Talent Acquisition Director

Whats up Were VaynerMedia! VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency built for todays consumers. As the Modern Agency of Record it understands the nuances of todays attention landscape empowering brands to win attention drive relevance and deliver business results. Founded in 2009 by Gary Vaynerchuk the independently owned agency operates in 15 offices worldwide including Amsterdam Bangkok Chicago New Delhi Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Mexico City Miami New York Tokyo Toronto Singapore and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMediaAPAC is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time --- PEOPLE. Day in and day out we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and APAC we are proudly 300 servicing diverse clients all around the region.

The PITCH

Our amazing People & Experience team is looking for a visionary and hands-on Talent Acquisition Director to strategically lead scale and innovate the talent acquisition function across APAC & EMEA. This role requires a people first leader who will not only oversee the entire recruitment life cycle but also build and mentor a high-performing talent team.

This is a full-time senior-level role with a reporting structure to the Head of People and Experience Team APAC.

Heres your first brief --

You are a strategic leader a highly organized systems thinker and a skilled director who can manage complex regional talent strategies while being comfortable with the dynamic fast-paced nature of our agency. You take the importance of this leadership role with the utmost professionalism.

You will be expected to lead heart first caring deeply about both people and outcomes. Your mission is to design implement and lead VaynerMedia International (APAC & EMEA) strategy for spotting and hiring top-tier talent and uphold the talent experiences ensuring all efforts reflect our Vayner values.

• Own and elevate the regional talent acquisition and management process from strategy and budget to hiring and onboarding in both APAC & EMEA region.
• Design and execute the overarching talent acquisition strategy ensuring the true reflection of our Vayner values with a candidate/talent-first approach.
• Act as a strategic partner to executive leadership and regional leads to forecast staffing needs design ideal candidate profiles and create sophisticated recruitment strategies and processes to support their growth goals.
• Lead mentor and develop the APAC Talent Acquisition team fostering a culture of high performance out-of-the-box proactivity and innovation.
• Be the Subject Matter Expert in identifying amazing talents for senior and leadership roles across media creative production and strategy teams in APAC with a deep understanding of the agencys nature and industry.
• Spearhead the development of robust long-term talent pipelines for hard-to-find skills niche and high-demand executive roles defining and driving a focused proactive sourcing strategy.
• Oversee and optimize the candidate experience guiding candidates through the entire recruiting life-cycle while ensuring high-touch responsive and professional communication.
• Drive data-informed decisions by developing key recruiting metrics reports and dashboards to measure effectiveness identify bottlenecks and inform leadership on talent market trends with pragmatic solutions to the team.
• Spark enthusiasm in everything you do and genuinely believe in bringing your full self to what you do every day seeing work as a calling and a passion.

We treasure personality and can-do attitude yet we do know that these qualifications lead to success in the Talent Acquisition Director role for our growing APAC family --

• 10 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition (recruitment selection and placement) with 3 years in a leadership or managerial role
• Prior work experience leading Talent Acquisition within an advertising agency in-house creative organization or within the start-up industry is a significant plus.
• Adept and comfortable working through frequent change in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Works smart; highly entrepreneurial and opportunistic in the AI space.
• Futuristic; systems thinker; considers broader organizational and cultural impacts.
• Excellent organizational prioritization and multitasking skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
• A team player with a positive attitude strong interpersonal skills and a diverse communicator to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Thrives in a company of good people.
• Experience in APAC/EMEA countries and/or proficiency in additional languages relevant to the region are a plus.
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What you should know about VaynerMedia

Think lab and not agency. We get excited about solving business problems not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. Were willing to break rules try new things and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. Its fun!

Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew work with big brands excites you as it does us. We cant wait to meet you.