Director Talent Management & Recruiting

Director Talent Management & Recruiting
Rittal North America has built a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering. We design and manufacture the world’s leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks, and accessories, including high efficiency, high-density power management, and climate control systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications.
JOB SUMMARY: The Director of Talent management and Recruiting reports to the Vice President Human Resources for RITTAL/EPLAN. Position is responsible for leading Talent Management and Talent Acquisition . Reporting directly to this role are a Training manager and three Recruiters (team total of 6).
Responsibilities:
 

• Helps the organization to develop High Performance Culture
• Raises the bar on talent performance, accountability, development and training.
• Leads annual People and Capability review and partners with business leadership and HR Business Partnering on succession, talent development and coaching.
• Directs recruitment strategies, vendor relationships, employee value proposition, and leading the recruitment process.
• Utilizes analytics and KPIs in TM & Recruiting to continually improve organization priorities and key objectives.
• Leads annual employee engagement survey process and collaborates with cross functional leadership and HR Business Partnering on facilitating actions.
• Partners with business leadership to embed best practices and continuous improvement.
• Develops career paths to drive succession and employee development while partnering with leadership and HR Business Partner on talent opportunities and potential internal promotions.
• Role acts and change enablement champion and partners w/ leaders and HR Business Partnering on critical organizational design transformation
• Partnering closely with Global CoE and experts on Talent Management and Recruiting
• Specifies, implements and reviews locally HR concepts, policies and standards in the respective
  -standards in the respective subject area, based on global guidelines
• Establishes local HR policies, tools, processes and initiatives in line with business needs and supports local implementation
• Is part of the global network on the respective specialist topic and supports the global further development of the topic
• Provides subject matter expert support to the local business and advises the local and regional HR community and initiates (and leads) local/regional HR projects/programs/initiatives within global guidelines
• Technical contact for the global CoEs
• The HR CoE Expert supports the local / regional business with expert advice and solutions in competence-specific matters. He specifies global solutions and implements them in the respective country.

Knowledge & Experience:
 

• Minimum of ten years’ experience working in talent, driving Talent Acquisition and Talent Management results
• Prefer a leader who has worked in global organizations with a preference for German and/or European HQs
• Able to influence change and manage conflict constructively while managing multiple complex priorities.
• Change agent who is abreast of latest industry standards, best practices and who enables the organization to adopt change in a sustainable fashion.
• Deep external network regarding potential talents, vendors, recruitment agencies and industry associations
• Strategic leader who is also hands on and actively leading implementation and adoption.
• Experience working in high growth transformative environments a plus.
• High level of local expertise in the CoE subject areas
• Strong HR process understanding and general understanding of local labor law
• Ability to identify local needs, abstract from them and contribute to finding global solutions for the entire group
• Innovative and conceptual strength as well as enthusiasm for the solutions developed
• Distinct change management to accompany the implementation with appropriate concepts and methods
• High level of professional leadership competence
• Good communication skills in a local environment as well as negotiating skills and persuasiveness, assertiveness and implementation strength

We offer an opportunity to be a part of a team that increases the optimization and efficiency of our Global Company. Our goal is to create a safe work environment that our customers can trust us to deliver quality products. We enjoy all the benefits of an international company quickly growing in the US. 
Rittal North America LLC is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. EEO/M/F/Vets/Disabled If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may contact the company’s Human Resources Department. This option reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.