Manager - Talent Acquisition

The Team:

The Human Resources team supports our employee population by providing the structure, care, and development needed for individual employees to be successful in their own careers, which in turn contributes to the overall growth and success of the Company. The Human Resources department is organized in three strategic pillars:

• Human Resources Business Partners: performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retaining talent, coaching and counseling.
• Talent Development: corporate social responsibility, Diversity, Inclusion & Family, learning and leadership development, internal communications, and employee engagement.
• Compensation and Benefits: payroll, health and welfare benefits, retirement plan services, and immigration.

The Opportunity:

As the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will serve as the recruitment expert for Hermès of Paris, the Hermès US subsidiary. You will be a strategic talent partner, maintaining cross-functional relationships with the business and internal HR partners to attract, hire, and retain best in class talent. You will combine creative ideas and process optimization to manage the successful recruitment of open positions across all business units, including Retail, Corporate, e-Commerce and Service Centers. This position will report to the VP, HR and be based in the New York City or Beverly Hills, CA corporate offices.

About the Role:

• Owns special projects, initiatives, and goals to enhance the overall internal and external candidate experience.
• Partners closely with HRBPs and business leaders on internal mobility processes to facilitate internal transfers, promotions, and relocations, responding to business needs in a timely and effective manner.
• Conducts regular touch base meetings with leaders and hiring managers to provide frequent recruitment status updates.
• Partners with HR Business Partners to ensure onboarding documents are up to date, relevant, and in legal compliance.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of Company-wide talent acquisition programs, continually striving for optimization to ensure that we hire top talent.
• Works closely and collaboratively with HRBP team to support and implement new programs and initiatives that impact the employee value proposition.
• In partnership with Talent Development, continue to enhance diverse hiring initiatives.
• Serves as the Talent Acquisition expert for Hermès US operations including Retail, Corporate, e-Commerce and Service Centers.
• Partners pro-actively with business leaders and HR business partners on full cycle recruiting processes to meet various hiring needs within the organization.
• Designs, implements, and manages talent sourcing activities to attract high caliber candidates: manage job description templates, external & internal postings, talent sourcing and resume screening, interview panels, feedback calibration meetings, pre-employment screenings, prepares and delivers job offers.
• In partnership with Global team, continually evolves the design and messaging of our employer branding.
• In partnership with Learning & Development, provides management teams with talent sourcing and interview skills trainings.
• Manages vendor relationships related to recruitment and pre-boarding, including staffing agencies, LinkedIn, electronic references, background screenings, etc.
• Manages in-house talent systems, including Oracle HCM Cloud, with a focus on the candidate experience.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• NO - This position does not currently have direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a hiring mentor for other leaders.

Budget Responsibility:

• YES - Manages budget, in partnership with HR Business Partners and Compensation team, for recruiting and hiring processes.

Decision Making Responsibility:

• YES - Recruitment and hiring decisions.

About You:

• At least 3 years of experience in a high-volume Talent Acquisition role
• Experience in luxury retail and/or service-oriented organization preferred
• Demonstrated ability to use technology (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, HRIS systems) to gather, interpret, organize and present data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills with a focus on internal and external customer service
• Ability to move quickly and decisively, influence others, and ask for support where needed
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Experience with Oracle HCM Cloud Recruitment a big plus!
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills; evidence of self-motivation; demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and work both independently and in teams within a service-oriented organization
• Strong skills in high volume recruitment across all levels, from entry-level to Senior Leadership
• Solid understanding of world class talent acquisition and recruitment best practices
• Sound judgment and critical thinking skills; successful management of multiple projects and competing priorities while balancing the needs for quality with meeting deadlines
• Exceptional relationship-building skills to create long-lasting impact both internally and externally

The range for this position is $78,899.00 – $131,499.00. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.

Company Overview:

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès’ success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that’s at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films “Footsteps Across the World” available on our website. Link here.

Our Commitment:

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners. At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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