Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands CJ, Performics, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], Publicis Media's digital-first, data-driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.
Overview
The Associate Director, Talent Acquisition is responsible for managing and developing our recruiters, along with full life cycle recruitment for their assigned requisitions. They'll be responsible for monitoring industry and market trends, and innovating new approaches to solve for evolving business challenges. The Associate Director leads through partnership and works closely with our recruiters to ensure they have the resources, training, and support they need to provide best in class support to hiring managers and candidates.
In partnership with the Talent Acquisition Lead, the Associate Director upholds the strategy for talent acquisition across the brand, maintaining a clear focus on operations, relationship management, candidate generation, and candidate experience. The Associate Director independently executes on strategic and operational recruiting projects and programs for the agency. They function as a subject matter expert on the recruitment process, helping to establish best practices; building, maintaining, and updating documentation as needed. This individual contributes to training initiatives both within the Talent Acquisition team and across the organization.
The Associate Director also serves as a lead recruiter, managing a diverse pipeline of candidates, and actively managing senior-level and specialized searches. It is imperative that this individual be highly adaptable, able to manage a high volume of operational work and individual requisitions simultaneously without sacrificing quality, communication, or candidate experience.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop strategic partnerships: partner closely with brand US brand leaders and managers to gain insights on their business and develop and implement strategies to provide innovative solutions to meet the staffing needs of the organization
Effectively manage consultative relationships with multiple Hiring Managers simultaneously, providing attentive service to all
Maintain a knowledge base of industry trends and new developments
Manage candidates seamlessly through the interview process; set expectations, provide thoughtful feedback, negotiate and close all offers
Liaise with cross-functional leads to monitor progress against open positions and ensure recruiter efficacy
Establish, track, and analyze metrics and report on progress to business leadership proactively by maintaining recruitment tracking, optimizing existing reports where applicable
Own ongoing strategic development of recruiting processes: identifying competitive landscapes, providing insight on competitive benchmarking, defining candidate populations, and refining the employer brand
Provide day-to-day management and mentorship to Talent Acquisition team
Efficiently and accurately maintain all Talent Acquisition tools and systems
Contribute to the development of new Talent initiatives, building supporting documentation when necessary
Lead training sessions for the Talent team and other cross-functional groups
Qualifications
8+ years of experience recruiting in a fast-paced environment
Successful track record recruiting and filling media/advertising roles
In depth knowledge of marketing and/or advertising landscape, and commitment to continued self-education
Previous experience developing consultative relationships with hiring managers
Experience managing recruiting staff to include coaching, performance reviews, problem resolution, process compliance and reporting
Experience consulting, presenting, and communicating with executives and other key stakeholders
Demonstrated analytical, creative thinking, problem solving, and negotiation skills
Previous experience working in complex, global businesses that demonstrates an understanding of how to effectively manage/balance cultural and organizational dynamic nuances
Highest level of integrity and ability to keep information confidential
Extensive experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other search vehicles
Additional information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com . All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Rang e: $95,950 - $137,865 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 2/14/2025.