Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition – Global Executive Recruiting Head

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve tackled diseases such as HIV viral hepatitis COVID-19 and cancer working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gileads team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions and were looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible together.

Job Description

Reporting to the Global Vice President of Talent Acquisition the Sr. Director Global Executive Recruiting Head will lead the Global Executive Recruiting function at Gilead and will serve as a core member of the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team. The Sr. Director is a key strategic partner to senior business leaders and VP HRBPs and their teams. The Sr. Director and his/her direct reports develop executive recruiting strategies that ensure the attraction of top executive talent as well as driving process excellence continuity consistency and recruiting best practices. The Sr. Director will continue to build the executive recruiting capability at Gilead into a best-in-class function.

Located in our corporate HQ in the San Francisco Bay Area: Foster City and onsite as hybrid 3 days per week this is an opportunity to make an impact while being part of a historically significant company that is making a difference to the lives of millions of people around the world.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead Global Executive Recruiting function partnering with Sourcing Business Leaders and HRBP community to source and attract top talent

• Set strategic direction for the executive recruiting function and continuously improve as a best-in-class executive COE

• Provide leadership to direct and dotted-line report(s) and build a highly capable team through the attraction training and development of executive recruiting professionals to meet current and future business needs

• Partner with other HR COEs to deliver customized recruitment strategies to the business

  • Serve as the key global stakeholder manager of external executive recruiting search partners

  • Support the development and evolution of the Gilead employment brand to target executive candidate populations

• Create and drive executive talent pipelines in partnership with the Inclusion & Diversity COE Sourcing HR and business leaders

Basic Qualifications

• Masters degree with12 years of recruiting experience including people leadership experience at scale OR

• Bachelors degree with14 years of recruiting experience including people leadership experience at scale

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing multifunction and multilocation talent acquisition organizations in a highly matrixed organization. Preference for candidates with previous biopharmaceutical industry experience

• 5 years executive recruiting experience preferably in the life sciences with demonstrated results

• Leadership of executive recruiting at a global company at scale is highly preferred

• Extremely strong business partnering skills

• Excellent learning agility and emotional intelligence

• Highly collegial

• In-depth knowledge of Talent Acquisition nuances and best practices in life sciences healthcare biotech is preferred.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity recruitment including depth and delivery of results

• Proven experience developing and implementing executive recruitment strategies and results delivery for organizations with highly dispersed employee populations of 15000.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business objectives into executive Talent Acquisition priorities

• Model strong leadership accountable for coaching developing progressing and retaining employees within the function and building inclusive teams

• A business partner with the experience and confidence necessary to work closely with and influence senior executives and HR leaders to deliver results

• Must be able to exercise judgment and independently determine and take appropriate action where precedent may not exist

• Inspire culture and institute key processes necessary to achieve long and short-term strategic goals.

• Role model for Gilead core values and Leadership Commitments in 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: $243100.00 - $314600.00. 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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