Associate Director, Talent Acquisition – US Core Recruiting Lead

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Job Description

Reporting to the Sr Director Global Core Talent Acquisition the Associate Director Talent Acquisition US Core Recruiting Lead is responsible for leading a defined portion of the US highvolume recruiting organization ensuring consistent highquality delivery across multiple job types functions and business partners.

This role is ahandson people leader and delivery owner accountable for translating the broader Volume Recruiting strategy into daytoday execution. The Associate Director leads recruiters supporting approximately half of the US volume hiring demand and is responsible for creating the structure clarity and operating discipline that enables the recruiters to deliver highvolume fullcycle recruiting effectively and consistently.

Partnering closely with HR Shared Services (HRSS) business leaders and crossfunctional TA partners this role drives hiring outcomes while advancing diversity efficiency and candidate experience. The Associate Director plays a critical role inoperationalizing the Volume Recruiting modeland supporting the ongoing transition to capabilityaligned fullcycle recruiting within Gileads evolving HR Operating Model.

This role may be performed remotely; however candidates and employees who reside within a 50-mile radius of a Gilead office will be expected to work onsite in accordance with the companys hybrid work policy regardless of current work arrangement.

Gilead Office Locations:Foster City CA; Santa Monica CA; El Segundo CA; La Verne CA; San Dimas CA; Oceanside CA; Parsippany NJ; Frederick MD; Raleigh NC

The Role

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage a highvolume recruiting teamsupporting roles across multiple US functions ensuring delivery against hiring plans service levels and quality expectations

• Own execution for a defined portion of the US volume hiring portfolio balancing nearterm delivery with continuous improvement

• Set clear expectations priorities and operating rhythmsfor recruiters ensuring consistent execution of fullcycle recruiting in a fastpaced highvolume environment

• Ensure recruiters are effectively enabled to manage high requisition volumesthrough thoughtful capacity planning workload distribution and job type clustering

• Drive adoption of the Volume Recruiting operating model including fullcycle recruiting standardized ways of working and consistent use of recruiting tools and processes

• Translate business demand and TA strategy into clear actionable guidancefor recruiters reducing friction and increasing speed quality and consistency of hiring outcomes

• Partner closely with the broader TA organization to implement transformation initiatives new processes and capability changes

• Serve as aprimary TA point of contact for assigned US business leaders and HR partners providing clear guidance insights and recruiting partnership

• Hold recruiters accountable for delivery candidate experience and inclusive hiring outcomes while providing coaching and support through periods of change and ambiguity

• Lead coach and develop recruiters with a focus on performance flexibility and growth mindset enabling them to flex across job types and shifting business needs

• Champion inclusive recruiting practices and partner with Diversity Sourcing and Inclusion & Diversity teams to drive diverse candidate slates and hiring outcomes

• Support early talent and intern conversion hiring as part of the volume recruiting portfolio in partnership with Early Talent leadership

• Partner with HRSS Recruitment Coordinators and People Technology teams to ensure smooth execution of recruiting operations and candidate lifecycle activities

• Monitor recruiting metrics capacity and workload distribution proactively identifying risks dependencies and opportunities

• Identify process inefficiencies and partner with TA leadership to test and implement improvements that enhance recruiter effectiveness and candidate experience

• Act as a role model for enterprise mindset collaboration and accountability while maintaining a strong focus on delivery team engagement and talent outcomes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with10 years of recruiting experience including people leadership experience at scaleOR

• Masters degree with8 years of recruiting experience including people leadership experience at scale

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience leading recruiting teams in ahighvolume fastpaced environment ideally within life sciences healthcare or biotech

• Demonstrated success leading teams inremote hybrid or geographically dispersed models

• Strong people leader with experiencecoaching developing and retaining recruiters through change

• Experience operating within amatrixed organizationand partnering closely with HR business leaders and shared services

• Proven commitment todiversity recruiting and inclusive hiring practices with demonstrated results

• Solid understanding ofrecruiting processes metrics capacity planning and workload management

• Ability totranslate strategy into clear execution plansfor teams

• Comfortable working throughambiguity while maintaining delivery and team stability

• Strong communication skills with the ability toinfluence build trust and provide clear directionat multiple levels

• DemonstratesGileads Leadership Commitments and core valuesin all actions

People Leader Accountabilities

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams modeling inclusion and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills experience aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow develop and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals purpose and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is:

Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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