Global Partner Talent Management, DEI & Senior Recruitment

Siegfried AG; el Masnou; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Siegfried AG is seeking a senior leader to drive Global Partner Talent Management, DEI & Senior Management TA. You will shape global talent strategy, lead leadership development, and recruit senior executives across the organization, reporting to the Global Head Talent & Culture.

This role partners with top management to ensure strategic leadership continuity and a diverse, high-performing leadership pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the global Talent Management strategy, frameworks and processes.
• Drive Strategic Workforce Planning, translate business priorities into workforce gap analysis.
• Own the global talent review and succession planning for leadership roles.
• Design global approaches for talent identification, assessment, career development, internal mobility and leadership pipelines.
• Partner with senior leaders and HRBPs to identify critical roles and development priorities.
• Drive high-quality talent discussions, advancing from identification to development and succession actions.
• Strengthen objective assessment methodologies, competency frameworks and talent data usage.
• Monitor the health of talent and leadership pipelines with relevant metrics and analytics.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to connect succession needs with development initiatives.
• Shape and lead the DEI strategy and roadmap with measurable actions.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen inclusive leadership and reduce bias in decisions.
• Establish DEI objectives and reporting to monitor progress.
• Advise senior management on DEI-related talent topics and ensure local context alignment.
• Lead Sustainability reporting for the social pillar across stakeholders.
• Lead recruitment for senior management globally from search to appointment.
• Collaborate with Executive Committee to define role mandates, profiles and success criteria.
• Develop market-mapping and sourcing strategies for senior leaders.
• Identify, approach, screen and assess senior candidates with confidentiality.
• Provide structured assessments and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate executive interviews and support evidence-based decisions.
• Manage external search firms selectively when value is added.

Job description

"Expect to grow", personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards in safety, quality and sustainability, while fostering a culture that empowers you to thrive. Join a rapidly expanding global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you'll find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions-offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Your Role:

As Global Partner Talent Management, DEI & Senior Management TA (Talent acquisition), you will shape and drive the global approach to identifying, developing and engaging the talent and leaders required to deliver the company's strategy and long-term success.

Reporting to the Global Head Talent & Culture, you will lead the global Talent Management and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion agenda and take direct responsibility for senior management and executive recruitment across the organization.

In this highly visible role, you will work closely with the senior business leaders (including Executive Committee) and the global HR community.

You will establish robust and pragmatic talent processes, strengthen leadership pipelines and succession, promote an inclusive culture, and ensure that critical senior leadership positions are filled with internal and external talent bringing the technical and leadership capabilities needed to deliver the strategy.

In That Role, You Will:

Global Talent Management

• Define and continuously evolve the global Talent Management strategy, frameworks and processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and future capability requirements.
• Drive Strategic Workforce Planning, translate business strategy, priorities, and workforce analysis into workforce and capabilities gap analysis and action planning
• Own the global talent review and succession planning process, ensuring a consistent approach to identifying critical talent, assessing potential and building sustainable succession pipelines for key leadership positions.
• Design and maintain global approaches for talent identification, assessment, career development, internal mobility and leadership pipelines.
• Partner with senior leaders and HR Business Partners to identify critical roles, succession risks and development priorities.
• Drive the quality and effectiveness of talent discussions, moving the organization from talent identification toward concrete development, career and succession actions.
• Strengthen the use of objective assessment methodologies, competency frameworks and talent data to support high-quality people decisions.
• Monitor the health of the organization's talent and leadership pipelines through relevant talent metrics and analytics.
• Work closely with Learning & Development, HR Business Partners and business leaders to connect succession needs with Learning & Development initiatives.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Shape and lead the company's global DEI strategy and roadmap, translating organizational ambitions into pragmatic priorities and measurable actions.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to strengthen inclusive leadership and increase awareness of potential bias in people decisions. Build engagement and ownership for DEI across the organization.
• Establish meaningful DEI objectives, measures and reporting that enable the organization to monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management on DEI-related talent and organizational topics.
• Ensure global initiatives provide sufficient consistency while recognizing relevant local cultural, legal and market contexts.
• Lead Sustainability reporting for the social pillar, coordinating with all relevant stakeholders

Senior Management Recruitment

• Lead recruitment for selected senior management and business-critical positions globally, from initial search strategy through successful appointment.
• Partner directly with Executive Committee members, senior leaders and HR leadership to define the role mandate, candidate profile, success criteria and search strategy.
• Develop targeted market-mapping and sourcing strategies to identify relevant senior leaders.
• Conduct senior-level candidate identification, approach, screening and assessment while ensuring a professional and highly confidential candidate experience.
• Provide structured candidate assessments and recommendations to senior stakeholders, combining experience, leadership capability, potential, motivation and organizational fit.
• Coordinate executive interview and assessment processes and support stakeholders in making evidence-based selection decisions.
• Manage external search firms selectively, determining when external search support brings additional value and ensuring quality, cost effectiven