Regional Talent Manager (Europe)

We are recruiting a Regional Talent Manager to lead our European Talent Acquisition team. Based in London this pivotal role oversees the recruitment strategies for multiple brands managing a talented team and driving initiatives to attract and retain top talent across our European region. If you excel in a fastpaced environment and have a proven track record in talent acquisition and management we want to hear from you!

As the EU Talent Manager you will lead both strategic and operational aspects of talent acquisition and management. Your role will include providing strategic oversight and handson management of recruitment and talent forecasting ensuring alignment with business objectives and the seamless implementation of essential tools and processes.

Our European Region encompasses 26 countries. In this role you will oversee the recruitment for all store regional and area team positions across COS & Other Stories Arket and Weekday/Monki. Additionally you will be responsible for recruiting and supporting talent management initiatives for various corporate roles including: merchandising digital marketing ecommerce PR visual merchandising and store operations. In this you will be supported by a team of over 15 Talent Acquisition colleagues including the direct line manager responsibility for 3 TA leads located in various cities across Europe.

Due to the multibrand nature of this role you will report directly to the European Regional HR Manager for the COS brand with a dotted line to the Global Talent Acquisition Manager overseeing all brands

Responsibilities

• Goal Setting: Establish clear measurable goals for the regions talent acquisition team ensuring continuous improvement and follow up in achieving recruitment and talent management milestones.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of TA Leads ensuring the talent acquisition function delivers on global and regional priorities. Recruit and retain a highcaliber team conducting regular performance reviews appraisals reward reviews and setting development goals.
• KPI Analysis: Analyze and monitor recruitment and talent KPIs across the region. Identify areas of strength and opportunity providing clear direction to each TA lead and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to advance the talent acquisition function.
• EndtoEnd Recruitment: Oversee the recruitment process for senior management and regional roles including CV screening and interview scheduling. Ensure candidates receive quality feedback and a positive experience throughout.
• Onboarding: Partner with line managers and HR to ensure new starters are onboarded effectively working with local ER and mobility teams to support colleagues relocating from other countries.
• Budget Management: Work with Controllers to set the annual recruitment budget and ensure agency and advertising spend is within agreed parameters.
• Tool and Process Development: Partner with the Global TA Manager to develop tools materials technology and processes that meet business needs and candidate expectations.
• Strategic Talent Planning: Collaborate with the Regional HR Manager to gather colleague performance data from annual dialogues and performance reviews. Analyze the results to identify potential headcount and skills gaps.
• Performance Review Collaboration: Engage with regional function heads on a quarterly and annual basis to present performance review outcomes. Identify and implement proactive steps to recruit develop and retain the necessary talent for future needs.
• Learning and Development Coordination: Partner with the learning and development team to address any skills gaps. Equip yourself with knowledge of available training programs to upskill existing colleagues. Use these insights to recommend further development opportunities that leaders can suggest encourage or mandate for their teams.
• Coaching: Coach regional business leaders to champion the talent culture we want at H&M Group inspired by our values leadership and TM principles.

Qualifications :

• Experience: Managing others budget planning driving agile projects and inhouse TA leadership ideally across multiple countries and territories.
• Skills: Stakeholder management strategy design project management business acumen change management digital literacy people analytics operational planning talent sourcing.
• Personal Characteristics: Communicative analytical resilient decisive and achievementoriented.

Additional Information :

This is a full time permanent contract based in London. 

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive

• Up to 25 days holiday
• Annual health checks
• Pension scheme
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee assistance via retail trust 
• Private health & dental care

Inclusion & Diversity  

At H&M Group were determined to create and maintain inclusive diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.   

In this role you will have occasional flexibility to work remotely however due to the high level of cross department collaborations approx. 4 days per week office presence is required to foster strong collaborations and team work.

Ready to apply Click on the IM INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime