Senior Director of Talent Acquisition – Dublin, Ireland

The Senior Director of Talent Acquisition will be instrumental in shaping and delivering on the talent acquisition strategy for the EMEA business units and functions. We are seeking a proactive, influential talent acquisition leader with superior business acumen with strong communication, collaboration and partnership skills essential to drive for results in a dynamic, competitive global matrix environment. 
This role is responsible for designing, executing and measuring talent acquisition strategies, processes and programs that support the attraction, sourcing, assessment and selection of talent needed to meet current and future business needs. This role works closely with business leaders, People Team leaders and hiring managers and has significant leadership and managerial responsibilities to ensure high-performing and engaged recruitment teams.

The role will be located at Optum’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin, Ireland with flexibility for a hybrid schedule.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and guide recruitment strategy, focusing on creating innovative sourcing and outreach strategies that result in diverse candidate pools, a top-notch candidate experience and using data analytics to continuously improve the process and outcomes.
• Establish and lead the execution of a talent acquisition vision, strategy and roadmap that effectively aligns attraction, recruitment, assessment and selection approach.
• In conjunction with regional leadership, effectively translate short, mid and long-term business needs into strategic initiatives that drive quantifiable talent recruitment outcomes.
• Design, build and execute disciplined, scalable talent processes and programs that can support current and future business growth and organizational changes.
• Design and manage a talent acquisition structure that aligns an integrated team across business segments; continually assessing and determining the optimal balance.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team of recruiters, inspiring them to achieve next-level recruitment goals across the organization. Measure and monitor recruiter performance, identifying any coaching needs.
• Evaluate external trends, benchmarking and best practices to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
• Maintain strong external perspective of the evolving talent marketplace and candidate behavior/expectations.
• Execute a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy in partnership with local and global DEI efforts.
• Manage talent acquisition budgets and resources to measure cost effectiveness. Identify opportunities for cost savings and increased ROI. Optimize resource allocation to drive functional efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage and leverage external vendor partnerships.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience supporting full-cycle global recruitment, including periods of high growth and in roles of progressively increasing scope in matrixed, global organizations.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience leading an internal recruiting function consisting of recruiters and vendor partners.
• Experience across a variety of talent pools to include Early Careers, Technology, Executive Leadership, and Healthcare/Pharmacy

Preferred Qualifications:

• A deep business acumen and the executional know how of building and growing businesses globally through the talent acquisition programs and processes.
• Prior leadership and managerial experience that demonstrates ability to build a Talent Acquisition organization, influence, and partner across the organization, establish key relationships and develop rapport and trust among all levels of the organization.
• Experience leading and managing initiatives while balancing daily talent acquisition delivering operational excellence in talent acquisition.
• Viewed as an expert in their area of responsibility and provides insight and guidance across the People Team function. Serves as a role model for team members by embodying the characteristics of a leader and UHG values.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience in facilitation/presentation. Captivating facilitator/storyteller.\
• Analytical and critical thinking with a metrics-driven approach to solutions and the ability to leverage analytics and insights to create compelling narratives for change to gain sponsorship.
• Strong project management and change management skills
• The ability to flourish in a rapidly changing organization and operate comfortably with ambiguity and complexity