Head of Executive Recruiting

About the Global People Team

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About the Team/Position

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Executive Recruiting to join our team at Walmart. Reporting directly to the VP Talent Acquisition you will have responsibility for our global executive recruitment strategy design and implementation.

As the Head of Executive Recruiting you will have the unique opportunity to influence the future leadership landscape of Walmart. Your key responsibilities will include understanding and proactively navigating the potential pool of executive candidates establishing relationships with prospective candidates outside of our organization and negotiating to attract toptier talent. You will also play a critical role in establishing longterm strategies to integrate executive recruiting efforts across all countries we operate in ensuring a cohesive and efficient approach. Furthermore you will manage relationships with executive recruiting firms ensuring we partner with the best to secure exceptional leaders.

Joining Walmart means being part of a forwardthinking organization that values innovation belonging and impact. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic and relationshipfocused leader to make a significant difference in the growth and success of our organization.

Skills youll bring

• Extensive experience in Executive Recruitment preferably a mix of inhouse Corporate (Retail industry not but a plus) ; external search experience

• Experience working in and/or with techforward companies

• Strong leadership qualities particularly the ability to lead through change ; ambiguity

• Executive presence gravitas and capability to influence while partnering with executive leadership

• An elevated level of business acumen and understanding of current executive talent market in Fortune 100 space

• Talent attractor qualities including proactively engaging with candidates providing a handson white glove experience and building Walmarts brand

What youll do

• Build a leading executive recruiting internal capability focusing on quality insight delivery speed belonging and advisory capabilities and reducing the dependency on external consulting partners

• Partner closely with and support Talent Acquisition Delivery Leads to align sourcing and search work to critical leadership needs in each segment

• Interface with Senior Leadership and Executives across Walmart Inc. to execute searches while maintaining high levels of confidentiality and understanding sensitivity of searches in a highly complex and sometimes ambiguous environment

• Work with People Partners to drive effective executive hiring inclusive of internal talent mapping opportunities

• Provide expert advice and direction to senior leaders on how to attract marketleading talent

• Engage with candidates in a way that builds the Walmart brand

• Work with D;I and lead team to ensure diverse slates interview teams and adherence to inclusive practices and protocols; drive efforts consistently to ensure a highperforming approach and process

• Use data and insight to drive approaches to searches

• Stay updated with market trends compensation benchmarks and talent movements within the industry ; conduct regular market analysis to identify potential candidates

• Manage and evolve the processes for executive recruiting to ensure white glove business service and a remarkable experience for executive candidates

• Partner with succession planning team to support internal and external pipelining and advance our ability to prepare for and fill vacancies with exceptional talent

• Network extensively (personally and in leading the team) in the market to represent the brand and know the top talent track market relevant talent movement

• Lead the team hiring and developing top notch sought after executive recruiters who are deeply knowledgeable about our business our processes and the future of retail

• Support board selection work as needed