Publicis Media · 3 days ago
Vice President, Talent Acquisition (TA Lead)
Publicis Media is a global agency brand that delivers client value through data-driven practices. They are seeking a Vice President of Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment strategies, manage a team of recruiters, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience aligned with the organization's employer brand.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Lead the team’s recruitment operations of the full talent acquisition lifecycle, the evolution of the recruiting process, use of talent acquisition tools and methods, and overall effectiveness of talent solutions
Develop and execute tailored recruiting strategies to source, evaluate, and select candidates for open positions across the company
Collaborate closely with each hiring manager to thoroughly understand requirements for each role
Determine effective division of responsibilities within the team to ensure that staffing needs are acknowledged and appropriately resourced
Develop strong relationships across the organization (and strategically with senior-level management) to gain a deep understanding of diverse work streams and plan/develop the talent acquisition strategy for scaling
Directly support the Senior leadership team in all executive hires for the brand
Partner with internal teams (partner groups, people teams, L&D, operations, finance) to attract, motivate, develop and retain diverse talent
Ensure an optimized and seamless candidate experience that allows hiring teams to appropriately assess talent and positions the agency in a positive employment brand
Partner with HR and recruiters to ensure a red carpet onboarding experience for new hires
Deliver data driven reporting and analytics to identify recruitment activity, departmental productivity, and any other KPIs as appropriate
Proven experience in interacting with C-suite on critical matters, e.g. executive level hires, talent acquisition strategy, etc
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant experience and 5+ years of team management required
Proven experience and success with progressive, full life cycle recruitment processes; comfortable supporting high-level strategic conversations while also owning a slate of requisitions
Accurate and detail oriented with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires a high sense of urgency
Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - spanning all levels of management with the ability to foster relationships
Experience motivating and leading others; engaging, high energy personality and strong influence ability
Experience growing team members within a Talent Acquisition/People function
Experience using ATS and various online sourcing and marketing resources
PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid position requiring onsite collaboration of 3 days/week
The role will be based out of our Chicago office located at 35 West Wacker Drive
Preferred
Experience with a media agency or holding company
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Publicis Media
Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential.