Director, Talent

Job Summary

Reporting to the Global VP, Talent Management & Talent Acquisition the Director, Talent in India will serve as the local Leader for all India based Talent employees and leaders in close consultation with the global Talent Leadership team and corresponding functional leaders. This position is responsible for the overall Talent function for iCIMS in India. The Director, Talent will partner with the India leadership team and global functional leaders to drive strategic Talent priorities, deliver functional and local Talent services, lead and support across the talent lifecycle for India based employees and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance for India-based talent team, while driving strategic talent priorities in partnership with stakeholders and global talent colleagues.
• Develop, implement and own the people strategy for India in partnership with the VP, Talent Management & Acquisition and global Talent leadership team.
• Own and drive the employee lifecycle for India employees, anchored in iCIMS values
• Actively participate in business planning and strategy, providing  people strategy plans to support business goals.
• Foster employee engagement and culture initiatives in partnership with local leadership
• Create and enable employee growth and career development initiatives for India employees
• Create a transparent and supportive leadership approach to build trust and loyalty among employees.
• Foster a positive work environment by promoting open communication and feedback channels
• Ensure proactive communication and change management while implementing and improving HR principles and process across teams while ensuring smooth HR operational delivery.
• Act as a change agent and coach managers on how to handle change, engage employees and build capabilities effectively.
• Collaborate with global, regional and local HR teams to evolve the functions in terms of quality of talent and effective organization design.
• Lead HR projects initiatives to add value to the iCIMS India team in conjunction with the global Talent team’s priorities and initiatives
• Provides guidance and input on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and performance management,
• Act as trusted advisor to India business leaders.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of progressive HR Leadership experience in India, preferable in a technology or product-focused environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience operating in a dynamic, matrixed environment with consistent growth and change.
• Demonstrated experience in partnering with business leaders to drive outcomes via talent and HR initiatives and support.
• Strong communication skills with English fluency.
• Demonstrated leadership of change management.
• Broad knowledge of recruitment, compensation, organizational planning, employee relations, and training and development is required.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a fast-paced, ever changing environment.
• Self motivated and willing to do what is necessary to get the job done.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to facilitate discussion as well as, identify, and implement alternatives or different approaches.