solutions to talent challenges

Ability to use metrics and data analysis to identify and resolve issues

Knowledge of contemporary talent acquisition technologies and systems

A collaborative, collegial and spirited thought partner

Proven ability to solve problems

A thirst for what’s next – always looking for what’s next and how to improve and build.

Strong negotiation skills, with previous experience in negotiating offers and salary packages

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

Plus

Proven track record in recruiting high quality candidates.

Experience developing new ways to attract candidates and be able to direct source via search, advertising, networking and referrals to have a pipeline of qualified candidates for current roles and future roles.

Experience with ATS platforms.

Experience delivering direct recruitment selection strategies, which are targeted to the needs of the role

Ability to track recruitment spend and provide annual analysis and recommendations

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