Associate Director Talent Acquisition

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely even if theyre daring or different. Where the true you can learn grow and thrive. At Verizon we power and empower how people live work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love driving innovation creativity and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate lead and believe that listening is where learning crisis and in celebration we come together lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up everywhere & always. Want in Join the #VTeamLife.

What youll be doing...

You will be leading a team of Recruiters who are responsible for finding and recruiting world class talent for Verizon. The talent that enables us to make a difference for our customers and drive the business forward. You will develop and implement recruiting strategies that support the business and demonstrate our belief that people are our most important asset.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading motivating and inspiring your team to deliver high impact results.

• Reviewing business strategies and plans with business and HR leaders to identify current and future talent requirements and trends.

• Crafting and implementing recruiting strategies to support the growth and success of our business.

• Partnering with business leaders to manage expectations and anticipate recruitment challenges and opportunities.

• Measuring the effectiveness of recruitment strategies tracking and sharing metrics with key partners on an ongoing basis.

• Setting clear objectives and targets for your team.

• Driving a premium experience for all candidates and hiring managersthat the Talent Acquisition team interact with.

• Ensuring compliance and adherence to necessary processes and standards within your team.

What were looking for...

You know how to inspire people to achieve great results and collaborate with others to build talent acquisition strategies to support our business needs. You enjoy navigating change and establishing the best way forward with your team enabling others and facilitating their success. Youre great at ensuring that nothing gets in the way of providing the best candidate experience and finding the best people in the competitive market for talent.

Youll need to have:

• A Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Twelve or more years of experience that has involved working in talent acquisition.

• Five or more years of experience in leading a team of Recruiters.

• Previous experience in developing and implementing talent acquisition strategies.

• Experience in recruiting for technical and consulting services positions.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A Masters degree.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Experience of working within a Recruitment Consultancy or Executive Search business in addition to working within an internal talent acquisition team.

• Effective consulting influencing and negotiating skills.

• Experience of working within a global IT Services Software or Telecoms business.

• Knowledge of how advanced technology (such as artificial intelligence) can be effectively utilised within a talent acquisition function.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Where youll be working

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race gender disability or any other legally protected characteristics.